Lumpe, Jerry, 190
Luzinski, Greg, 181–82, 186, 377
Lyle, Sparky, 193, 366–67, 369, 371, 382
Mack, Connie, 28, 83, 410n2
MacPhail, Lee, 5
Maddox, Garry, 370, 377–78, 434n23
Maddux, Greg, 181
Maher, Charles, 86
Mahler, Jonathan, 211, 366, 423n1
Major League Baseball Players Association, 91–92
Malamud, Allan, 30
Maloof, Sam, 64, 353, 355
the Mamas & the Papas, 289, 430n8
Manley, Michael, 266–67, 269, 427n10
Mann, Jack, 191
Manson, Charles, 243, 250, 412n10
Mantle, Mickey, 15–16, 28, 90, 193, 197, 212, 381, 422n2
Marche, Ted, 291–92
Maris, Roger, 190
Marley, Bob, 266–67, 393, 430n10
Marquard, Rube, 14
Marshall, Bucky, 266, 269
Marshall, Jim, 439n4
Marshall, Mike, 27, 116, 149, 294, 320, 405n6, 405n8, 433–34n19
Marshall, Nancy, 294
Martin, Billy: and 10 Cent Beer Night riot, 4–5, 404n4; 1977 American League Championship Series, 187–88; 1977 World Series, 196–97, 199, 201–2; 1978 All-Star Game, 434n23; 1978 divisional playoffs, 365–68; appointed Yankees manager, 194; background of, 403n1; and George Steinbrenner, 194, 437n7; and Glenn Burke, 283, 439n4; and Reggie Jackson, 213, 366–68, 421n19; resignation of, 368, 370, 437n8; and Tom Lasorda, 197–98, 422n2; unpopularity of, 191, 227
Martinez, Teddy, 53, 85, 173–76, 237, 239, 363
Massop, Charles, 266
Mattson, Kevin, 309
Mays, Carl, 191
Mays, Willie, 9, 15, 119, 276, 283, 324
McBride, Bake, 181
McDonald, Maurice, 62–63
McDonald, Richard, 62–63
McDonald’s Corporation, 63
McGraw, Tug, 377
McNally, Dave, 95, 411n18, 411n20
McRae, Hal, 365
Me Decade, 6–7, 14, 17, 287, 294
Melcher, Terry, 242–43
Merry, Don, 76–77, 111–12, 123, 133
Messersmith, Andy, 27, 86, 93–95, 116, 227, 380, 411n20
Midsummer Classics. See All-Star Games
Milken, Michael, 348
Miller, Judith Lynn, 248
Miller, Marvin, 90–94
Miller, Rick, 256, 369
Milwaukee Brewers, 26, 88, 110, 366, 392, 439n5
Minnesota Twins, 85, 91, 137, 252–53, 320, 365, 427n7, 428n5
Mitchell, Artie, 292
Mitchell, Jim, 292
Mitterwald, George, 138
Monday, Rick: 1977 baseball season, 116, 118, 131–32, 140–41, 174, 178; 1977 National League Champion Series, 185; 1977 spring training and exhibition season, 50, 53, 75, 76, 84, 95; 1977 World Series, 214; 1978 All-Star Game, 321; 1978 baseball season, 262–63, 270, 360; 1978 divisional playoffs, 363; 1978 spring training and exhibition season, 231–33, 237–38, 251–60; 1978 summer slump, 313, 316, 318, 325; background of, 45–46, 406n5; and Bill Buckner, 44–45; and burning flag episode, 46–49; Glenn Burke on, 53; as grand marshall of Chicago Salute to the American Flag Parade, 48; Lasorda on, 239; receives Civic Award, 109; and Rick Monday Day, 47–48; traded to Dodgers, 44–49
Montefusco, John, 115–17, 326
Montreal Expos, 27, 36, 79, 122, 131, 134, 137, 153, 175, 252, 312, 314, 316, 333, 364, 392, 400
Morales, Jose, 84
Morgan, Joe, 261–62
Morris, Michael. See Killanin, Lord
Morrison, Fred, 64, 408n14
Morrison, Jim, 289–90
Mota, Manny, 27, 53, 77, 85, 109, 173, 176, 178, 186, 237–39, 393
Mötley Crüe, 291
movies of 1970s, 13
Mueller, Bill, 169
