The Machine (35 page)

Evans, Darrell, 202

Evans, Dwight, 3, 221, 227, 229, 245, 253–54

Feller, Bob, 36, 62

Field of Dreams, Las Vegas, 265–74

Fingers, Rollie, 192

Finley, Charlie O., 31, 69, 246

Firpo, Luis, 93

Fischer, Bobby, 62

Fisk, Carlton, 220, 222

and World Series Game 1, 226, 227

and World Series Game 2, 232

and World Series Game 3, 234–36, 238, 274

and World Series Game 5, 245

and World Series Game 6, 3, 253, 254–55

and World Series Game 7, 257, 258

Fitzgerald, Nancy, 149

Fitzgerald, Ray, 255

Flynn, Doug, 57, 136

Foli, Tim, 109

Ford, Betty, 188

Ford, Gerald:

assassination attempts on, 203

legislation signed by, 126, 149

presidential statements by, 85, 118, 158

and Vietnam War, 22, 54, 85

Fosse, Ray, 44

Foster, George, 5, 93, 271

and the chaplain, 45–47

and games April-June, 86, 131, 136

and games July-October, 177, 184, 185, 191, 192–93, 201

and Great Eight, 263–64

in the lineup, 89, 109, 112, 157, 158, 193, 208

on opening day, 56–59

and playoffs (1976), 261

and reporters, 115, 162, 193

star power of, 89, 205, 209, 270, 276

and team members, 132, 263–64

and World Series Game 1, 226, 227

and World Series Game 2, 230, 231, 233

and World Series Game 6, 3, 250, 252

Foyt, A.J., 118

Frazier, Joe, 204

Freisleben, Dave, 151

Frisella, Danny, 151

Fromme, Lynette Alice “Squeaky,” 203

Fuentes, Tito, 160

Futch, Eddie, 207

Garagiola, Joe, 230

Garber, Gene, 117

Garr, Ralph, 96–97, 137, 202

Garvey, Steve, 17, 59, 64, 74, 175, 202

and miracles, 170–71

two hundred hits of, 68

Gaston, Cito, 138

Gates, Bill, 187

Gehrig, Lou, 62, 158

Gerard, Lou, 255

Geronimo, Cesar, 108–9, 162, 270, 271, 276

and Borbon, 181–82

as “Chief,” 6

early years of, 5–6, 182

and games in April and May, 73, 84, 86, 107

and games in June, 132, 135, 136

and games July to September, 169, 193, 200, 201, 204

and Great Eight, 263–64

injury to, 188

in the lineup, 55, 109, 157, 158

on opening day, 55, 57, 58, 59

and World Series Game 3, 233–34, 236

and World Series Game 4, 238–40

and World Series Game 6, 249, 250, 253

and World Series Game 7, 259, 261

Giacalone, Anthony, 187

Giamatti, A. Bartlett, 248

Gibson, “Bullet” Bob, 18, 37, 123, 199–201, 273

Gifford, Frank, 119

Giusti, Dave, 129

Goldsboro, Bobby, 22, 82

Goodson, Ed, 86

Good Will Hunting
(film), 254

Gould, Charles H., 50

Gowdy, Curt, 226, 233–34, 235, 244

Graham, Billy, 198

Grammas, Alex, 136

Grange, Red, 93

Grant, Ulysses S., 51

Gray, Elmer, 152–53

Griffey, Ken, 162, 270, 271, 277

early years of, 151–53

and games in April, 64, 72, 73

and games in August, 183, 191

and games in June, 136, 138, 146, 154–55

and games in May, 113, 120–21

and Great Eight, 263–64

in the lineup, 55, 56, 109, 154, 157, 158, 208, 209, 235, 258

and playoffs (1975), 208, 209–11, 216

and playoffs (1976), 261

