by Mark Frost
Kiley, John, 38, 215, 221, 284, 319
Killilea, Henry, 109
King, Stephen, 344–45
Kirby, Clay, 249, 269, 279
Kluszewski, Ted, 66, 67, 106, 122, 245, 309
Kroc, Ray, 130
Kubek, Tony, 341, 350, 372
baseball career of, 25
and Game One, 22
and Game Seven, 293, 309
and Game Six, 52, 67, 78, 103, 136, 158, 191, 193, 241, 279, 283, 284
and Game Three, 174, 175
and postgame interviews, 286, 309
and postgame preparations, 226, 248–49, 256, 257, 272
and World Series (1962), 24–25
Kuhn, Bowie, 178, 300, 310 death of, 351
and free agency, 326, 339–40
and Game Six, 10–11, 15–16, 17, 39
in Hall of Fame, 351
in later years, 351
and reserve clause, 318, 330
Lasorda, Tommy, 337
A League of Their Own (film), 4
Lee, Annabelle, 216
Lee, Bill, 78, 84, 176, 188, 200, 213, 216–20
barnstorming, 361, 362
and baseball as entertainment, 218, 363
career of, 216
and “Eephus pitch,” 295, 299
and Game Seven, 287, 293, 294–301, 311
and Game Six, 220, 223, 242, 283
in later years, 362–63
and 1976 season, 324, 334
and 1977 season, 338, 339
and 1978 season, 340, 341
as pitcher vs. thrower, 293
and Red Sox Hall of Fame, 363
as “Spaceman,” 218
and teammates, 217–18, 235, 236, 359
traded to Montreal, 342, 362
Lee, Leron, 84
Lemon, Bob, 340, 341
Leroux, Buddy, 342
Lewis, George Edward “Duffy,” 27–28, 38–39, 112, 213, 283
Lindeman, Carl, 17
Lipon, Johnny, 101, 102
Lolich, Mickey, 55
Los Angeles Dodgers, 44, 317, 337, 341, 354, 377
Lynn, Fred, 114, 283, 323, 344, 366
acquired by Red Sox, 74, 87, 112
at bat, Game Six, 86–89, 111, 136, 137–38, 167, 190–91, 227–28, 241, 253–54
early years of, 13, 86
emergence as star, 86–88
fielding in Game Six, 108, 183–85, 193, 211, 227, 269
in Game Four, 182, 183, 192
in Game Seven, 287, 296, 298, 302, 305
in Game Three, 174, 176, 261
Gold Gloves to, 365
hitting the wall, 183–85, 189, 190, 191, 211, 227, 287
in later years, 364–65
in lineup, 74, 164, 271, 322
and 1975 season, 75, 86, 88, 252
and 1976 season, 327, 334
in Red Sox Hall of Fame, 365
retirement of, 365
Lynn, Hattie, 189
Major League Baseball, see baseball Mantle, Mickey, 87, 142, 153
Marichal, Juan, 67, 84
Martin, Billy, 117, 324, 329, 338, 340
Martin, Ned, 200, 293
Martinez, Pedro, 357
Mathewson, Christy, 128, 140, 167
Matthews, Gary, 276
May, Lee, 156
Mays, Willie, 34, 87, 104, 142, 337
McCarver, Tim, 85
McDonough, Will, 14
McDowell, “Sudden” Sam, 100, 101, 102
McEnaney, Will, 132, 189, 222, 225, 230, 233, 249
career of, 252
in Game Seven, 304, 306–8
in Game Six, 251–53, 255–56, 304
retirement of, 355
and salary dispute, 252
traded by Reds, 332–33, 355
and World Series (1975), 253, 259
McGovern, George, 148–50, 160–61
McGraw, John, 128
McGreevey, Michael T., “Nuf Ced,” 111, 126, 127
McGuire, Jim “Deacon,” 205
McGwire, Mark, 375
McKay, John, 13
McNally, Dave, 317
Messersmith, Andy, 317
Mexico City Tigers, 9, 119, 120
Michael, Gene, 84
Michaels, Al, 22
Miller, Janet Marie Fisk, 271
Miller, Marvin, 19, 317
Miller, Rick, 253, 271–72, 306
Milwaukee Braves, 93, 199
Milwaukee Brewers, 39, 324, 332, 356, 358
Minnesota Twins, 61, 171, 332, 377
Minoso, Minnie, 97–99
Monaghan, Tom, 369
Monday Night Football (TV), 13, 16, 17, 19
Montgomery, Bob, 85, 306–7
Montreal Expos, 317, 337, 355, 362
Montville, Leigh, 14
Mooney, Joe, 15–16
Moore, Sarah Jane, 180, 181
Moret, Rogelio “Roger,” 175, 212, 300, 322
early years of, 224
in Game Seven, 301–2
in Game Six, 224, 226–27, 232, 301
in later years, 358–59
and 1975 season, 224, 225
Morgan, Joe, 73, 122, 263, 330, 336, 341, 345, 346–47
acquired by Reds, 43–44, 121, 139, 152, 156
at bat, Game Six, 68, 71–72, 150–52, 185, 207–8, 246–47, 267–70, 304
baserunning in Game Six, 209–11
career of, 207
early years of, 68