Mulholland, Walter, 102
Munson, Thurman, 191, 193–94, 198–99, 202–3, 206, 208, 213–14, 367, 375, 383
Murcer, Bobby “Dark Cloud,” 191
Murray, Jim, 21, 195, 383
Muser, Tony, 84
Nasworthy, Frank, 163
National League Champion Series 1977, 179–94
National League Champion Series 1978, 374–79
negativity bias, 336
Negro Leagues, 16
Nettles, Graig, 193–94, 384, 389
Newcombe, Don, 19, 21, 77
Newhan, Ross, 216, 274, 276
New York Giants, x, 192
New York Mets, 5, 54, 76, 80, 82, 87, 135, 153–54, 175, 192, 254, 314, 326–27, 330, 359, 409n13, 427n7
New York Yankees, vi, x, 16, 19, 39, 76, 83, 86–88, 90, 94, 137, 187–94, 195–210, 211–16, 219, 222, 226–27, 229, 232, 251, 253–54, 272, 341, 365–73, 374–76, 379–88, 390–93, 397, 399, 404n6, 404n10, 421n21, 421n23, 422n2, 423n9, 438n1, 438n13
Niekro, Joe, 259
Niekro, Phil, 361
Nilsson, Harry, 290
Nixon, Richard, 7, 47, 64, 130, 193, 246, 415n14, 437n7
North, Bill, 276–77, 280, 325, 362–63, 385, 428n11
Oakland A’s, 10–11, 15, 53, 87, 94, 145, 212, 231, 276, 280, 421n23, 424n4
Oates, Johnny, 85, 173, 237
Office, Rowland, 259
Olden, Paul, 270–71
Old-Timers Game 1978, 323–24
Oliver, Al, 172
Olympic Games, xi, 58, 220, 246–48, 267–69, 297–300, 305, 307–11, 344–47, 357–58, 397–98, 407n5, 428n12, 431n1, 431n6
O’Malley, Peter, 32, 41, 93, 229, 235, 431n2, 440n19
O’Malley, Walter, 94, 110–11, 169, 206, 233, 253–54, 276, 323, 413n6
111 Percent Club, 35
One Love Peace Concert, 247n10, 266–67, 269
Operation HEAVY, 246
Osteen, Claude, 200
Ostler, Scott, 324–25
Otis, Amos, 365
Ott, Ed, 370
Ozark, Danny, 181, 186, 376, 378, 420n6
Paciorek, Tom, 25, 27
Palmer, Jim, 86–88, 409n17
Parker, Dave, 172–73, 436n11
Parker, Wes, 19, 114, 319, 413
Patek, Freddy, 365, 375
Payne, Gregory, 220, 245, 247, 358
Peanuts (comic strip), 89
People of the State of California v. Roman Polanski, 293. See also Polanski, Roman
Pepe, Phil, 383
Pepitone, Joe, 294
Philadelphia Phillies, 179–94, 370–71
Piniella, Lou, 203, 367, 386–87
Pittsburgh Pirates, 10, 30, 90, 133, 137, 153, 172–73, 176, 238, 264, 275–76, 324, 364–65, 370–71, 410n12, 439n8
Plaschke, Bill, 273, 330, 384
Playboy (magazine), 287, 290–91, 295
Playboy Mansion, 287, 290–91
Player’s League, 89
Podres, Johnny, 77
Polanski, Roman, 241–45, 293–94, 412n5, 412n12
pornography, 292–94, 339–40, 430–31n16
Portland Mavericks, 350–51, 437n18
“Post-orbital Remorse” series (Wolfe), 216–19
Powell, Boog, 84, 118–19, 173, 178
Power, Ted, 54
Proposition 9, 306
Proposition 13, 305–10, 347, 353, 432n24
Pulli, Frank, 387
racism, 18, 134
Rancho Cucamonga, 220–22, 338
Randolph, Willie, 199–200, 372, 380
Ratzan, Scott, 220, 245, 247, 358
Rau, Doug: 1974 baseball season, 27; 1977 baseball season, 108, 117, 133, 153, 175; 1977 summer slump, 153; 1977 World Series, 203–4; 1978 National League Champion Series, 377; 1978 summer slump, 314; 1978 World Series, 380; and burning flag episode, 47; earnings 1977, 409n21; and players’ salaries, 80; potential trade for Lyman Bostock, 85; released to California Angels, 392, 400; and Tom Lasorda, 273, 314
