Index Page numbers in italics refer to illustrations Abreu, Bobby, 4 Baltimore Orioles (baseball team), 116, Adams, Colonel Jerry, 45–46, 48, 50 118, 120, 178, 206, 216, 226, 233, Adams, Jack, 74–75, 84–85 292, 294, 296, 306 Agassi, Alex, 61 Banks, George, 100 Akins, Woody, 75 Bannister, Floyd, 219 Alessi, Phil, 344 Barber, Ket, 17–19, 21–22, 24 Alexander, Doyle, 116, 163, 215–16 Barfi eld, Jesse, 250 Alexander, Jason, 158, 269–72 Barnett, Dick, 72, 75, 77 All-America Football Conference, 27 Barnhill, John, 72, 75 Allen, Maury, 138–39 Barrow, Ed, 104–5 Alston, Walter, 164, 175 Bartlome, Robert, 124, 127–29 Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), 73 baseball, game of American Basketball League (ABL), and TV network broadcasting, 314–15 74–75, 80–81, 86–87 reserve clause, 164–65 American Hawaii Cruises company, 265 Baseball Hall of Fame, 259, 336 American League (baseball), 27, 99, 105, baseball strike (1981), 205–6 107, 117, 119, 143, 145, 178, 285, baseball strike (1994), 259 293, 330 Bass, Kevin, 250 American Ship Building Company, Bauer, Hank, 142 93–95, 99, 101, 122–29, 132, Baxter, James Phinney, III, 27 134–35, 230, 261–67, 275, 337 Baylor, Don, 166, 223, 231–33, 238 Andrews, Dave, 26 Beardsley, Jim, 20 Angelos, Peter, 292 Beattie, Jim, 186 Antonelli, Johnny, 99 Bennett, Joe, 10–11, 65, 67, 103 Aramboles, Ricardo, 305 Bergesch, Bill, 207, 217, 219 Arizona Diamondbacks (baseball team), Berk, Howard, 108, 111–12, 180 288, 306 Berra, Yogi, 2, 148, 154, 173, 188, 193, ARod. See Rodriguez, Alex 221, 225, 227–31, 312, 333 Atlanta Braves COPYRIGHTED(baseball team), 295, 313 Biasone, MATERIAL Dan, 151 Attanasio, Tony, 219 Bishop, Mary, 19 Auerbach, Red, 75 Blair, Paul, 172, 177–78, 185 August, Bob, 76 Blakely, Gordon, 308 Austen, Jane, 32 Blasky, Steve, 31, 35, 37 Blomberg, Ron, 139 Bachman, Freddie, 110, 112 Bloom, Barry, 256 Balboni, Steve, 223 Bloomberg, Mike, 322 Ball Four (book), 196 Bobek, Nicole, 343 355 bbindex.inddindex.indd 335555 33/9/09/9/09 22:48:48:48:48 PPMM 356 Index Boggs, Wade, 273, 295 Callahan, Peter, 26, 32–33, 37–43, Bonamo, John, 209, 238 135, 139 Bonds, Bobby, 116, 136, 139, 148, 333 Callahan, William, 26, 37 Boone, Aaron, 311 Campaneris, Berto, 166 Boras, Scott, 333 Canseco, José, 303 Bordi, Rich, 231, 233–34 Cash, Dave, 166 Boston Braves (baseball team), 27 Cash, Norm, 98 Boston Celtics (basketball team), 86 Cashen, Frank, 204 Boston Red Sox (baseball team), 104, Cashman, Brian, 158, 299–308, 310–12, 144, 168, 172, 177, 186, 189, 193, 325, 327–28, 333–34 229, 238, 239, 243, 310–12, 314, Cassady, Howard “Hopalong,” 51–52, 327, 330, 333 54, 183, 235 Boswell, Tom, 233, 236, 246 Catholic Youth Organization, 340 Boudreau, Lou, 27–28, 34 CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System), Bouton, Jim, 196 1–6, 105, 109, 114, 117, 180, 314 Bowler, Skain, 81 CBS-AM (radio station), 314 Boyer, Clete, 305 