Authors: Joe Posnanski
Evans, Darrell, 202
Evans, Dwight, 3, 221, 227, 229, 245, 253–54
Feller, Bob, 36, 62
Field of Dreams, Las Vegas, 265–74
Fingers, Rollie, 192
Finley, Charlie O., 31, 69, 246
Firpo, Luis, 93
Fischer, Bobby, 62
Fisk, Carlton, 220, 222
and World Series Game 1, 226, 227
and World Series Game 2, 232
and World Series Game 3, 234–36, 238, 274
and World Series Game 5, 245
and World Series Game 6, 3, 253, 254–55
and World Series Game 7, 257, 258
Fitzgerald, Nancy, 149
Fitzgerald, Ray, 255
Flynn, Doug, 57, 136
Foli, Tim, 109
Ford, Betty, 188
Ford, Gerald:
assassination attempts on, 203
legislation signed by, 126, 149
presidential statements by, 85, 118, 158
and Vietnam War, 22, 54, 85
Fosse, Ray, 44
Foster, George, 5, 93, 271
and the chaplain, 45–47
and games April-June, 86, 131, 136
and games July-October, 177, 184, 185, 191, 192–93, 201
and Great Eight, 263–64
in the lineup, 89, 109, 112, 157, 158, 193, 208
on opening day, 56–59
and playoffs (1976), 261
and reporters, 115, 162, 193
star power of, 89, 205, 209, 270, 276
and team members, 132, 263–64
and World Series Game 1, 226, 227
and World Series Game 2, 230, 231, 233
and World Series Game 6, 3, 250, 252
Foyt, A.J., 118
Frazier, Joe, 204
Freisleben, Dave, 151
Frisella, Danny, 151
Fromme, Lynette Alice “Squeaky,” 203
Fuentes, Tito, 160
Futch, Eddie, 207
Garagiola, Joe, 230
Garber, Gene, 117
Garr, Ralph, 96–97, 137, 202
Garvey, Steve, 17, 59, 64, 74, 175, 202
and miracles, 170–71
two hundred hits of, 68
Gaston, Cito, 138
Gates, Bill, 187
Gehrig, Lou, 62, 158
Gerard, Lou, 255
Geronimo, Cesar, 108–9, 162, 270, 271, 276
and Borbon, 181–82
as “Chief,” 6
early years of, 5–6, 182
and games in April and May, 73, 84, 86, 107
and games in June, 132, 135, 136
and games July to September, 169, 193, 200, 201, 204
and Great Eight, 263–64
injury to, 188
in the lineup, 55, 109, 157, 158
on opening day, 55, 57, 58, 59
and World Series Game 3, 233–34, 236
and World Series Game 4, 238–40
and World Series Game 6, 249, 250, 253
and World Series Game 7, 259, 261
Giacalone, Anthony, 187
Giamatti, A. Bartlett, 248
Gibson, “Bullet” Bob, 18, 37, 123, 199–201, 273
Gifford, Frank, 119
Giusti, Dave, 129
Goldsboro, Bobby, 22, 82
Goodson, Ed, 86
Good Will Hunting
(film), 254
Gould, Charles H., 50
Gowdy, Curt, 226, 233–34, 235, 244
Graham, Billy, 198
Grammas, Alex, 136
Grange, Red, 93
Grant, Ulysses S., 51
Gray, Elmer, 152–53
Griffey, Ken, 162, 270, 271, 277
early years of, 151–53
and games in April, 64, 72, 73
and games in August, 183, 191
and games in June, 136, 138, 146, 154–55
and games in May, 113, 120–21
and Great Eight, 263–64
in the lineup, 55, 56, 109, 154, 157, 158, 208, 209, 235, 258
and playoffs (1975), 208, 209–11, 216
and playoffs (1976), 261
speed of, 6, 56, 152–53, 154, 158, 209, 276
and team members, 132, 153, 186–87, 208, 210–11, 263–64
and World Series Game 2, 232–33, 237
and World Series Game 3, 235, 236–37, 238
and World Series Game 4, 238–39
and World Series Game 6, 249, 250, 253, 254
and World Series Game 7, 258, 259
Griffey, Ken Jr., 210–11
Grimsley, Ross, 69, 115
Grote, Jerry, 169
Grubb, Johnny, 160
