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The 60’s bring Maris, Koufax and Mazeroski on BASEBALL by Ken Burns – May 4 at 9 pm


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Ken Burns  BASEBALL Continues

Inning Eight airs Thursday, May 4 at 9 pm

“A Whole New Ball Game”

 

 

the new players who joined the New York Yankees in 1960: Kent Hadley, Joe De Maestri, Roger Maris, Elmer Valo, Fred Kipp on the steps of the dugout
the new players who joined the New York Yankees in 1960: Kent Hadley, Joe De Maestri, Roger Maris, Elmer Valo, Fred Kipp.

The Eighth Inning, which takes place against the backdrop of the turbulent 1960s, opens with the improbable last-inning home run by the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Bill Mazeroski that wins the 1960 World Series and signals the beg inning of the end of the Yankee dynasty.

Roger Maris breaks Babe Ruth’s record by hitting 61 home runs in the 1961 season. Sandy Koufax, the shy untouchable pitcher, dominates most of the decade and then leaves the game at the height of his power because of the threat of crippling arthritis.