Rautzhan, Lance, 51–52, 69, 85, 144, 178, 186, 239, 378, 392, 439n5
Reagan, Ronald, 162
Reed, Ron, 370
Reese, Pee Wee, 17, 111, 235, 379
Regan, Phil, 77
reggae music, 266
Reich, Kenneth, 106–7
Reiner, Ira, 299, 307–8
Remy, Jerry, 368
reserve clause, 89–95, 410n7, 410n10
Reuss, Jerry, 392, 439n8
Rhoden, Rick, 71, 85, 126, 143–44, 175, 200, 231, 252, 377–78, 380, 392, 425n17, 439n8
Rice, Jim, 77
Richard, J. R., 127, 259
Richman, Milton, 8
Richmond, Peter, 281
Rickey, Branch, 17–19, 37, 83, 89, 206, 404n9
Rickles, Don, 20, 114, 134, 184–85, 188, 264, 272
Rick Monday Day, 47–48
The Right Stuff (concept), 170–71, 217, 219, 356, 424n15
The Right Stuff (novel, Wolfe), 344, 355–57, 396
Ritter, Lawrence, ix, 14
Rivers, Mickey, 86, 193–94, 199, 202–3, 380
Robbins, Alan, 106–7, 300
Roberts, Robin, 90
Robinson, Frank, 324
Robinson, Jackie, 19, 169, 184, 191, 231, 255, 404n8, 406n9, 408n16
rock and roll music, 289–91, 430n8
The Rocky Horror Show (stage play), 290
Rodriguez, Ellie, 73, 409n7
Ronka, Bob, 299, 307
Rookie of the Year awards, 19, 23, 115, 157, 440n16
Rose, Pete, 8–9, 86–88, 147, 172, 253, 264, 351, 426n4
Roseboro, John, 19
Roth, Philip, 169
Roush, Edd, 90
Roxy Theater, 290, 430n10
Royko, Mike, 189
Rudi, Joe, 15, 87, 108
Russell, Bill: 1974 baseball season, 26; 1977 baseball season, 138, 141, 175; 1977 National League Champion Series, 180, 182–86; 1977 spring training and exhibition season, 50, 74–76; 1977 World Series, 200, 205–7; 1978 divisional playoffs, 363; 1978 National League Champion Series, 377–78; 1978 spring training and exhibition season, 236, 257; 1978 summer slump, 313, 318, 324, 327; 1978 World Series, xii, 381, 386–87, 389–90; as Dodger coach and manager, 400; on Don Sutton, 327; and Grapple in the Apple, 327; most games played record, 440n18; moves up from farm to Dodgers, 23; and Old-Timers Game 1978, 324; retirement of, 400; and Steve Yeager broken bat injury, 168; and Tom Lasorda, 38, 40, 71, 109–10
Ruth, Babe, 86, 90, 147, 157, 191, 212, 423n1
Sain, Johnny, 360–61
St. Louis Cardinals, 18, 41, 53, 73, 90, 95, 134, 137–38, 142, 153, 172, 176, 262, 265, 298, 324, 404n10
San Diego Padres, 84, 86, 88, 116, 118, 122, 132–33, 141, 143–44, 168, 174–75, 231, 312, 324, 361, 400
San Francisco Giants, 20, 59, 88, 95, 110, 113, 115–16, 133, 138, 140, 153, 265, 276, 312–14, 316, 318, 320, 324–26, 359–60
Saturday Night Fever (movie), 343–44
Savannah Braves, 352
Sax, Steve, 400
Schmidt, Mike, 181–82, 186, 378
Schrader, Paul, 128, 137
Schulz, Charles, 88–89
Schweppe, Bill, 24–25
Scioscia, Mike, 54
Scully, Vin, 39, 41, 46, 111
Seaga, Edward, 266–67, 427n10
Seattle Mariners, 365, 400
Seaver, Tom, 78, 82, 86–88, 135, 199, 201, 208, 316–17, 383, 409n13
Seberger, Mike, 54
Seghi, Phil, 5
Seidenbaum, Art, 99, 412n4
Seitz, Peter, 93–94, 411n20
self-gratification, 289–90
self-improvement movement, 287–88, 430n5
serial murders, 191, 248–49, 267, 309, 346, 396
sex industry and sexual freedom, 285–96. See also pornography
Shapiro, Michael, 189–90