speed of, 6, 56, 152–53, 154, 158, 209, 276

and team members, 132, 153, 186–87, 208, 210–11, 263–64

and World Series Game 2, 232–33, 237

and World Series Game 3, 235, 236–37, 238

and World Series Game 4, 238–39

and World Series Game 6, 249, 250, 253, 254

and World Series Game 7, 258, 259

Griffey, Ken Jr., 210–11

Grimsley, Ross, 69, 115

Grote, Jerry, 169

Grubb, Johnny, 160

Gullett, Don, 102, 122–23, 131, 137

injury to, 138–39, 147, 148, 179, 195

in the lineup, 55, 195

and World Series (1975), 226

Hale, John, 175

Haney, Larry, 192

Harrelson, Bud, 7, 67, 124, 205, 215

Harshman, Richard R., 100, 104

Hebner, Richie, 214

Heffner, Don, 89, 90

Helms, Tommy, 42

Hernandez, Enzo, 66

Hertzel, Bob, 65, 105

Hickman, Jim, 43

Hill, Marc, 84

Hinkley, Gordon B., 188

Hirshfield, Leo, 100

Hitchcock, Alfred, 230–31, 246

Hobson, Butch, 31

Hodges, Gil, 242

Hodges, Russ, 34

Hoffa, Jimmy, 177, 187, 203

Holtzman, Ken, 192

Hoover, Herbert, 158

Hope, Bob, 22, 82, 158

Hough, Charlie, 58, 202

Houston Astros, 56, 145, 157

Howsam, Bob, 13, 14, 20, 201, 203

and Big Red Machine, 10–11, 261

and Businessman Special, 141–42

comparing teams, 63, 109

death of, 260–61

and free agency, 127

and the lineup, 88, 91–92, 95–96, 97

optimism of, 108–10

and rules, 17, 60, 141–42

and trades, 17, 26–27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 108

Hoyt, Waite, 94

Hundley, Randy, 81

Hunter, Bob, 11

Hurley, Richard, 50

Jackson, Reggie, 192

Jackson, Sonny, 35

Janney, Stuart, 161

Jeter, Derek, 276

Jobe, Frank, 39–40

John, Elton, 49, 224

John, Tommy, 39, 40

Johnsen, Stuart, 24

Johnson, Darrell, 230, 235, 239, 250, 251–52

Johnson, Walter, 62

Jones, Arthur, 28

Jordan, Pat, 173

Jorgensen, Mike, 109

Joshua, Von, 87

Karpov, Anatoly, 62

Katz, Reuven, 20

Kaufman, Andy, 219, 224

Kennedy, John F., 198

Kiernan, Thomas,
The Miracle of Coogan’s Bluff,
170–71

Kilpatrick, James J., 98

Kindred, Dave, 247

King, Billie Jean, 159

King, Nellie, 125

Kingman, Dave “Kong,” 167

Kirby, Clay, 184

Kirkpatrick, Ed, 214

Kison, Bruce, 194

Kluszewski, Ted, 26, 28, 109, 121, 171, 182, 271–72

Knievel, Evel, 118–19

Koufax, Sandy, 122, 123

Kroc, Ray, 99–100

Kubek, Tony, 226, 234, 235

Kuhn, Bowie, 99, 127

LaCock, Pete, 200–201

Lacy, Lee, 184–85

Landau, Jon, 197–98

Landis, Jim, 35

Lasorda, Tommy, 124

Lauren, Lucien, 159

Lawson, Earl, 53

Lecaroz, Martha, 149

Lee, Bill, 220, 221

and World Series (1975), 8, 9, 228–29, 257

Leigh, Tara, 22

Leonard, Andrew J., 50

Lintz, Larry, 109

Lonborg, Jim, 130–31

Lopes, Davey, 170

Los Angeles Dodgers, 17–18, 56, 60

and 1974 season, 16, 63–64

and 1975 season, 70–72, 74, 76, 137, 164, 170–71, 173–76, 188, 195, 201–2, 204

and 1976 season, 261

Louisville Slugger Bat Company, 194

Lovell, Jim, 55

Lum, Mike, 202

Luzinski, Greg “the Bull,” 107

Lynn, Fred:

