by Tom Clavin
Martinez, Don Vicente, 11
Martinez, Don Ygnacio, 11
Masterson, Walt, 131
Mayo, Eddie, 73
Mays, Willie, 271, 273, 299
McCarthy, Joe:
drinking problem, 171, 172, 199, 232
and Red Sox, 199–200, 201, 211, 224, 225, 231, 232
and Yankees, 53, 60, 61, 62, 63, 68, 69, 86, 96, 97, 104, 108, 109, 111, 129, 131, 139, 151, 172, 186, 196, 214, 233
McClure, Harry, 158
McCormick, Frank, 97
McDermott, Mickey, 246
McGraw, John, 72
McKechnie, Bill, 135
McKinley, William, 17
Meany, Tom, 166
Medwick, Joe “Ducky,” 67, 141, 163
Mele, Sam, 124, 186, 187, 188–89, 190, 201, 206, 214, 217, 223
Metkovich, Catfish, 158, 161, 169, 180
Meusel, Bob, 34
Miller, Arthur, 269
Mills, Howard, 83
Minafo, Bat, 39
Mission Red A’s, 41
Monroe, Marilyn, 247–50, 254, 255–59, 268–71, 281, 284–85, 291, 292
Montville, Leigh, 170, 299
Moore, Jack B., 280
Moses, Wally, 188, 206
Muir, John, 12
Murphy, Johnny, 60, 142
Murray, Arch, 230
Musial, Stan, 148, 152, 162, 163, 219, 239, 252, 273
Nacchio, Joe, 292
Ness, Jack, 47
Newcombe, Don, 196, 219, 225, 226
Newsom, Buck “Bobo,” 47, 49, 63, 187
New York Giants:
Vince traded to, 174–75
and World Series, (1936), 72–73; (1937), 89–92; (1951), 241–42
New York Yankees:
and contracts, 93–95
and Joe, 50–51, 53, 56–58, 82–83, 86, 89, 93–98, 103–5, 113, 114, 121, 122, 146
“Murderers’ Row,” 34, 72
ownership of, 160
postwar season, 173
and Red Sox, 96–97, 103, 111, 117, 121, 122, 127, 130, 137, 170–71, 185–86, 199–200, 209–11, 218, 221–22
spring training camp, 59–62
and World Series (1928), 35; (1936), 69, 72–73; (1937), 89–92; (1938), 99; (1939), 114; (1941), 141–42, 197; (1942), 151–52; (1943), 160; (1949), 225–26; (1950), 235; (1951), 241–42
and Yankee Stadium, 82–83, 112, 123, 137
the “Yankee Way,” 61, 199–200
Norella, Tony, 131
North Beach Merchants, 65
Nowlin, Bill, 88
Oakland Athletics, 273
Oakland Oaks, 35, 71–72, 176, 177, 190–91, 198
Oana, Henry “Prince,” 39, 41
O’Doul, Francis Joseph “Lefty,” 31, 33–34, 71, 116
and baseball in Japan, 54–55, 235, 242–43, 257, 275
death of, 275
and Dom, 82, 87, 98, 102, 112–13, 275
and Joe, 55–57, 58, 62, 83, 94, 229, 242, 256, 271
and Padres, 243
and PCL playoffs (1947), 198
O’Doul, Francis Joseph (cont.)
records set by, 54, 55
and Seals reunions, 261, 270
and Vince, 78, 175–76
O’Francis, James, 217
Old-Timers’ Day (1986), 1–6, 277, 279
Oliveri, Rev. Armand, 292
O’Malley, Walter, 261
O’Neill, Steve, 232, 246
Orlando, Johnny, 95, 180
Ostler, Scott, 287
Ott, Mel, 72, 174, 175, 268
Owen, Mickey, 142, 197
Pacific Base Ball Convention, 21, 22
Pacific Base Ball League, 22
Pacific Coast League, 28, 30, 32–35, 45–49, 64, 71, 87, 98, 115, 117, 156, 175–76, 198, 261
Page, Joe, 171, 172, 223, 233
Parker, Dan, 68
Parnell, Mel, 173, 220–21, 224, 236, 243, 246
Paul, Gabe, 266
Peacock, Johnny, 119
Peery, Charles, 257
Pellagrini, Eddie, 188, 194
Pennock, Herb, 164
Perry, Ray “Little Buffalo,” 223
Pesky, Johnny, 88, 137, 301, 302
and military service, 153, 159, 160
and Old-Timers’ Day, 1, 277
and Red Sox, 148, 152–53, 169, 177, 178, 180, 187, 194, 214, 220, 222, 223, 224, 236, 238, 245, 246
and Red Sox Hall of fame, 298
Petrocelli, Rico, 267
Philadelphia Phillies, 164–65, 168, 174, 175
Piersall, Jimmy, 233, 245, 247, 298, 302
Pinelli, Bob, 31
Pippen, Henry “Cotton,” 69, 103
Pittsburg Diamonds, 216, 223–24, 227–29
Pittsburgh Pirates, 120–21, 125–26, 128, 135–36, 148, 153–54, 162
Pool, Harlin, 47