Gullett, Don, 102, 122–23, 131, 137
injury to, 138–39, 147, 148, 179, 195
in the lineup, 55, 195
and World Series (1975), 226
Hale, John, 175
Haney, Larry, 192
Harrelson, Bud, 7, 67, 124, 205, 215
Harshman, Richard R., 100, 104
Hebner, Richie, 214
Heffner, Don, 89, 90
Helms, Tommy, 42
Hernandez, Enzo, 66
Hertzel, Bob, 65, 105
Hickman, Jim, 43
Hill, Marc, 84
Hinkley, Gordon B., 188
Hirshfield, Leo, 100
Hitchcock, Alfred, 230–31, 246
Hobson, Butch, 31
Hodges, Gil, 242
Hodges, Russ, 34
Hoffa, Jimmy, 177, 187, 203
Holtzman, Ken, 192
Hoover, Herbert, 158
Hope, Bob, 22, 82, 158
Hough, Charlie, 58, 202
Houston Astros, 56, 145, 157
Howsam, Bob, 13, 14, 20, 201, 203
and Big Red Machine, 10–11, 261
and Businessman Special, 141–42
comparing teams, 63, 109
death of, 260–61
and free agency, 127
and the lineup, 88, 91–92, 95–96, 97
optimism of, 108–10
and rules, 17, 60, 141–42
and trades, 17, 26–27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 108
Hoyt, Waite, 94
Hundley, Randy, 81
Hunter, Bob, 11
Hurley, Richard, 50
Jackson, Reggie, 192
Jackson, Sonny, 35
Janney, Stuart, 161
Jeter, Derek, 276
Jobe, Frank, 39–40
John, Elton, 49, 224
John, Tommy, 39, 40
Johnsen, Stuart, 24
Johnson, Darrell, 230, 235, 239, 250, 251–52
Johnson, Walter, 62
Jones, Arthur, 28
Jordan, Pat, 173
Jorgensen, Mike, 109
Joshua, Von, 87
Karpov, Anatoly, 62
Katz, Reuven, 20
Kaufman, Andy, 219, 224
Kennedy, John F., 198
Kiernan, Thomas,
The Miracle of Coogan’s Bluff,
170–71
Kilpatrick, James J., 98
Kindred, Dave, 247
King, Billie Jean, 159
King, Nellie, 125
Kingman, Dave “Kong,” 167
Kirby, Clay, 184
Kirkpatrick, Ed, 214
Kison, Bruce, 194
Kluszewski, Ted, 26, 28, 109, 121, 171, 182, 271–72
Knievel, Evel, 118–19
Koufax, Sandy, 122, 123
Kroc, Ray, 99–100
Kubek, Tony, 226, 234, 235
Kuhn, Bowie, 99, 127
LaCock, Pete, 200–201
Lacy, Lee, 184–85
Landau, Jon, 197–98
Landis, Jim, 35
Lasorda, Tommy, 124
Lauren, Lucien, 159
Lawson, Earl, 53
Lecaroz, Martha, 149
Lee, Bill, 220, 221
and World Series (1975), 8, 9, 228–29, 257
Leigh, Tara, 22
Leonard, Andrew J., 50
Lintz, Larry, 109
Lonborg, Jim, 130–31
Lopes, Davey, 170
Los Angeles Dodgers, 17–18, 56, 60
and 1974 season, 16, 63–64
and 1975 season, 70–72, 74, 76, 137, 164, 170–71, 173–76, 188, 195, 201–2, 204
and 1976 season, 261
Louisville Slugger Bat Company, 194
Lovell, Jim, 55
Lum, Mike, 202
Luzinski, Greg “the Bull,” 107
Lynn, Fred:
and 1975 season, 174, 221
and World Series Game 2, 229
and World Series Game 4, 239
and World Series Game 6, 2–3, 249, 251, 252
and World Series Game 7, 257, 259
Madlock, Bill, 271
Major League Baseball,
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Maloney, George, 229
Mangual, Pepe, 109
Mantle, Mickey, 78
Marichal, Juan, 72, 73
Marshall, Mike, 55, 61–65, 69, 74
injury to, 76, 175
pitching every day, 63–65
return to the lineup, 175–76
Martin, Billy, 174
Matthews, Gary, 82–83, 87, 116, 180
May, Lee, 12, 14, 42
May, Milt, 103
Mays, Willie, 34, 35, 36, 39, 40, 205, 239
Mazeroski, Bill, 255
McCoy, Hal, 162
McEnaney, Will, 262, 263, 272
early years of, 87, 166
and 1975 season, 87, 130, 147, 195, 205
and Sparky, 26, 87, 88, 190
