by Nancy Finley
as a dysfunctional family, 87
ball girls, 98–99, 158
facial hair of the team, 116
1975 season, 163–80
1974 season, 144–45, 155–62
1971 season, 101–5, 107
1973 season, 41–42, 133–49
1972 season, 115–33
1969 season, 85–90
sold to the Haas family, 220–23
World Series of 1975, 167–79. See also World Series
World Series of 1974, 159–62. See also World Series
World Series of 1973, 133–49. See also World Series
World Series of 1972, 124. See also World Series
Oakland Coliseum, xiii, 80, 85, 93–94, 104, 128, 136, 154, 221–22, 226
unfinished front offices of, 199, 226–27
Oakland High, 154
Oakland Hills, 92
Oakland Seals, the, 105
Oakland SPCA, the, 190
Oakland Tribune, the, xiv, 60, 115, 128, 168, 211, 213, 236
O’Boynick, Paul, 72
Odom, John “Blue Moon,” 59, 108, 118–19, 120–21, 237
hired by Charlie, 59
Official Score Book, 76
O’Malley, Walter, 162, 176
On Top of Old Smokey, 46
Oscar’s, 124, 178, 181–82, 189
“Outfit, the” (Kansas City mafiosi), 32
Overland Park, 44, 63
P
Page, Mitchell, 195
Paige, Satchel, 40, 237
Palmer, Jim, 104, 134
Palo Alto, CA, 99
Papiano, Neil, 192
Paras, Alexis, 167
Pendergast, Tom, 32
Perez, Tony, 123
Peters, Hank, 79
erroneously credited for the team’s success, 61
Philadelphia Athletics, the, xiv, 3, 13, 103, 192
Philippines, the, xv
Piersall, Jimmy, 49, 113
Pitchometer, the, 52
Pitt, Brad, 237
Players’ Association, the (MLBPA), 64–65, 109, 163, 184
Prohibition, 32
Putsch, J. W. “Jud,” 17–18
R
Raiders, the, 125
Reagan, Ronald, 85, 238
Republican Presidential Task Force, 238
Reserve Clause, the, 65, 164, 184
Rice, Jim, 177
Riverfront Stadium, 122–24
Robinson, Ted, 216
Rolling Stone, 170
Rose, Pete, 121, 123–24
Royals, the, 102, 134, 169, 185, 217
Rudi, Joe, 119, 122, 124, 136, 159, 169, 184
hired by Charlie, 59
Ruth, Babe, 12, 89
S
San Francisco bay, xiii
San Francisco Chronicle, 128
San Francisco 49ers, 125, 216
San Francisco Giants, the, 125, 156, 193
Sanguillen, Manny, 185, 194
San Jose Mercury News, 237
San Leandro, 134
Saturday Evening Post, 11
Scaggs, Boz, 171
Scott, George C., 179
Seghi, Phil, 95
Segui, Diego, 41, 52
Seitz, Peter, 163–64
Shea Stadium, 135, 141
Sheraton-Chicago Hotel, 54
Shoreham Hotel, the, 71–72
Simpson, Harry, 12
Sivyer, Cathy, 99
Sivyer, Debbi (Mrs. Fields), 99, 158
Skyline Stables, 167
Smalley, Garrett, Jr., 7, 236
Snider, Duke, 167
Sports Illustrated, xii, 23, 67, 148
Stein, Elliot, 18
Steinbrenner, George, 176, 206
Stevens, Connie, 26, 31, 63
St. Louis Browns, the, 40
Sullivan, Haywood, 41
Sutton, Don, 159–60
Symbionese Liberation Army, the (SLA), 154
Symington, Stuart, 80
synesthesia, 35–37
T
Tanner, Chuck, 170, 180, 182–83, 185, 187, 194
Taylor, Tony, 118
Tenace, Gene, 169, 118–20, 122, 140
Texas Rangers, the, 193, 207
Thomas Jefferson High School, xv, 14, 25
three-ball walk, the, 108
Tiant, Luis, 157, 177
Tiger Stadium, 102–3, 116, 118
Time magazine, 108, 173
Times Square, 54
Tolan, Bobby, 122, 167
Toma, George, 47, 128, 238
Tom Thumb (pony), 55
Tonga Room, the, 174
Topping Dan, 5, 12
Trillo, Manny, 140–41
Tri-Valley Herald, xiv
Truman, Harry S., 29, 32
TWA Flight 85, 70, 156
U
UMB Financial Services, 19
uniforms, new colors of the, 33–34
United Auto Workers, 65
United Steelworkers, 65
UniWatchBlog.com, 34
V
Vancouver, British Columbia, 161, 233
Veeck, Bill, 11, 13, 20–21, 40, 52, 88
Vida Blue Day, 102
Vucinich, Steve, 102, 125, 199
W
Walker, Harry, 140
Walnut Hill suburb, 13–15
Warriors, the, 125
Washington, Claudell, 160, 169, 177
Washington, Herb, 156, 159
Weaver, Earl, 104
Webb, Del, 5, 12
Weiss, George, 13
West Palm Beach, FL, 13, 27
White House, the, 238
Wiley, Ralph, 211
Williams, Billy, 88
Williams, Dick, 61, 98, 104, 115–16, 118, 123, 137, 139, 141–42, 148, 157, 195, 236
Williams, Norma, 124
Winkles, Bobby, 195
Wisnia, Saul, 144
Wizard of Oz, The, 94
World Airways, 53
World Series, the, xi, 12, 35, 61, 81, 86, 89, 107, 116–21, 123–25, 129–31, 133, 135–36, 139, 141–42, 144, 147–49, 153–55, 159–63, 165–67, 169–70, 174, 176, 178–79, 182, 194–95, 207, 220–21, 225, 235–37. See also specific World Series under
Oakland A’s
World War II, xv
Wynn, Jim, 160
Y
Yankees, the (New York), xi, 5, 34, 162, 170
Yankee Stadium, xv, 4
Yastrzemski, Carl, 177
Z
Zebra murders, the, 154