and 1975 season, 174, 221

and World Series Game 2, 229

and World Series Game 4, 239

and World Series Game 6, 2–3, 249, 251, 252

and World Series Game 7, 257, 259

Madlock, Bill, 271

Major League Baseball,
see
baseball

Maloney, George, 229

Mangual, Pepe, 109

Mantle, Mickey, 78

Marichal, Juan, 72, 73

Marshall, Mike, 55, 61–65, 69, 74

injury to, 76, 175

pitching every day, 63–65

return to the lineup, 175–76

Martin, Billy, 174

Matthews, Gary, 82–83, 87, 116, 180

May, Lee, 12, 14, 42

May, Milt, 103

Mays, Willie, 34, 35, 36, 39, 40, 205, 239

Mazeroski, Bill, 255

McCoy, Hal, 162

McEnaney, Will, 262, 263, 272

early years of, 87, 166

and 1975 season, 87, 130, 147, 195, 205

and Sparky, 26, 87, 88, 190

and World Series (1975), 251–52, 259, 261

McKinney, Ford, 80, 191

McLaughlin, Jim, 35

McNally, Dave, 126–27

McVey, Calvin A., 50

Menafra, Pat, 159

Messersmith, Andy, 126–27, 201

Midler, Bette, 272

Milk, Harvey, 203–4

Miller, Marvin, 20, 29, 127

Minnesota Twins, 174

Mizell, Hubert, 61

Monday, Rick, 136

Montague, John, 113

Montanez, Willie, 180, 183

Montefusco, John, 183–84

Montgomery, Bob, 259

Montreal Expos, 109–10, 113, 120, 189, 190

Moore, Sarah Jane, 203

Moret, Roger, 31, 235

Morgan, Joe, 16, 46, 60, 108, 183, 275

and boxing match, 41, 44–45

and games in April, 70, 71, 83–84, 86

and games in August and September, 177, 201

and games in July, 157, 160–61, 168–69, 174–75, 176

and games in June, 131–33, 136–38, 146, 151

and games in May, 106, 110, 111–13, 120, 123

and Great Eight, 263–64

in Hall of Fame, 270, 273

injury to, 110, 111–13, 170

in later years, 260, 262, 273–74

in the lineup, 55, 109, 154, 157, 158, 208

and 1972–1974 seasons, 42–43

and pain, 38

and the perfect run, 207–8

and pitchers, 132–33, 168–70, 199, 207–8, 226, 244, 262

and playoffs (1975), 207–8

and reporters, 31, 162, 175

and Rose, 4–5, 7, 41–45, 93, 128, 273–74

and spring training, 29

stealing bases, 132–33, 138, 150, 151, 169, 177, 178, 209, 270

as superstar, 25, 27, 53, 101, 105, 132, 149–51, 154, 170, 205, 209, 237, 270, 276, 277

and team members, 7, 121, 132, 150, 176, 186, 212, 263–64

and World Series Game 1, 226, 227

and World Series Game 3, 236

and World Series Game 4, 239–40

and World Series Game 5, 244–45

and World Series Game 6, 3, 250, 253

and World Series Game 7, 258–59

Morgan, Leonard, 132

Munson, Thurman, 225

Murray, Jim, 30, 41, 188

Murtaugh, Danny, 209

Musial, Stan “the Man,” 61, 100–101, 152

Namath, Joe, 152

Nastase, Ilie, 149

Negro Leagues, 224–25

Nettles, Graig, 27, 32

Newcombe, Don, 13

New York Giants, 170–71, 205

New York Mets:

and 1969 season, 168

and 1973 season, 7, 16, 205–6, 215

and 1975 season, 167, 168–69, 187

New York Yankees:

and 1927 season, 158, 188, 270, 276

and 1949 season, 248

and 1960 season, 255

and 1975 season, 174

and World Series (1976), 261

Nicklaus, Jack, 149

Niekro, Joe, 145–46

Niekro, Phil, 56, 102, 138, 145, 146

Nixon, Richard M., 85, 188

Nolan, Carol, 33, 36

Nolan, Gary, 33–40, 123, 263, 277

arm pain of, 36–40

early years of, 34–36

in later years, 134

mental game of, 65–66, 133–34

and 1975 season, 65–66, 177, 201, 205

and playoffs (1975), 213–15

and World Series, 249

Nolan, Ray, 34

Norman, Fred, 147, 148, 164, 165, 177, 193, 249

Oakland Athletics, 192

early 1970s team, 276

and 1975 season, 174, 207, 218, 222

wildness of, 16, 69, 115

and World Series (1972), 16

Office, Rowland, 147, 202

Oliver, Al, 214

O’Neil, Buck, 225, 260

Ontiveros, Steve, 180

Orben, Robert, 54

Otis, Amos, 43

Paciorek, Tom, 184

Parker, Dave, 215

Parrish, Larry, 109

Patterson, Daryl, 125

Pele, 126, 127

Perez, Marty, 138

Perez, Pituka, 212–13, 241, 242

Perez, Tony, 7–9, 41

as “Big Dog” or “Doggie,” 7, 30

early years of, 7–8

and games in April, 70, 71, 73, 84, 86

and games in August and September, 177, 191, 193, 198, 201

and games in June and July, 135, 136, 155, 156, 163, 169

and games in May, 105, 106, 112