and reporters, 18, 52, 53, 121, 164, 206, 217–18, 240, 246–47
and rules, 60, 69, 73–74, 115–16, 222
spring training speech of, 25–26
temper of, 13, 71–72, 106–7, 112
thrown out of game, 106
and Vukovich, 26–28, 55, 56, 71–73, 74–76, 86, 88, 90, 91, 92, 114, 193
and World Series (1975) Game 1, 228
and World Series (1975) Game 2, 232–33
and World Series (1975) Game 3, 234, 235, 236, 237
and World Series (1975) Game 4, 240
and World Series (1975) Game 5, 242, 244
and World Series (1975) Game 6, 3, 246–47, 249, 250, 254, 256
and World Series (1975) Game 7, 8, 256–57, 258, 259
Angell, Roger, 200, 225
Anthony, Susan B., 51
Armbrister, Ed, 191, 249
interference in Game 3, 233–36, 238, 274
and playoffs, 216–17
Armstrong, Neil, 12
Arnold, Chris, 88
Arrigo, Gerry, 81–82
Atlanta, attracting fans in, 174
Atlanta Braves, 12, 56, 96–97, 137–38, 142, 146–47, 202
Auerbach, Rick, 184
Bailey, Bob, 109
Baker, Dusty, 102, 202
Baldwin, Rick, 169
Bando, Sal, 31
Barnett, Larry, 235, 236, 238, 246
baseball:
audiences declining, 97–99
changes in game of, 165, 260
as entertainment, 270
errors scored in, 155–56
football vs., 98
free agents in, 127, 261
gambling on, 266, 269, 277
and greed, 179, 211
as heartbreaking, 248
interference rule in, 234–35, 238
knuckleballs in, 58, 145–46
myths and fables of, 49
as national pastime, 255
nostalgia for, 275
official scorer in, 155–56
on-base percentage in, 43
origins of, 49–50
and reserve clause, 127
role models in, 61, 62, 93, 104
salaries in, 127, 262
seventh-inning stretch in, 54
statistics in, 99–104
suspense in, 230–31, 246
teamwork in, 277
umpires in, 235–36
Baseball Encyclopedia, 99, 104
Beatles, 198
Bench, Johnny, 16, 188, 271
as catcher, 23, 38, 55, 79, 81–82, 105, 109, 116, 137
early years of, 78–81, 191
and fans, 116–18, 190
and games in April, 70, 71, 73, 82–83, 86
and games in August and September, 177, 183–84, 185, 190, 192, 193, 196, 201
and games in June and July, 133, 136–38, 142–43, 155
and games in May, 110, 112, 113, 117–18, 121
and Great Eight, 263–64
in Hall of Fame, 262, 270
injury to, 83, 105, 116–17, 1907, 223
in the lineup, 55, 109, 154, 157, 158, 208
marriage of, 21–25, 82, 117, 190, 223, 249, 261
and 1968 season, 23
and 1969 season, 12
and 1970 season, 23, 82
and 1972 season, 15
outside interests of, 82, 110, 189
and playoffs (1975), 208, 213
and playoffs (1976), 261
and reporters, 162, 262
and Rose, 6–7, 24–25, 267–68
and rules, 116, 142, 222–23
and salary, 20, 126
as superstar, 25, 26, 27, 53, 101, 105, 155, 190–91, 205, 209, 237, 270, 276, 277
and team members, 7, 92, 134, 158–59, 160, 263–64
and World Series Game 1, 226, 228
and World Series Game 2, 228–32, 237
and World Series Game 5, 243, 244, 245
and World Series Game 6, 249, 250, 253, 254
and World Series Game 7, 3, 4, 257, 259, 261
Bench, Ted, 77–78, 79, 191
Bench, Vickie Chesser, 21–25, 82, 190, 191, 249, 261
Bender, Chief, 96
Beniquez, Juan, 251–52, 259
Berra, Yogi, 187
Billingham, Jack, 142, 263, 277
and 1973–1974 seasons, 108
and 1975 season, 177
and Sparky, 121, 123, 249
Bittner, Larry, 109
Blanks, Sugar Bear, 138
Blish, Milt, 14, 26, 217–18, 247
Blue, James, 230
Borbon, Pedro, 147, 166
and games in April, 86–87, 88
and games in August, 188, 195
and games in June, 136, 148
as team barber, 17, 60
temper of, 123–25, 181–82
Boston Red Sox:
as American League champions, 218, 222
and the Green Monster (The Wall), 219–20, 229, 255
and “Impossible Dream,” 227
and 1967 season, 227
and 1974 season, 220–21
and 1975 season, 174, 207, 221–22
and World Series (1918), 2, 248
and World Series (1946), 248
and World Series (1967), 248
and World Series (1975) Game 1, 224–28
and World Series (1975) Game 2, 228–33
and World Series (1975) Game 3, 233–36
and World Series (1975) Game 4, 238–40
and World Series (1975) Game 5, 243–45
and World Series (1975) Game 6, 2–3, 248–55
and World Series (1975) Game 7, 257–59
Bouton, Jim, Ball Four, 61
Bowa, Larry, 102
Brainard, Asa, 50, 51
Brennaman, Marty, 110–11, 202, 235, 250, 259, 263
