1 Season
9 Episode
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.
- Country : United States of America
- Genre : Documentary
- Director :
- Cast : John Chancellor, Adam Arkin, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Mickey Mantle, George Plimpton, Eli Wallach