Shepard, Alan, 170–71
Sherry, Larry, 324
Sinatra, Frank, 20, 113–15, 182, 188, 229, 272, 281, 425n13
Sirhan Sirhan, 66–67
Sizemore, Ted, 23, 186, 405n8
skateboarding, 162–65
Slater, Jack, 98–99
Smith, Dave, 346–47
Smith, Reggie: 1977 baseball season, 116–18, 121, 123, 131, 133–34, 138, 141–43, 145, 172–75; 1977 spring training and exhibition season, 50, 73, 76, 84, 95; 1977 World Series, 198–201, 205; 1978 All-Star Game, 321; 1978 baseball season, 263–64, 274–78, 280, 360; 1978 divisional playoffs, 362; 1978 spring training and exhibition season, 237, 252, 255–57; 1978 summer slump, 313–18, 320–21, 325, 327–30, 333; 1978 World Series, 382; background and personality of, 274–75; brawl with Rick Rueschel, 138; Dave Lopes on, 275; Dusty Baker on, 274–75; and Glenn Burke, 278; and Grapple in the Apple, 328–30, 333; Pete Rose on, 426n4; and racism, 134; and Tom Lasorda, 40–41, 70, 71–72; traded from St. Louis Cardinals, 405n8
Snider, Duke, 17, 147, 255, 324, 379, 406n9
Son of Sam, 191, 249, 346
Sosa, Elias, 85, 182, 204, 209, 405n8
Southern California Baseball Writers Awards banquet, 108–9
space program. See astronauts
Splittorff, Paul, 187, 365, 421n19
Star Wars (movie), 129–30, 135–37, 195, 249, 342, 397, 415nn13–14, 416n16, 416n27, 417n30
Stearns, John, 327
Steinbrenner, George, 193–94, 196, 227, 365–68, 391, 394, 437nn7–8
Stengel, Casey, 28, 191–92
Steve Garvey Junior High School, 233–35
Studio Z, 339–40
Sturdivant, Tom, 190
Sudol, Ed, 138
Sullivan, Tom, 345–46
Superteams competition, 233
surfing, 162–64
Sutcliff, Rick, 76, 84, 176, 425n17
SuttCor International, 120
Sutter, Bruce, 393
Sutton, Don: 1977 baseball season, 109, 112–13, 119–20, 123, 132, 134, 138, 142–43, 145, 149, 153, 174–75, 177–78; 1977 National League Champion Series, 180–81, 184–85; 1977 spring training and exhibition season, 77–81, 84–85, 95; 1977 summer slump, 153; 1977 World Series, 205, 215; 1978 baseball season, 258–59, 263; 1978 National League Champion Series, 377; 1978 spring training and exhibition season, 231, 237; 1978 summer slump, 315, 317, 327–33; 1978 World Series, 380, 386, 388; and ball doctoring accusation, 134; and Best Pitcher Award, 109; Bill Russell on, 327; as celebrity spokesman and TV personality, 112–13; and contract discontent, 86, 88; divorce and remarriage of, 295; as Dodgers’ black sheep, 119; on Don Drysdale, 411n21; games won 1972 to 1975, 409n17; and Grapple in the Apple, 327–33; jealousy of Steve Garvey, 79; marriage of, 120; moves up from farm to Dodgers, 23; personality of, 27, 315, 327–28; pie in the face of Tom Lasorda, 177; pitching record of, 174, 177, 258, 315, 362; potential trade for Tom Seaver, 77, 409n13; Ron Cey on, 328; sexual misbehavior of, 295; and Tom Lasorda, 41, 143, 174–75, 177–78, 263–64, 270, 273–74, 433n9; on Walt Alston, 33
Sutton, Patti, 120, 295
SWAT (special weapons and tactics) unit, 250
swinging, 291
Szabo, Albert, 136
Tanana, Frank, 108
Tata, Terry, 327
Tate, Sharon, 241–44, 293
tax movement, 300–310