Povich, Shirley, 63, 84, 109, 130, 135
Powell, Jake, 97
Priddy, Jerry, 106
Prohibition, 32
Quinn, Bob, 90
Raimondi, Bill, 45
Raschi, Vic, 171, 187, 220, 221, 224, 231, 233, 240
Red Sox Stories, 298
Reese, Pee Wee, 118, 141, 142, 196, 225
Rego, Jimmy, 94
Reiser, Pete, 141, 142, 197
Reynolds, Allie, 187, 196, 221, 223, 225, 226, 231, 233, 240, 241
Rice, Grantland, 138–39, 145
Rickey, Branch, 161
Rizzo, Johnny, 120, 125, 135
Rizzuto, Phil, 129, 160, 211, 214, 221, 224, 230, 231, 288
and Blues, 113
as MVP, 234
and World Series, 142, 152, 196–97
Robinson, Jackie, 161, 196, 219, 225
Roe, Preacher, 225
Rolfe, Red, 63, 85, 109, 142
Rooney, Mickey, 248
Roosevelt, Franklin D., 62, 72, 85, 127
Rosalie D. (boat), 10, 16, 29
Rosen, Al, 266
Rosen, Goody, 174
Rossi Olive Oil team, 40
Rowland, Clarence “Pants,” 107
Ruffing, Red, 60–61, 86, 97, 99, 103, 109, 114, 152, 156, 171
Rumill, Ed, 193
Ruppert, Jacob, 53, 56, 63, 93, 94, 104, 109, 160
Russell, Rip, 180
Ruth, Babe, 32, 33, 66, 86, 131
The Babe Ruth Story, 204
and Braves, 56, 78
and cancer, 201, 204
comparisons with, 60, 84, 103, 108, 162–63
and “Curse of the Bambino,” 185
death of, 204–5
and exhibition games, 34–35, 55, 159
income of, 146, 198
and number 3, 80, 244
records held by, 89, 192, 242
and Red Sox, 179, 185, 298
and Williams, 112
and Yankees, 73, 185
Sabie, Ezrulle, 264
Sacramento Solons, 48, 99
St. Louis Cardinals, 151–52, 179–80, 268, 302
Salt Lake City Bees, 31, 34
San Diego Padres, 64, 69, 71–72, 88, 103, 243
San Francisco, 16–19
baseball in, 21–22
earthquakes (1906), 17, 30; (1989), 281–83
Italian immigrants in, 10–11, 12–14
Recreation Park, 30–31, 35, 54
San Francisco Giants, 30
San Francisco Missions, 41
San Francisco Seals, 30–35, 198, 235
and Dom, 65–66, 74, 79, 81–82, 87–88, 94, 98–99, 106–7
and Joe, 4, 28, 41–44, 45–49, 52, 53–54, 278
reunions (1956), 260–62; (1962), 270
Seals Stadium, 35, 38, 41
and Vince, 4, 27, 28, 30, 35, 41, 43–44, 45, 49, 175–77, 190, 278
Sapio, Angelo, 289
Scarsella, Les, 177
Schalk, Ray, 268
Schulte, Frank “Wildfire,” 165
Schumacher, Hal, 72
Schwartz, Alan, 219
Scott, Frank, 223
Scott, George, 266
Seattle Rainiers, 98–99, 275
Selig, Bud, 292
Selkirk, George, 60, 63, 86, 109
Sewell, Rip, 153
and “eephus ball,” 178
Sheed, Wilfrid, 291
Sheehan, Tom, 46
Sheehy, Pete, 80, 208
Shellenback, Frank, 49
Sheppard, Bob, 288
Shite, Ernie, 152
Shor, Bernard “Toots,” 83, 125, 145, 146, 157, 191, 215, 220, 249, 258, 268, 281
Silvera, Charlie, 217, 288
Simmons, Al, 158
Simon, Paul, “Mrs. Robinson,” 273, 277
Sisler, George, 131
Skolsky, Sidney, 248
Slapnicka, Cy, 147
Slaughter, Enos, 152, 180
Smith, Al, 134
Smith, Red, 188, 195
Smith, Reggie, 267
Snider, Duke, 196, 225
Solotaire, George, 254
Souchok, Steve, 211
Spahn, Warren, 1, 207
Speaker, Tris, 62
Spence, Stan, 205, 206
Spreckens, Al, 203–4
Stanky, Eddie, 197, 207
Steinbrenner, George, 288, 290
Stengel, Casey, 69, 249, 278
and Boston Bees, 99–100
and Oakland, 177, 190–91, 198
and Yankees, 214, 219, 222, 223, 225, 226, 230, 233, 234, 239, 240, 244
Stephens, Vern, 199, 205, 211, 214, 220, 223, 224, 236, 251, 298
Stewart, Ed, 43
Stobbs, Chuck, 221
Stockton Ports, 203–4, 216
Strenzel, John T., 12
Sturm, Johnny, 142
Sullivan, Joe, 53
Sunset Produce team, 40–41
Tabor, Jim, 127, 158
Tacoma Tigers, 229
Taitt, June, 45
Talese, Gay, 183, 272–73
Taylor, Harry, 196
Tebbetts, Birdie, 188, 224, 236
Terry, Bill, 72, 73, 113, 268
