by Tom Clavin
and postwar season, 169, 172–73, 177–78
Real Grass, Real Heroes, 18, 49, 297
and Red Sox, 113, 117, 118, 126–27, 137, 141, 152–53, 167, 170, 187–90, 201–2, 214, 216–20, 223, 231–33, 236, 237, 245–47, 267–68, 275–76, 277
and restaurant, 191, 213, 216, 253, 260, 286
and retirement, 251–53, 264–66, 276
and Seals, 65–66, 74, 79, 81–82, 87–88, 94, 98–99, 106–7
wearing glasses, 29, 57, 87, 95, 122, 130, 189, 194, 209, 253
and Williams, 3, 88, 117, 133–34, 137, 140, 194–95, 266, 286, 296, 297, 298, 300–302
DiMaggio, Dominic Paul Jr. [Paul] (Dom’s son):
birth of, 231–32
and business, 295
and his father, 220, 243, 259, 265, 267, 286, 290, 294–95, 302, 304
and Joe, 259, 279–80, 290
DiMaggio, Dorothy Arnold (Joe’s wife), 84, 96, 110, 125, 143, 249, 268
death of, 284
and divorce, 156, 166, 172
and marriage to Joe, 115–16, 144–45, 146, 151, 154, 166
remarriage of, 191
DiMaggio, Emily (Dom’s daughter), 255, 265, 276, 295
DiMaggio, Emily (Dom’s wife), 293, 298, 299
and charities, 265–66, 276, 296, 302
and children, 231–32, 260
courtship and marriage of, 192–93, 195, 207, 209, 211–12, 243, 302
and Dom’s illness and death, 303, 304
and family, 4, 213, 228
and Marilyn, 250, 268, 270
DiMaggio, Frances (aunt), 14
DiMaggio, Frances (sister), 15, 18, 277
DiMaggio, Giuseppe (father):
and baseball, 23–24, 29, 35–37, 42, 48, 73, 86–87, 90–91, 99, 119, 133, 179, 210–11, 216
death of, 215–16
emigration to U.S., 9–10, 12, 17
and family, 14, 19, 24–27, 29
as fisherman, 9, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 23, 24, 36, 74
and Great Depression, 35–36
and homemade wine, 53, 155
and media, 99, 133, 211
and retirement, 132–33, 213
and sons’ wives, 96, 115, 166, 195
and wartime restrictions, 146
DiMaggio, Joe (Giuseppe Paolo Jr.):
aging, 5, 178–79, 185, 187, 202–3, 204, 208–9, 224, 226, 230–31, 233–34, 238, 240, 241–42, 271
ailments and injuries, 51–52, 53, 62–63, 79–80, 105, 107, 111, 113, 121, 128, 129, 139, 156, 157, 166, 172, 178–79, 186, 193, 198, 202–3, 204, 205, 208–9, 211, 214–15, 221, 234, 238, 244, 259, 285, 288–90
and All-Star Games, 66–68, 80, 85, 97, 109, 132, 150, 219, 231
and baseball, 21, 25–26, 38, 39–41
birth and childhood, 15, 18, 24–27
broadcasting, 249, 258, 259
career credentials, 244
comeback of, 171–72, 218–19
comparisons with, 2, 79, 80–81, 100, 103, 106, 120, 122, 128, 139, 145, 164, 190, 208, 216, 217, 252, 278, 285, 298
death of, 290–91
and Dom, 3, 4, 57, 122–23, 124–25, 133–34, 137, 173, 201, 210, 219–20, 222, 239, 272, 274, 281, 285–86, 290–92, 303
and Dorothy, see DiMaggio, Dorothy
and earthquake, 281–83
and family, 3–4, 229, 254, 258–59, 271, 274
and fans, 66, 96, 98, 108, 133, 151, 165, 211, 218, 222–23
50th birthday, 271–74
and golf, 229, 271, 273, 274, 275
as “greatest living ballplayer,” 4, 273–74, 284, 288
as hitter, 83, 89, 103, 111, 139, 151, 187, 188, 202, 211, 219, 234, 252
hitting streaks, 46–48, 131–32, 133–35, 136, 139
in Japan, 242–43, 257
Joe DiMaggio Days, 222–23, 288
as loner, 3, 5–6, 21, 43, 55, 83, 183, 201, 208, 215, 239, 240, 270, 272–73, 281, 287
Lucky to Be a Yankee, 16, 24, 39, 53, 67, 152, 166, 171
and Marilyn, 247–50, 255–59, 268–71, 281, 284, 291, 292
and media, 60, 61, 62, 63–64, 66, 68, 84, 94, 104–5, 108, 121, 128–29, 133, 138, 146, 193, 209, 214, 218, 230, 238–39, 240
mentors to, 55–57, 62
and military service, 143, 151, 154, 155–57, 165–67
DiMaggio, Joe (cont.)