fielding in Game Six, 85, 136, 165, 166, 167, 198, 203, 222, 273, 284
in Game One, 70
in Game Seven, 294, 297, 298, 302, 304–5, 309–10, 352
in Game Three, 175, 225, 226, 304
Gold Gloves to, 45, 328
in Hall of Fame, 348, 373, 374
and Houston Astros, 150–51, 358
in lineup, 43, 44, 45, 50–51, 294
as mentor, 259, 290, 310
MVP awards to, 43, 68, 207–8, 328
and 1975 season, 71, 207
as superstar, 25, 42, 107, 157
and World Series (1975), 309–10
Moss, Charlie, 184–85, 287
Munson, Thurman, 84
Murphy, Tom, 324
Murray, Dale, 333
Murray, Jim, 53
Namath, Joe, 127
National Association, 92
National Football League, 19, 20, 349
National League: early years of, 92–97, 127–28
owners’ pact in, 94
pitching in, 60
“Senior Circuit” of, 92, 127
NBC: broadcasting teams for, 21–22, 188
Emmy award to, 351
and Game Seven broadcast, 293–94
and Game Six broadcast, 16–17, 56, 184, 244–45, 266, 268, 285, 292
and Game Six highlight package, 294
postgame preparations of, 226, 248–49, 257, 272
pregame meeting, 23–24
television ratings, 18, 339
World Series covered by, 11, 16, 17, 18, 20, 22, 314
Negro League, 6–7, 98, 119
Nettles, Graig, 324
New England: baseball fever in, 37, 292
fatalism in, 54, 302, 345
respect for Yawkey in, 38
Yankee temperament in, 169
see also Boston New York Cubans, 6–7
New York Giants (baseball), 127–28, 204, 329
New York Giants (football), 13
New York Highlanders, 128
New York Knickerbockers, 90
New York Mets, 21, 44, 59, 357
New York Yankees: decline of, 18
dynasties of 20s and 60s, 329
and free agents, 19, 331, 339
name change from Highlanders to, 128
and 1977 season, 338, 339
and 1978 season, 341–42
Red Sox rivalry with, 323–24, 341–42, 357
Ruth sold to, 214
salaries paid to, 321, 331
and World Series (1957), 199
and World Series (1961
), 49, 199
and World Series (1962), 25
and World Series (1976), 329, 331
and World Series (1977), 339
and World Series (1978), 354
and World Series (2001), 377
Nixon, Richard M., 58, 59, 149, 179, 315, 331
Nolan, Gary, 106, 336, 337
career of, 76, 77, 81, 155
in Game Six, 76, 78–79, 80–82, 88–89, 111, 112, 116, 118, 123, 140, 241
in Game Three, 75, 77, 131, 261
retirement of, 352
Norman, Freddie, 86, 111, 114
early years of, 129–30
in Game Six, 129, 130–34, 136, 137–39
and 1975 season, 130
retirement of, 352
and World Series (1975), 75, 131, 132, 133
Norworth, Jack, 215
NSN TV network, 363
Oakland A’s, 216, 329
and AL Championship games (1975), 14, 39, 55, 80, 88, 144, 201, 246
and free agents, 19, 324–26, 339
World Series victories of, 18, 44, 76, 137, 275
Oakland Trojans, 3
O’Connell, Dick, 35, 63, 79, 148, 324, 339
Oliver, John, 318
Orlando, Vinnie, 37, 272
Ott, Mel, 6
Ouimet, Francis, 205, 242
Pacheco, Tony, 98
Palmer, Jim, 55, 119, 144, 323
Papi, Stan, 342
Parnell, Mel, 115
Paul, Gabe, 101
Pepitone, Joe, 143
Perez, Tony, 45, 105, 345, 346
at bat, Game Six, 97–103, 156–57, 186–87, 209–10, 248, 277–78
career of, 156, 277, 347
as “Doggie” or “Big Dog,” 101, 373
early years of, 98–100
fielding in Game Six, 80, 117, 132, 165–66, 167, 203, 262
in Game One, 71, 102
in Game Seven, 295–96, 298, 299–300, 305, 310
in Game Three, 277
in Hall of Fame, 368, 373
in later years, 367
and 1976 season, 328, 330, 331
and 1977 season, 337–38
personal traits of, 100, 260
as superstar, 42, 107, 157
and teammates, 107, 290, 309, 333, 337
and trade talk, 260, 277–78, 331, 333, 336, 337, 355
in World Series (1975), 102–3, 247, 310
Pesky, Johnny, 115–16, 251, 313, 342
Petrocelli, Rico, 36, 80, 113
at bat, Game Six, 89, 139, 142–46, 191, 228–29, 256
early years of, 142–43
fielding in Game Six, 185, 193, 248
in Game Seven, 289, 296, 298, 303
injuries to, 89, 143–45
in later years, 361–62
and 1975 season, 89, 144
and 1976 season, 326
retirement of, 338, 362
