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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.
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Other episodes for this season
![Inning One: Our Game](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/ci1FlBa670vJp4axmkg8LAAgumV.jpg)
![Inning Two: Something Like a War](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/uYcfsT6iEByQLcV6o3aUNBR4ppq.jpg)
![Inning Three: The Faith of Fifty Million People](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/ijbVgLxCJy87EVyY7TZt7GbnrpE.jpg)
![Inning Four: A National Heirloom](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/ycNtQxVGgWae8peuyszM9oWr6LS.jpg)
![Inning Five: Shadow Ball](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/9o94dPhNJi3E1U29UferZEIX860.jpg)
![Inning Six: The National Pastime](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/3RD50ezX4cCD3XfRJAZ7kROb4AQ.jpg)
![Inning Seven: The Capitol of Baseball](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/evPaHpC6YwhxYhDGYvpkH7MQBBY.jpg)
![Inning Eight: A Whole New Ball Game](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/oxBMQUgsinN9pBFWTIGwCfznXU3.jpg)
![Inning Nine: Home](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/s6EenQfkdNRP86KDIdXbSH2F4Wv.jpg)