by Mark Frost
and Visser, 52, 53, 348–49, 353
Sullivan, Haywood, 63–64, 339
Super Bowl, 19, 127
Swann, Lynn, 13
“Take Me Out to the Ball Game,” 213, 215
Taylor, Charles, 204, 206
Taylor, John, 204–5, 206, 213
“Tessie,” 127
Texas Rangers, 356
Tiant, Isabel, 5, 7–8, 147, 148, 160, 162, 334–36
Tiant, Luis Clemente: and balk, 69–71
at bat, Game Six, 117–18, 165–66, 198–99, 202–3
bringing parents to U.S., 147–50, 160–63, 171, 288
career achievements of, 54, 55, 60–61, 117, 288, 310
career comeback of, 53, 54, 63–64, 102, 168, 202
comparisons to, 76, 77, 100, 101, 295, 299
and Cuban revolution, 99, 119–21
early years of, 5–9, 60–62, 100–102
eligibility for Hall of Fame, 368, 374
fielding in Game Six, 192–93
in Game Four, 12, 103, 113, 118, 133, 182, 191–92, 194, 202, 230
in Game One, 57, 59, 69–71, 102, 117, 293
and his father, 5, 8, 9, 62, 120–21, 161–63, 171, 172, 288–89, 334–36, 379
injuries to, 61, 77
in later years, 367–68
and 1975 season, 54, 55, 6
and 1976 season, 334
and 1977 season, 338
and 1978 season, 340, 341, 342–43
personal traits of, 53, 65, 171, 202, 223, 379
pitching arsenal of, 64–65, 67, 68–69, 101, 103
pitching in Game Six, 51, 53, 55, 57–60, 66, 67–68, 78, 97–103, 105–6, 107, 122–25, 150, 151–59, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182–83, 185–87, 191–92, 193–96, 206–12, 220, 223–24
public image of, 54, 65, 119, 368
in Red Sox Hall of Fame, 368
Red Sox poor treatment of, 342–43
Twins’ poor treatment of, 61, 171
and World Series (1975), 55, 57, 60, 72, 117, 192, 246, 283, 285
and Yastrzemski, 53–54, 64–65, 343
Tiant, Luis Eleuterio “Lefty” (father):
career of, 6–7, 97, 119, 147, 172
death of, 334–35
and his son, 5, 8, 9, 62, 120–21, 161–63, 171, 172, 288–89, 334–36, 379
move to U.S., 147–50, 160–63, 171
as role model, 97, 172
Tiant, Maria del Refugio Navarro, 119, 120, 147, 161, 162
Tolan, Bobby, 121
Toronto Blue Jays, 356
Torre, Joe, 357
Traeger, Aaron, 272, 284
Ueberroth, Peter, 347, 351
umpires, 177–78, 193
Van Sant, Gus, 353
Vecsey, George, 12
Veeck, Bill, 215
Vincent, Fay, 370
Visser, Lesley, 14–15, 52–53, 348–49, 353
Von Tilzer, Albert, 215
Wagner, Dick, 328, 330, 340, 343–44
Walker, Harry “The Hat,” 150–51, 358
Watergate, 59, 149, 315, 331
Weaver, Earl, 48, 55
Werner, Tom, 361
Western League, 94–95
Wide World of Sports (TV), 349
Williams, Dick, 35–36, 137, 143
Williams, Robin, 353
Williams, Stan, 62, 73, 155–56, 184, 224
Williams, Ted, 34, 35, 36, 115, 251, 295, 363
and Yawkey, 27, 38, 320, 321–22
Willoughby, Jim, 175, 186, 193, 235, 300, 302, 312, 322, 334
Wills, Maury, 356
Winship, Tom, 14
Wise, Rick, 235, 264, 289
early years of, 274
in Game Six, 274, 276–80, 381
and 1971 season, 274
and 1975 season, 246, 274–75
and 1977 season, 338, 339
retirement of, 352
Wooden, John, 4
World Series: advertisers for, 17, 20
first, 97, 109–11
NBC coverage of, 11, 16, 17, 18, 20, 22, 314
night games in, 17
profitability of, 17, 350
umpires for, 178, 193
viewing audience of, 17, 19
World Series (1903), 96–97, 109–11, 126–27, 129
World Series (1905), 128