10 Cent Beer Night riot, 3–6, 8, 187, 199, 435–36n9
Terry, Ralph, 190
Texas Rangers, 3–6, 15, 137, 231, 254, 400, 427n7
Thomas, William Errol, 48
Thompson, Sam, 16
Three’s Company (TV show), 285–87
throat protector, 169
Throneberry, Marv, 190
Tiant, Luis, 86–87, 409n17
Toolson, George, 90
Tork, Peter, 289
Torrez, Mike, 193, 203, 207, 369, 371–72
Tosh, Peter, 266–67
Turner, Ted, 351
Ueberroth, Peter, 397
United Organizations of Taxpayers (UOT), 303–6
Updike, John, 139–40
U.S. Olympic Committee, 299
Valentine, Bobby, 24–25
Van Halen, 290–91
Veeck, Bill, 139, 350
Verrell, Gordon, 226, 228
videotape recorders, 292–93, 430–31n16
Visionary State (Davis), 100
Vukovich, Pete, 324
Wagner, Honus, 90
Walker, Dixie, 111
Wall, Stan, 85
Ward, John Montgomery, 89
Warren, Earl, 301
Washington, Ron, 178
Washington, Yolanda, 248
Washington Senators, 15, 83
Watson, Bob, 172
Watson, Phil, 306
Watts riots, 66
Wayne, John, 61, 125–29, 131, 148, 396, 415nn9–10, 440n13
weather, 59, 61, 101, 153, 165, 234, 425n22
Webb, Del, 189–90
Webb, Hank, 54, 69, 85, 176, 178, 239, 392, 439n6
Weiner, Maury, 106
Weiss, George, 191
Welch, Bob, 256–58, 316–17, 361, 380, 382–86
Westmoreland, Claude, 52, 69, 85, 176, 392, 407n12, 439n7
Westrum, Wes, 169
White, Bill, 372
White, Frank, 365
“The White Album” (Didion), 290
Williams, Billy, 156
Williams, Dick, 131–32, 193, 316, 404n9
Williams, Ted, 9, 15, 90, 404n4, 417n2
Wills, Maury, 19, 21, 23, 35, 74, 110, 324
Wilson, Dennis, 243
Wilson, Willie, 365, 375
Winfield, Dave, 231–32
Wolfe, Tom: 1978 World Series, ix–x; and baseball, ix–xi; and changing culture of Los Angeles, 56–57, 287–89, 294, 407n2; and disco era, 344; and Me Decade, 6–7, 14, 17, 287–89, 294; “Post-orbital Remorse” series, 216–19; and The Right Stuff, 344, 355–57, 396–97; tries out for Giants, x; and Z-Boys, 164–65
Wood, Smoky Joe, 14
World Series, 179, 420n1
World Series 1974, 36, 43, 50, 145, 231
World Series 1977, 195–210; aftermath of, 211–22
World Series 1978, vii–viii, 379–88; aftermath of, 389–95, 399–400
Wright, Lloyd, 301–2
Wyman, Rosalind, 347
Wynn, Jimmy, 27, 121, 150, 193, 405n8
Yaroslavsky, Zev, 298–99, 431n6
Yastrzemski, Carl, 368–69, 372
Yeager, Chuck, 170–71, 419n2
Yeager, Steve: 1974 baseball season, 27; 1974 World Series, 36; 1977 baseball season,
123, 141, 167–73, 177; 1977 National League Champion Series, 182, 185; 1977 spring training and exhibition season, 50, 74, 85; 1977 World Series, 200–201, 203, 205–7, 209, 214; 1978 baseball season, 264; 1978 National League Champion Series, 378; 1978 spring training and exhibition season, 237, 252; 1978 summer slump, 318–19; 1978 World Series, 385; and astronautics, 169–72; broken bat injury of, 168–69; and catcher’s throat protector, 169; divorce and remarriage of, 168, 295, 419n4; love of football, 172; on-field leadership and character of, 168–69; Pete Rose on, 426n4; as Playboy nude, 419n3; and Tom Lasorda, 36, 72; Tom Wolfe on, xi; traded to Seattle Mariners, 400; on Walt Alston, 34
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