Baseball - The First Inning: Our Game

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The 1840s - 1900 It's the true tale of baseball's beginnings--moving beyond the myth of Abner Doubleday to meet the rogues and the heroes who wrote the 1st record books. It's a game that's fast, creative, and "one degree above mayhem." This is a drama of merciless owners, scurrilous gamblers, determined women and the struggle for racial justice. We watch baseball rise from a "gentleman's hobby" to a sport for everyone--from Civil War soldiers to legends like Cy Young, "King" Kelly and Cap Anson. With typically American passion, baseball becomes "Our Game.".