World Series (1907), 29
World Series (1915), 214
World Series (1919), 49
World Series (1922), 329
World Series (1946), 34, 115–16
World Series (1953), 117
World Series (1957), 199
World Series (1961), 49, 199
World Series (1962), 24–25
World Series (1967), 36, 143
World Series (1968), 55
World Series (1969), 21
World Series (1970), 47, 76, 152, 156, 290
World Series (1971), 44
World Series (1972), 76, 106, 137, 216, 275, 290
World Series (1975): commercial success of, 350
Emmy award to, 351
as most entertaining series in years, 20–21, 310, 314–15
MVP award in, 230, 310, 387
stats, 381–90
see also specific games World Series (1976), 329, 331
World Series (1977), 339
World Series (1978), 354
World Series (1979), 345
World Series (1982), 358
World Series (1984), 369
World Series (1986), 344, 363
World Series (1990), 345
World Series (1997), 367
World Series (2001), 377
World Series (2003), 367
World War I, 27, 30, 213
World War II, women’s league in, 216
Wright, George, 205
Wright, Harry, 91–93, 205
Wright & Ditson Sporting Goods, 205
Wynn, Steve, 352
Yastrzemski, Carl, 10, 322, 364
at bat, Game Six, 80–81, 133–36, 189–90, 221–22, 250–51, 273–74
early years of, 134, 135–36
fielding in Game Six, 65, 124, 184, 186, 208, 209, 247, 248, 270
at first base, 75, 243, 247, 258, 266, 267
in Game Seven, 295, 296, 307–8
in Game Three, 81, 261
in Hall of Fame, 348, 373
injuries to, 312–13
and 1967 season, 36
and 1976 season, 334
and 1977 season, 338
and 1978 season, 342
personal traits of, 53–54, 134, 251
and Petrocelli, 142–43
retirement of, 345–46, 363
and teammates, 53–54, 80, 217
and Tiant, 53–54, 64–65, 343
and World Series (1975), 178, 312
and Yawkey, 36, 38, 312–13, 320, 321–22
Yastrzemski, Carl Sr., 134, 135–36
Yastrzemski, Hattie, 320
Yawkey, Augusta, 29
Yawkey, Bill, 29–30, 31, 33
Yawkey, Jean Hiller, 34, 40, 320–21, 339,342, 345
Yawkey, Julia, 321
Yawkey, Tom: and American League, 38
and Carbo, 37, 235, 236, 322, 360
and changes in baseball, 33–34, 321, 326
“checkbook” baseball introduced by, 32, 321
and color bar, 34
death of, 319–21, 326
estate of, 320–31
family background of, 29–30
and Fisk, 83
and Game Six, 11, 39–40, 283
in Hall of Fame, 345
health problems of, 39, 40, 316, 324
lifestyle of, 30–31, 33, 34
and managers, 32–33, 35–36
and players, 32, 33, 36–37, 224, 321–22, 323
as Red Sox owner, 27, 28, 31–35, 37, 208, 314, 320, 321, 345
and Tiant, 55, 148, 162
and Ty Cobb, 30–31
wealth of, 28–29, 30, 31, 37
and Williams, 27, 38, 320, 321–22
; and World Series (1975), 39–40, 294, 313
World Series win sought by, 31, 34, 37, 38, 39, 292, 313
and Yastrzemski, 36, 38, 312–13, 320, 321–22
Yawkey, William Clyman, 29
Young, Cy, 95–96, 110, 111, 126, 127, 128–29, 206
Young, Dick, 52
Zimmer, Don, 311, 344, 356–57
and Bench, 282, 308
and Burleson, 116, 165
and Carbo, 240, 242
and Doyle, 254–55, 257, 357
as field manager, 327, 329, 334, 338–39, 340, 341, 342
and Rose, 132, 255
and signs to batters, 81, 113, 165, 202, 250, 302
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