and World Series (1975), 144, 238, 289, 312
Philadelphia Athletics, 128
Philadelphia Phillies, 46, 329, 343, 345, 346
Phillippe, Deacon, 110
Phillips, Harold “Lefty,” 4
Piazza, Mike, 366
Pinella, Lou, 324, 367
Pittsburgh Pirates, 151
and 1909 season, 44
and 1975 season, 46, 102, 131
and first World Series (1903), 96–97, 109–11, 126–27
players: contract negotiations of, 19, 318
free agents, 19, 319, 323, 324–27, 330, 331–32, 336, 339–40, 346, 351, 354, 370, 374–75
names on jerseys, 376
owners vs., 19, 93–94, 312–19, 330, 370, 371
personal qualities of, 377, 378
professional agents hired by, 319, 323
replacement, 371
and reserve clause, 18–19, 94, 95, 316–19, 330–31
salaries of, 18, 93–94, 95, 96, 236, 332, 336, 370, 371, 375
strikes and walkouts, 370, 371
players union, 18–19, 94, 317, 370
Plimpton, George, 41
Plummer, Bill, 86, 133, 262, 263, 279, 351
Rapp, Vern, 252
Ratkowski, Father Joe, 135
Reagan, Ronald, 315
Remy, Jerry, 79, 340, 357
Rettenmund, Merv, 175, 279, 297
Rice, Jim, 112, 200, 344
in Hall of Fame, 363–64
injury to, 55, 75, 86, 215, 363
in later years, 363–64
in lineup, 74, 164, 271, 322, 324
and 1976 season, 334
and 1977 season, 338
and 1978 season, 340
retirement of, 363, 365
Rickey, Branch, 33, 151, 152
Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, 45, 66–67
Robinson, Jackie, 7, 8, 34, 98, 151, 208, 345
Rose, Pete, 41, 240, 242, 336
at bat, Game Six, 57–60, 64, 65–66, 124, 177–82, 195–96, 226–27, 265–67
baserunning in Game Six, 183–84, 267
being in the action, 265, 272, 290–91, 310
breaking Ty Cobb’s record, 347
as “Charlie Hustle,” 58
comparisons to, 83, 84, 113, 114
early years of, 45, 58
eligibility for Hall of Fame, 347–48, 374
fielding in Game Six, 132, 165, 167, 190, 256, 283
in Game Seven, 298–99, 301–2, 304, 305
in Game Three, 175, 226
in lineup, 43, 45, 50
move to Phillies, 343, 345, 346
and 1973 postseason, 197
and 1975 season, 46, 74
and 1976 season, 328, 330
and 1978 season, 340
off-field behavior, 59, 343, 347–48
as player-manager, 347, 367
as Series MVP, 310, 387
as superstar, 25, 42, 107, 157, 310
and teammates, 152, 260, 290
at third base, 44–46, 67, 85, 105, 255
trash talker, 45, 58, 60, 64
in World Series (1975), 265, 266, 290–91, 309–10
“rounders,” 90
Rudi, Joe, 201, 325, 326
Russell, Bill, 56
Ruth, Babe (George Herman), 2, 6, 27, 39, 213–14, 323, 344–45
Ryan, Bob, 14
Ryan, Nolan, 145
SABR (Society for American Baseball Research), 73
St. Louis Cardinals, 33, 34, 36, 96, 115, 143, 358
San Diego Padres, 130
San Francisco Giants, 24, 25
Schaap, Dick, 12, 230
Scherger, George, 45, 193
Schreiber, Robert “Buddy,” 147, 148, 161
Scott, George, 332, 338, 358
Scott, Jay, 175
Scott, Rodney, 362
Scully, Vin, 350
Seattle Mariners, 356
Seattle Pilots, 356
Seaver, Tom, 155, 337, 341, 348, 351
Seitz, Peter M., 19, 317–18
Seitz Ruling (Seitz Decision), 19, 318, 326, 330, 374–75
Selig, Allan “Bud,” 356, 371, 372, 373, 376
Sewell, Rip, 295
Shapiro, Doc, 12
Shepard, Larry, 41, 43, 46, 78, 85, 124, 140, 141, 158, 282
Shore, Ray, 104, 113, 121, 188, 196, 291, 310, 328, 329
Simmons, Chet, 23–24, 293
and ESPN, 351
and Game Six, 11, 20–21, 285, 287
and NBC’s game coverage, 16–17, 226, 248, 257, 285
retirement of, 351
Simpson, O. J., 13
Slaton, Jim, 143
Slaughter, Enos, 115–16
Smith, Red, 56
Snider, Duke, 142
Sosa, Sammy, 375
Sparrow, Eise, 30
Speaker, Tris, 27, 112, 213
Sprowl, Bobby, 341–42
Stahl, Chick, 204–5
Steinbrenner, George, 117, 321, 323, 331, 339, 340, 355
Stello, Dick, 174, 175, 193
Stengel, Casey, 2, 4, 199
and Anderson, 3, 49,
50, 240, 369
Stockton, Dick, 289, 348–49, 353
and Game Six broadcast, 56, 88, 136, 181, 188, 226, 227, 249, 257, 258, 284, 285, 286–87, 294, 354
preparing for Game Six, 21–25, 52