56: Joe DiMaggio and the Last Magic Number in Sports (50 page)

Brown, Les, 238–39, 345

Brown, Les, and his Band of Renown, 238–39, 286, 299, 317

Bryan, Ed, 295

Buck, Frank, 174

Buck Privates
, 105

Bull Durham
, 193

bunting, 146, 181, 197, 257–58

Busch, Noel, 47

Bush, George W., 321

Cabrera, Miguel, 339
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California Angels, 11

Camel cigarettes, 105, 166–67

Camilli, Dolph, 50

Campbell, Soup, 307

Cannon, Jimmy, 133

Cantor, Eddie, 25

Cantu, Jorge, 190

Cape Cod Times
, 318

Capone, Al, 45

Cardinal Field, Sacramento, 295

Carpenter, Polly Ann, 278

Case, George, 148

Cassata, Richie, 36, 37

Casterioto, Greg, 138

Castillo, Luis, 138, 192–95

Cavaney, Ike, 296

Ceres, Jimmy (“Peanuts”), 53, 127, 151, 170–71, 232, 298

stolen bat found by, 278

Chance
, 321, 339

Chance, Don M., 339–440

Chandler, Spud, 38

Chapman, Sam, 206

Chase, Hal, 116
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Chesbro, Jack, 188

Chiaravallo, Larry, 170, 171

Chicago Colts (Cubs), 146
n

Chicago Cubs, 66, 246, 256

Chicago Tribune
, 291–92

Chicago White Sox, 19–21, 24, 26, 35, 50, 74, 99, 100–103, 109, 117, 122, 124, 137, 145–47, 289, 298–99

choking under pressure, 90–91

Churchill, Winston, 289–90

Cincinnati Enquirer, The
, 254

Cincinnati Reds, 33, 50, 159, 255, 256–67

Citizen Kane
, 83

Cleveland Indians, 34, 74–76, 80, 83, 115, 116–17, 119, 147, 167, 195–96, 280, 300, 301–5, 318

Clift, Harlond, 29, 183

Cobb, Ty, 40, 146, 147, 167–68, 191, 207, 215, 233, 246, 249, 291, 340

Cohane, Tim, 146, 151

coin flipping, hitting streak probability and, 330

Collier’s
, 43

Collins, Dave, 265

Combs, Earle, 116, 127, 133, 134, 148, 184, 209, 222

Comiskey, Dorothy, 101

Comiskey Park, Chicago, 70, 100–103, 289

Competitive Advantage, 87

Concepcíon, Dave, 257

conditional probability, 337

Conlan, Jocko, 66

Conn, Billy, 83, 105, 286

Conn-Louis fight, 124–29

conscious brain, hitting streaks and, 87–88

conscription, 29

Cooper, Gary, 118, 155

Corona Hawks, 36, 37

Cosby, Bill, 261

Costello, Anne, 154, 232

Costello, Frank, 45

Costello, Lou, 68, 105, 154, 232

Courtney, Alan, 239

Cox, Bobby, 264

Coyne, Eddie (Flip), 111

Cramer, Doc, 219, 222

Crippled Children’s Welfare Committee, 113

Cronin, Joe, 18, 51, 52, 236, 237, 314

Crosetti, Frankie, 4, 26, 27, 28, 38, 41, 50, 99, 117–18, 123, 172, 180, 212

Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly, 88

Cullenbine, Roy, 176

Cuomo, Mario, 45–46, 168, 224–25

curveballs, 75, 219, 234–35, 304

Custom Tailors Association, 288

Dago nickname, 41

Dahlen, Bill, 146
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, 191

Daily News
, 115, 149–50

Daniel, Dan, 20, 118, 121–22, 124, 131–33, 182, 184, 235

bad-hop ground ball ruling, 121–22, 131–36

experience, 133–34

possible bias toward

DiMaggio, 133–35

Danning, Harry, 66

Davis, Willie, 196–97

Dean, Chubby, 206

Dean, Dizzy, 177

Dempsey, Jack, 104

Detroit Tigers, 24, 31–33, 37–38, 41, 68, 147, 152, 194–96

Dickey, Bill, 29, 37, 41, 49, 76, 78–81, 98, 111, 117, 127, 223, 279, 280, 314

DiMaggio, Dominic (Dom), 17–18, 51–59, 93, 100, 140–44, 172, 207, 226, 235, 285

All-Star Game, 281, 283–85

batting average, 72

defense of Joe’s streak by, 194
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fielding, 52

hitting stance, 23

Joe and, 53, 71–73, 241, 284

Joe’s fielding advice to, 58, 59

Joe’s streak and, 226–27

personality, 71–72

Rose, Pete, and, 262

statistics, 52

DiMaggio, Dorothy, 34, 49, 68, 103, 104–6, 113, 129, 149, 153–65, 172, 179, 182, 240, 241, 242, 269, 270, 280