and money, 40, 41, 42, 50–51, 56, 57, 73, 93–95, 96, 98, 104, 113, 117, 128–29, 146, 156, 166, 172, 191, 198, 214, 215, 283–84, 285–86
as MVP, 115, 143, 145, 146, 195, 198
as newspaperboy, 27, 214, 218, 290
and nightlife, 144–45, 191–92, 258
as number 5, 80, 244
and Old-Timers’ Days, 1, 2, 3, 4–6, 273, 279, 288
as outfielder, 69, 82–83, 102, 110–11, 193
and product endorsements, 3, 244, 258, 273, 274
and retirement, 3, 229, 238, 244, 245, 260, 268–74, 281–84, 287–90
and Seals, 4, 28, 41–44, 45–49, 52, 53–54, 278
at spring training, 59–62
and stardom, 74, 79, 96, 109, 115, 131–32, 133, 166, 168, 171, 207–8, 214, 229, 233, 244, 248, 268, 269, 278, 288
stoicism of, 68, 80, 94, 197
and teammates, 139, 193, 203, 207–8, 222
and Vince, 21, 25, 28–30, 43, 79
and World Series (1936), 72–73; (1937), 89–92; (1938), 99; (1941), 142; (1942), 151–52; (1947), 196–98; (1949), 226; (1951), 241–42
and Yankees, see New York Yankees
DiMaggio, Joe Jr., 154, 166, 172, 179, 215, 222, 240, 270, 283, 289
birth of, 143, 144
death of, 292
and father’s death, 292
odds stacked against, 284–85, 299
DiMaggio, Madeline (Vince’s wife), 44–45, 263–64, 280, 293
DiMaggio, Mamie/Mae (sister), 15, 18, 277, 286, 288
DiMaggio, Mary/Marie (sister), 3, 213, 256, 258, 272, 279
birth and childhood of, 15, 18
death of, 288
and earthquake, 282
DiMaggio, Michael Michelli (brother), 57
birth and childhood of, 15, 18
death of, 254–55
as fisherman, 19, 23, 24, 74, 91, 116, 133
and restaurant, 171, 191
DiMaggio, Peter (Dom’s son), 260, 295
DiMaggio, Rosalie (mother):
and baseball, 72, 87, 179, 210, 222–23
in California, 9–14, 17
cooking for guests, 53, 88, 155, 213
and her children, 19, 23–24, 25, 74
illness and death of, 236–37, 254
and sons’ wives, 96, 115, 166, 195
and wartime restrictions, 146
DiMaggio, Salvatore (uncle), 14
DiMaggio, Thomas Gaetano (brother):
and baseball games, 72, 90, 222
birth and childhood of, 15, 18
as businessman, 24, 74, 91–92, 267
and contract negotiations, 42, 50, 57, 65, 66, 93–95, 128, 146, 154, 169
death of, 276–77
and family, 115, 216, 237, 256
and fishing, 19, 23, 24
and restaurant, 91, 133, 143, 146, 163, 171, 191, 216, 263
DiMaggio, Vicki Rose (Vince’s daughter), 191, 255, 263, 280
DiMaggio, Vincent Paolo:
and All-Star Games, 162–63, 164
and baseball, 20–21, 23–24, 25–26, 27, 28–30, 36, 57, 78, 161–63, 185
birth and childhood, 15, 18, 25–26
born-again, 263–64, 277, 280
and Boston Bees, 3, 77–79, 81, 85, 89–90, 99–100
and Cincinnati Reds, 114, 118, 120
compared with
Joe, 2, 79, 80–81, 85, 100, 106, 120, 128, 145, 164, 190, 208, 278
death of, 280
end of baseball career, 2, 229, 245, 255
eyesight of, 95–96
and family, 3–4, 5, 115–16, 254, 255, 263, 278, 280
and fans, 163, 279
as fielder, 79, 90, 98, 101, 102, 128, 135, 154, 162, 190, 204
and fishing, 228
health of, 5, 90, 154, 155, 279
as hitter, 81, 85, 90, 105–6, 113, 125, 136, 162, 165, 191, 198
and Hollywood Stars, 48–49, 52–53, 57, 64
ignored by the public, 167, 229, 262, 277
impersonation of, 264
income of, 102, 200, 216
and Kansas City Blues, 102, 105–6, 113–14
and Madeline, 44–45, 263–64, 280
and media, 3, 80–81, 90, 100, 106, 120, 138, 190
and military service, 143, 147, 155, 163–64
as newspaperboy, 27, 218, 290
