Baseball

Season 1 Episode 5: Inning Five: Shadow Ball

The story of the Negro Leagues in the 1930s. “Shadow Ball” refers to a common pre-game feature in which the players staged a mock game with an imaginary ball. Though unintended, the pantomime was an apt metaphor for the exclusion of blacks from major league play at that time.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

9

Cast:

John Chancellor, Daniel Okrent, Buck O'Neil

Quality:

HD

Duration:

120 min

First Air:

1994

Rating:

7.5