acting career, 54, 155, 156–58, 162, 163

beauty of, 154–55, 157, 161

birth of son, 297

Catholic faith and, 160

childhood, 156

DiMaggio family and, 53–55

divorce, 298

eating disorder, 113–14

engagement, 158, 159

family, 156–58, 241, 242

at Gehrig’s funeral, 81

honeymoon, 162

Keeler record breaking and, 275–76, 277

meets Joe, 23, 155–56, 157

pregnancy, 54, 159, 163, 164–65, 276, 297

relationship with Joe, 150–51, 153–65, 213, 297–98

unhappiness of, 164–65

wedding, 159–62

DiMaggio, Giuseppe, 42
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, 54, 72, 92, 142–43, 149, 163, 217, 224, 275, 279, 294

baseball statistics and, 143–44

fishing business, 55

wine-making, 57, 58

DiMaggio, Joe. See also hitting streak (DiMaggio)

All-Star Game, 282, 283–87

American League Most Valuable Player Award, 159

attitudes toward, 40, 41–42, 208

bats, 221–20, 232–33, 278–79

batting average, 23, 72, 280, 327

batting stance, 110–11, 219

Bear Mountain trips, 242–43

Billy Conn/Joe Louis fight and, 125–29

birth of son, 297

cartoons about, 292, 302

as celebrity, 103–5

childhood, 55–57, 140–41

clothing, 288, 295

coffee drinking, 117, 167

criticism of, 39

daily routine, 68

Daniel’s ruling and, 121–22

divorce, 298

Dom and, 53, 71–73, 241, 284

early seasons with Yankees, 18, 34–35

engagement to Dorothy, 158, 159

errors, 72–73

exercise, 168

family, 34–35, 55–58, 140–45

fans of, 103–5, 107, 115, 170–71, 182, 199–200, 212, 214, 222–23, 231–32, 243, 277, 316–17

Feller, Bob, and, 109–10

fielding, 30, 38–39

56th birthday, 317

Gehrig and, 76–83

Gomez and, 174–75

as greatest baseball player, 36, 38, 39, 46, 178, 291, 296, 314–16

greatest catch, 38

haircuts, 170

Hall of Fame plaque, 311

Henrich and, 180–81

on hitting, 71

home runs, 114–15

honeymoon, 162

injuries, 69–70, 72–73, 75, 313

Italian heritage, 41–42, 45–47, 50, 290–91

Keeler’s record and, 226–37, 275–77

legacy of, 13, 311–17

Manhattan penthouse apartment, 53–55

media coverage of, 83, 149–50, 172–73, 226–27, 275, 276–78, 282, 291, 292, 308, 312

military service, 315, 317

named Greatest Living Ballplayer, 314–16

nicknames for, 41, 291, 299

night games and, 67–68

other women and, 213

parents, 34–35, 42

personal characteristics, 34–35, 172–73, 341–42

players’ admiration for, 178, 180–81

playing style, 180, 220, 235, 251

popularity of, 115, 129, 183–84, 206–7, 213–14, 216–18, 219–20, 299–300, 316–17

protection of, 174, 296–97, 302

public appearances, 317

relationship with Dorothy, 23, 150–51, 153–55, 155–56, 157, 213, 297–98

respect for, 188

Rizzuto and, 26–28

Rose and, 251–53, 262–63

Ruth and, 118–19

salary, 18–19, 33–34, 35, 40, 168, 208, 236

scrapbooks of, 47, 112–13, 168–69, 292

on Shibe Park, 204–5

shirtless photo of, 181

Sisler meeting, 287–88

Sisler’s record and, 212–25, 223–24

slumps, 22, 35

smoking habits, 166–67, 176–77

statistics, 36–37, 39, 280

streak average, 328

strikeouts per home run, 342
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as Superman/super hero, 210–11, 213, 302

superstitions and, 184, 295

as symbol of courage, 313

tension of, 151–52

testimonial dinner for, 49

trophies, 143

umpires and, 218

uniform number, 317

U.S. Army service, 298

Vietnam goodwill trip, 251–53

visits to hospitalized children, 49–50, 105, 127, 210, 286

walks/intended walks, 31, 32, 33–34, 209, 304

wedding to Dorothy, 158, 159-62

Williams and, 70–71, 227–28, 282, 285–86

DiMaggio, Joe, Jr., 297

DiMaggio, Marie, 140, 141, 143, 168, 294

scrapbook, 168, 292

DiMaggio, Mike, 57, 58, 142, 143, 149, 217

DiMaggio, Nell, 143

DiMaggio, Rosalie, 46–47, 54, 57, 58, 72, 142–43, 144, 149, 159, 217, 269, 275, 279, 294

DiMaggio, Tom, 57, 58, 143, 149, 161, 162, 217, 275