and New York Giants, 174–75
and Oakland Oaks, 190–91, 198
and O’Doul, 78, 175–76
and Old-Timers’ Day (1986), 1, 2–6, 279
personality of, 148, 162, 176–77, 203, 224, 228
and Phillies, 164–65, 168, 174, 175
and Pittsburg Diamonds, 216, 223–24, 227–29
and Pittsburgh Pirates, 120–21, 125–26, 128, 135–36, 148, 153–54, 162
as rebel, 20, 78
and restaurant, 228
and retirement, 262–64, 274, 277–79
and reunion (1956), 260–62
and San Diego Padres, 64
and Seals, 4, 27, 28, 30, 35, 41, 43–44, 45, 49, 175–77, 190, 278
as sporting goods salesman, 190, 203, 228
and Stockton Ports, 203–4, 216
and strikeouts, 40, 96, 100–1, 165, 177, 278
tenor voice of, 20–21, 27, 147–48, 224, 228, 280
and Tucson Lizards, 36, 41
Vince DiMaggio Night, 223
“Vince DiMaggio’s Song,” 280
DiMaggio brothers:
best in the game, 210, 217, 219
distance between, 262–63, 274, 278–79
and O’Doul’s funeral, 275
and Old-Timers’ Day (1986), 1–6, 277, 279
Seals reunions (1956), 260–62; (1962), 270
songs and poems about, 138–39, 202, 273, 277, 280
and vaudeville tour, 73–74
DiMaggio Digest, 86–87
DiMaggio family:
children, 15, 18–19
family background of, 9–11
family home of, 92, 96
family life of, 18–19
and Joe’s 50th birthday, 271, 272
postwar years, 171
at weddings and funerals, 115–16, 210–11, 213, 215–16, 237, 254–55, 256–57, 270, 276–77, 288
DiMaggio’s Grotto, San Francisco, 3, 91, 116, 133, 143, 146, 163, 171, 191, 213, 216, 228, 253, 260, 263, 272, 286, 288
Dobson, Joe, 173, 236
Doby, Larry, 201, 219
Doerr, Bobby:
and All-Star Games, 132, 162, 178, 231
and DiMaggio family, 53, 210
and Dom, 187, 217, 302
in Hall of Fame, 297, 298
and military service, 158
and Old-Timers’ Day, 1, 277
and Red Sox, 95, 117, 127, 130, 137, 141, 177, 189, 214, 222, 223, 224, 225
and retirement, 237–38, 245
and Ted, 88, 301
Dressen, Charlie, 225, 249
Dropo, Walt, 214, 231
Durocher, Leo “The Lip,” 67, 68, 97, 141, 142, 241
Eagle Base Ball Club, 21, 22
Eckhardt, Oscar “Ox,” 54
Effrat, Louis, 242
Elliott, Bob, 125, 207, 239
Engelberg, Morris, 283–84, 287, 289–91, 292
Erskine, Carl, 196, 225
Etten, Nick, 191
Fagan, Paul, 175–76
Fain, Ferris, 176
Fanning, Skeeter, 31
Far West League, 227–29
Feller, Bob, 143, 147, 151, 157, 170, 178, 198, 208, 241, 299
Ferriss, Dave “Boo,” 2, 161, 173, 178, 179, 180, 193–94, 199, 213
Finney, Lou, 122
Fisher, Mike, 23
Fisk, Carlton, 299
Fitzsimmons, Fred, 73, 141
Flavin, Dick, 250, 251, 253, 271, 274, 275, 296, 300, 301
Ford, Gerald R., 275
Ford, Whitey, 232, 233, 240
Foxx, Jimmie, 55, 85, 97, 126, 127, 130, 132, 141, 165, 298
Fremont, John, 11
Frisch, Frankie, 125, 126, 135, 148, 163, 164, 268
Fuchs, Emil, 78
Furillo, Carl, 196, 197, 225
Galan, Augie, 41, 48, 67, 163
Gehrig, Lou, 60, 103, 240, 297
and All-Star Games, 68, 85, 97, 109
and ALS, 105, 108–9
death of, 131, 204
diminishing powers of, 89, 96, 98, 99, 104, 106
income of, 93, 94
in Japan, 54, 55
Lou Gehrig Day, 108–9, 206
and number 4, 80, 244
and World Series, 73
and Yankees, 34, 57, 61, 63, 66, 69, 82, 111, 114
Gehringer, Charlie, 68, 85
Gernert, Dick, 245, 247, 251
Gibson, Sam, 38, 98, 107
Gilbert, Bill, 18, 297
Gionfriddo, Al, 197–98
Gomez, Vernon “Lefty,” 121, 129, 151
and All-Star Games, 85, 97
in Japan, 55
and Joe, 83, 84, 271
and Seals, 35
and World Series, 69, 73, 89, 99, 152, 160