Thayer, Ernest, “Casey at the Bat,” 22
Thomson, Bobby, 2, 241
Throneberry, Faye, 245
Tobin, Maurice J., 159
Topping, Dan, 160, 192, 230, 244
Travis, Cecil, 151
Truman, Harry S., 173
Tucson Lizards, 36, 41
Tunney, Gene, 147
Umphlett, Tom, 251
Updike, John, 1
Vance, Dazzy, 268
Vander Meer, Johnny, 97
Van Robays, Maurice, 125
Vaughan, Arky, 162
Vaughan, Porter, 140
Venezia, Frank, 39
Vernon, Mickey, 179
“Vince DiMaggio’s Song,” 280
Vincent, Fay, The Only Game in Town, 23, 36, 86, 108, 137, 177
Vosmik, Joe, 95, 118
Wagner, Charlie “Broadway,” 107–8
Wagner, Hal, 158
Walker, Dixie, 60, 61, 141, 142, 163
Walker, Harry, 60, 180
Walsh, Ed Jr., 47
Waner, Lloyd “Little Poison,” 31, 34, 125, 137
Waner, Paul “Big Poison,” 31, 34, 125, 137
Warneke, Lon, 68
Webb, Del, 160
Webber, Joanne DiMaggio:
birth of, 78
and Dom, 292–93
and family, 155, 163, 191, 254
and her father, 5, 19, 30, 78, 126, 176, 190, 228, 255, 262–63, 279, 280
marriage of, 262, 263
and Rizzuto, 113, 129
and school, 147, 176, 255
and Ted, 88
Wedge, Will, 215
Weiss, George, 214
Whalen, Jimmy, 30
White, Sammy, 245
Williams, Bobby-Jo, 296
Williams, Claudia, 296
Williams, Dick, 266
Williams, Doris Soule, 160
Williams, Gus, 100
Williams, Joe, 80, 118, 136–37
Williams, John Henry, 296, 299–300
Williams, Louise, 297, 298
Williams, Marvin, 161
Williams, Ted, 54, 124, 273
and All-Star Games, 132, 178, 219, 231, 239
batting stance of, 71, 103–4
birth and background of, 69–71
death of, 302
and Dom, 3, 88, 117, 133–34, 137, 140, 194–95, 266, 286, 296, 297, 298, 300–302
and fans, 112, 121, 136, 150, 299
and fishing, 88, 95, 265, 296
and Hall of Fame, 296, 297–98
hitting, 1, 103, 107, 111–12, 130, 136, 137, 138, 139–41, 153, 159, 173–74, 177–78, 189–90, 205–6, 209–10, 223, 234, 252, 265
income of, 117, 170, 198
injuries to, 122, 130, 138, 201, 232
in left field, 120, 194, 206
and media, 103, 136, 145, 195
and military service, 149–50, 153, 159–60, 245, 246, 250–51
and MVP, 143, 145, 153, 179, 195, 225, 231
My Turn at Bat, 70, 132, 194
and Old-Timers’ Day, 1, 3, 4, 277, 299
and Padres, 69, 71–72, 88
records set by, 140–41, 221
and Red Sox, 88, 95, 103, 111–12, 121, 127, 130, 153, 192, 193, 194–95, 214, 238, 265
and retirement, 265–66, 296–97, 300–302
Ted Williams Day, 246
and Triple Crown, 153, 195
and World Series, 180–81
Woodling, Gene, 234, 240, 241
World Series:
(1914), 77
(1928), 35
(1936), 69, 72–73
(1937), 89–92
(1938), 99
(1939), 114
(1941), 141–42, 197
(1942), 151–52
(1943), 160
(1946), 179–81
(1947), 196–98
(1948), 206–7
(1949), 225–26
(1950), 235
(1951), 241–42
(1956), 31
(1967), 268
(1989), 282
(2004), 302
World War I, 18
World War II, 117–18, 127, 142, 143
and baseball, 146–51, 157–58, 160, 167, 169
postwar seasons, 168–69
Wright, Tom, 224
Wrigley, Phil, 261
Wyatt, Whit, 141
Yankee Clipper (boat), 256, 274
Yastrzemski, Carl, 1, 267, 298
Yawkey, Jean, 275–76, 277, 298
Yawkey, Tom, 101, 103, 117, 126–27, 148, 170, 192, 199, 252, 267, 275, 298
York, Rudy, 178, 189
Young, Cy, 268
Zanuck, Darryl F., 258
Zarilla, Al, 223, 224, 236
About the Author
TOM CLAVIN is the author of fifteen books, including biographies of Roger Maris and Gil Hodges. He was a contributor to the New York Times for fifteen years, and the publications for which he has written include Cosmopolitan, Golf Magazine, Manhattan, Men’s Journal, and Parade. He lives in Sag Harbor, New York.
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