Brett, George, 27, 31
Brett, Ken, 209–10
Breza, Braulio, 160
Bristol, Dave, 11–13, 30, 35, 242
Brooklyn Dodgers, 158, 171, 270, 276
Brown, “Downtown Ollie,” 107
Brown, Jake, 180–81
Buckingham, Phillip, 21–22, 25
Burick, Si, 9, 257
Burleson, Rick, 232, 235
Burton, Jim, 258
Caen, Herb, 204
Calin, George, 98
Callahan, Tom:
on Reds team members, 7, 46, 93, 94, 171
and rules, 115
and Sparky, 123, 240–41
and Vickie Bench, 249, 261
Campanella, Roy, 158
Campbell, Glen, 191
Candelaria, John, 214, 215
Canseco, Jose, 269
Capra, Buzz, 56
Carbo, Bernie, 233, 235, 250–52, 253, 254
Carew, Rod, 174
Carlin, George, 98, 223
Carlton, Steve, 106, 163
Carroll, Clay “Hawk,” 87, 148, 166, 189–90, 195–196, 198
Carruth, Rae, 273
Carter, Gary, 109
Carter, Lynda, 82, 191
Castro, Fidel, 7, 8
Cepeda, Orlando, 34
Cey, Ron, 59, 66, 71, 201
Chaney, Darrel, 64–65, 120, 184, 185, 192
Chicago Black Sox, 51
Chicago Cubs, 132–33, 136, 191, 198, 204
Cincinnati Redlegs, 51
Cincinnati Reds:
as Big Red Machine, 10–13, 159, 192, 204–5, 256, 258, 261, 275–76
discipline of, 11, 16, 17, 53, 60–61, 147, 223, 275
error-free play of, 155–57
and games in April, 64–66, 70–74, 76, 82–88
and games in August, 177–81, 183–87, 189–96, 197–200
and games in July, 155–59, 160–71, 173–76
and games in June, 126–40, 141–43, 145–48
and games in May, 88–93, 105–13, 120–21
and games in September, 201–3, 204–6
Great Eight of, 263–64
lineup of, 55, 109, 112, 154
, 157–58, 194, 208
and National League West championship (1975), 174, 202–3, 204, 217
and 1968 season, 12
and 1969 season, 12
and 1971 season, 15
and 1972 season, 15
and 1973 season, 7, 16
and 1974 season, 16, 125
and 1976 season, 261, 276
on opening day, 52–60, 64
and playoffs (1975), 207–10, 213–17, 222, 274
rules to live by, 11, 60–61, 115–16, 134, 141–42, 222–23
and spring training, 25–26, 28–32
superstars of, 5, 25–26, 53, 101, 105, 209, 237, 270, 276, 277
and World Series (1919), 51
and World Series (1940), 51
and World Series (1970), 15, 82, 256
and World Series (1972), 15–16, 218, 256
and World Series (1975) Game 1, 223–28
and World Series (1975) Game 2, 228–33
and World Series (1975) Game 3, 233–37, 274
and World Series (1975) Game 4, 238–41
and World Series (1975) Game 5, 241–45
and World Series (1975) Game 6, 2–3, 248–55, 274
and World Series (1975) Game 7, 1–4, 256–59, 261, 274
and World Series (1976), 261
Cincinnati Red Stockings, 50–51
Clemente, Roberto, 39
Cleveland, Reggie, 243, 245
Cleveland Indians, 205, 248, 275
Cobb, Ty, 94, 262, 269, 272
Cohen, Mickey, 177
Colosi, Nick, 226
Conant, Dave, 255
Concepcion, Dave, 105, 270, 271
assassination rumors about, 130, 131
and games in April, 64–65, 73
and games from June to September, 129, 131, 135, 169, 201
and Great Eight, 263–64
in the lineup, 55, 109, 157, 158
and one millionth run, 101–4
and reporters, 162
and team members, 5, 156, 186, 209, 263–64
and World Series Game 1, 226, 227
and World Series Game 2, 231–32, 233, 237
and World Series Game 6, 253
Connors, Jimmy, 117, 149
Cooper, Cecil, 227, 233
Cooper, Gary, 30, 31
Corbett, Brad, 174
Correll, Vic, 138
Cosell, Howard, 204, 223
Crowley, Terry, 169
Darcy, Pat:
and games in April and May, 59–60, 74, 106
and games in July, 177, 180–81
and games in June, 146–47, 148
and Rose, 44
and World Series Game 6, 253, 254
Dark, Alvin, 246
Dempsey, Jack, 93
Deyo, Wendell, 45–47, 186
DiMaggio, Joe, 22, 62
Dion, Celine, 272
Doubleday, Abner, 49
Dowd, John M., 267
Doyle, Denny, 3, 4, 232, 245, 252, 257
Drago, Dick, 230–31, 232, 235, 253
Driessen, Danny, 72–73, 91–93, 112, 253
early years of, 92
in the lineup, 89, 91, 93, 193
and 1975 season, 151, 157, 169, 184, 192
and third base, 27, 92
Earth, Wind, and Fire, 114
Eastwick, Rawly, 115, 165–67, 190
and 1975 season, 165, 167, 180, 195, 205
other interests of, 148, 166–67
and World Series (1975), 232, 250, 251–52
Ellard, Harry, 50
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
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