and Yankees, 63, 86
Goodman, Billy, 223, 224, 251, 298
Gordon, Joe, 93, 99, 109, 142, 153
Goslin, Goose, 69
Gowdy, Hank, 147
Graham, Billy, 263
Graham, Charlie, 42, 53
Great Depression, 27, 33, 35–36, 45, 46, 49, 92
Greenberg, Hank, 85, 89, 97, 110, 129, 147, 149, 151
Gross, Milton, 239
Grove, Lefty, 54, 67, 85, 97, 137
Hadley, Bump, 86
Hagen, Walter, 84
Halberstam, David, 168, 180, 253, 266
Summer of ’49, 205
The Teammates, 146, 207, 300, 302
Hamey, Roy, 114
Haney, Fred, 53
Harris, Bucky, 186, 193, 196, 200, 210, 211, 214, 233
Hartnett, Gabby, 67, 268
Hawkins, Frankie, 87
Hecht, Ben, 248, 256
Hegan, Jim, 205–6
Heilmann, Harry, 31
Hemingway, Ernest, 7, 145
Henrich, Tommy “Old Reliable,” 86, 214, 222, 224, 288
aging, 171, 187, 230
and All-Star Game, 231
and Joe, 110, 208, 230
and military service, 160
and World Series, 142, 196, 197
Herman, Billy, 67, 68
Hermanski, Gene, 225
Higbe, Kirby, 141
Hoag, Myril, 69
Hodges, Gil, 196, 225, 239
Hofmann, Fred, 41
Hollywood Stars, 34, 45, 48–49, 52–53, 57, 64, 156, 177
Hornsby, Rogers, 55
Houk, Ralph, 187, 222
Howard, Lee, 147–48
Hubbell, Carl, 67, 72
Huggins, Miller, 33, 109
Hughson, Tex, 2, 162, 173, 189, 199, 224
Hutchinson, Fred, 99, 157
Isola delle Femmine, Sicily, 9–10, 13, 19, 262
Jackson, “Shoeless” Joe, 55, 60, 62
Japan, baseball in, 23, 54–55, 235, 242–43, 257, 275
Jethroe, Sam, 161
Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, Florida, 283, 292
Johnson, Earl, 149
Johnson, Lyndon B., 271
Johnson, Magic, 267
Johnson, Roy, 86
Joiner, Roy, 45
Jolley, Smead, 52, 53
Jolly Knights, 39–40
“Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio,” 139
Jones, David, 166
Joost, Eddie, 47
Jordan, Michael, 267
Jorgensen, Spider, 197, 225
Kahn, Roger, Joe & Marilyn, 116, 249, 257
Kansas City Blues, 102, 105–6, 113–14
Keeler, Wee Willie, 131, 132
Kell, George, 246, 251
Keller, Charlie, 108, 142, 214
Keltner, Ken, 134, 174
Kiersh, Ed, Where Have You Gone, Vince DiMaggio?, 3, 277–78
Kinder, Ellis, 199, 220–21, 224, 237, 246, 298
Kiner, Ralph, 232, 239, 273
Kluttz, Clyde, 174
Knickerbocker, Billy, 66
Kofoed, Jack, 51
Koufax, Sandy, 299
Kramer, Jack, 199, 210, 221
Krichell, Paul, 62
Kuzuru, Makoto, 235
Landis, Kenesaw Mountain, 163
Lane, Bill, 52, 64, 71, 88
Lardner, Ring, “You Know Me Al,” 31
Larsen, Dave, 190, 278–79
Larsen, Don, 31
Lavagetto, Cookie, 197
Lazzeri, Tony, 34, 50, 59, 63, 66, 69, 83, 89, 93, 99
Leiber, Hank, 72
Lemon, Chet, 206
Leonard, Dutch, 138
Lepcio, Ted, 245, 252, 276
Lewis, Buddy, 206
Lindell, Johnny, 196, 214
Lodigiani, Dario, 25, 27, 39, 47, 56, 157, 191, 287
Lombardi, Ernie, 31
Lopat, Eddie, 226, 233, 240, 243
Lopez, Al, 153
Los Angeles Angels, 45, 48–49, 53, 198, 261
Louis, Joe, 115, 157
Lumber Leagues, 29–30, 40
Lyons, Ted, 268
MacFayden, Danny, 81
Mack, Connie, 77, 108, 202
MacPhail, Larry, 160, 172, 179, 186, 198
Maglie, Sal “The Barber,” 242
Mailho, Emil, 47
Mails, Walter, 66
Major League Baseball Players Association, 200
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (film), 84, 110
Mantle, Mickey, 107, 238, 240, 242, 271, 273
Mapes, Cliff, 224
Marion, Marty, 200
Maris, Roger, 147
Martin, Babe, 210, 217, 239, 299
Martin, Billy, 231, 233, 243
Martinez, California, 11–13, 216