and World Series (1975), 251–52, 259, 261
McKinney, Ford, 80, 191
McLaughlin, Jim, 35
McNally, Dave, 126–27
McVey, Calvin A., 50
Menafra, Pat, 159
Messersmith, Andy, 126–27, 201
Midler, Bette, 272
Milk, Harvey, 203–4
Miller, Marvin, 20, 29, 127
Minnesota Twins, 174
Mizell, Hubert, 61
Monday, Rick, 136
Montague, John, 113
Montanez, Willie, 180, 183
Montefusco, John, 183–84
Montgomery, Bob, 259
Montreal Expos, 109–10, 113, 120, 189, 190
Moore, Sarah Jane, 203
Moret, Roger, 31, 235
Morgan, Joe, 16, 46, 60, 108, 183, 275
and boxing match, 41, 44–45
and games in April, 70, 71, 83–84, 86
and games in August and September, 177, 201
and games in July, 157, 160–61, 168–69, 174–75, 176
and games in June, 131–33, 136–38, 146, 151
and games in May, 106, 110, 111–13, 120, 123
and Great Eight, 263–64
in Hall of Fame, 270, 273
injury to, 110, 111–13, 170
in later years, 260, 262, 273–74
in the lineup, 55, 109, 154, 157, 158, 208
and 1972–1974 seasons, 42–43
and pain, 38
and the perfect run, 207–8
and pitchers, 132–33, 168–70, 199, 207–8, 226, 244, 262
and playoffs (1975), 207–8
and reporters, 31, 162, 175
and Rose, 4–5, 7, 41–45, 93, 128, 273–74
and spring training, 29
stealing bases, 132–33, 138, 150, 151, 169, 177, 178, 209, 270
as superstar, 25, 27, 53, 101, 105, 132, 149–51, 154, 170, 205, 209, 237, 270, 276, 277
and team members, 7, 121, 132, 150, 176, 186, 212, 263–64
and World Series Game 1, 226, 227
and World Series Game 3, 236
and World Series Game 4, 239–40
and World Series Game 5, 244–45
and World Series Game 6, 3, 250, 253
and World Series Game 7, 258–59
Morgan, Leonard, 132
Munson, Thurman, 225
Murray, Jim, 30, 41, 188
Murtaugh, Danny, 209
Musial, Stan “the Man,” 61, 100–101, 152
Namath, Joe, 152
Nastase, Ilie, 149
Negro Leagues, 224–25
Nettles, Graig, 27, 32
Newcombe, Don, 13
New York Giants, 170–71, 205
New York Mets:
and 1969 season, 168
and 1973 season, 7, 16, 205–6, 215
and 1975 season, 167, 168–69, 187
New York Yankees:
and 1927 season, 158, 188, 270, 276
and 1949 season, 248
and 1960 season, 255
and 1975 season, 174
and World Series (1976), 261
Nicklaus, Jack, 149
Niekro, Joe, 145–46
Niekro, Phil, 56, 102, 138, 145, 146
Nixon, Richard M., 85, 188
Nolan, Carol, 33, 36
Nolan, Gary, 33–40, 123, 263, 277
arm pain of, 36–40
early years of, 34–36
in later years, 134
mental game of, 65–66, 133–34
and 1975 season, 65–66, 177, 201, 205
and playoffs (1975), 213–15
and World Series, 249
Nolan, Ray, 34
Norman, Fred, 147, 148, 164, 165, 177, 193, 249
Oakland Athletics, 192
early 1970s team, 276
and 1975 season, 174, 207, 218, 222
wildness of, 16, 69, 115
and World Series (1972), 16
Office, Rowland, 147, 202
Oliver, Al, 214
O’Neil, Buck, 225, 260
Ontiveros, Steve, 180
Orben, Robert, 54
Otis, Amos, 43
Paciorek, Tom, 184
Parker, Dave, 215
Parrish, Larry, 109
Patterson, Daryl, 125
Pele, 126, 127
Perez, Marty, 138
Perez, Pituka, 212–13, 241, 242
Perez, Tony, 7–9, 41
as “Big Dog” or “Doggie,” 7, 30
early years of, 7–8
and games in April, 70, 71, 73, 84, 86
and games in August and September, 177, 191, 193, 198, 201
and games in June and July, 135, 136, 155, 156, 163, 169
and games in May, 105, 106, 112