Cerrone, Rick (catcher), 204, 207–208, Boy of Steel, The (book), 341 214, 223 Bradley, George, 277–80 Chamberlain, Joba, 324, 331 Bradley, Ryan, 305 Chambers, Ray, 315–19, 321 Branca, Ralph, 292 Chambliss, Chris, 115, 120, 135, 145, Breckenridge, Bruce, 34, 41 163, 170, 172, 184, 288 Brett, Ken, 116, 137 Chandler, George, 265 Brody, Jack, 28–32, 35, 40, 42 Chass, Murray, 185, 189, 249, 255 Bronx Zoo, The (book), 167, 180, Chicago Cubs (baseball team), 141, 205, 186, 196 302, 305, 314, 336 Brooklyn Dodgers (baseball team), 1, Chicago White Sox (baseball team), 61, 142, 286 189, 229, 238, 243, 258, 277, 336 Brosius, Scott, 3, 273, 282–83, 301, 306 Cincinnati Reds (baseball team), 163, Brott, Dick, 79–80 247, 268, 274, 276 Brown, Bobby, 209 Cincinnati Royals (basketball team), 87 Brown, Jim, 69 Clark, Jack, 244 Brown, Kevin, 326, 328 Clark, Matt, 129, 131 Brown, Roger, 75, 85 Clay, Ken, 186 Brown, Walter, 151 Cleary, Mike, 72, 77 Brumback, Charlie, 258 Clemens, Pat, 240 Buck, Judge Morris, 338 Clemens, Roger, 326, 330 Budig, Gene, 293 Cleveland Browns (football team), 27, 34, Burke, Michael, 104, 106–11, 152 60, 69, 87, 326 Burnett, A. J., 335 Cleveland Indians (baseball team), 27–28, Burris, Ray, 198 32, 34, 78, 98–101, 109–10, 237, Burrough, Jeff, 188 240–42, 300, 305, 331, 335–36 Buse, Mark, 267 Cleveland Pipers (basketball team), 65, Butterfi eld, Tony, 36 71–91, 94, 102–103, 108, 337 Cleveland Port Authority, 95 Cablevision (cable T V provider), Cleveland Stevedore Company, 94–95 315–18, 320 Cloninger, Tony, 287 California Angels (baseball team), 116, Coakley, Tom, 95 307–8, 341 Colavito, Rocky, 98–99 bbindex.inddindex.indd 335656 33/9/09/9/09 22:48:48:48:48 PPMM Index 357 Cole, John, 263 Detroit Tigers (baseball team), 98–99, Collins, Dave, 212–13 118, 143, 228, 233, 239–30 Colton, Tim, 267 Dickey, Bill, 229–30 Cone, David, 282, 292, 295, 300, 302 Dierking, Connie, 80 Conlin, Bill, 246 Dillard, Harrison, 29–30, 40, 213 Connor, Billy, 289 DiMaggio, Joe, 2, 34, 105, 142, Connor, Mark, 232, 238 148, 193 Contie, Judge Leroy, 132, 134 DirecT V (satellite T V provider), 335 Contreras, José, 308–10 Dobson, Pat, 117, 148 Contreras, Nardi, 280 Doby, Larry, 34 Cosell, Howard, 232, 254–55 Dolan, Charles, 313, 315–17 Cowley, Joe, 232, 235 Dolan, Jim, 316 Cox, Archibald, 127–28 Dolan, Nate, 100 Cox, Johnny, 75 Dolby, Larry, 27 Cox, William, 135 Doubleday, Nelson, 318 Crippen, Bill, 65 Dougher, Colonel Charles “Bo,” 45–46, Crosetti, Frank, 142 49, 52 Cuellar, Mike, 120 Dowd, John, 254 Culver, Henry Harrison, 13 Down, Rick, 277 Culver Military Academy, 13–25 Doyle, Brian, 201 Cunningham, Patrick, 136 Dykes, Jimmy, 99 Curtis, Dick, 37 Cushanan, Ian, 129 Eastwick, Rawley, 184 Ebbets Field (Brooklyn, NY), 1 Daley, Bill, 100 Edmunds, Jim, 303 Daley, William, 98 Edwards, Dick, 29 Dark, Alvin, 101 Elfrey, Kevin, 280, 283 David, Larry, 269, 272 Ellis, Dock, 116, 137, 149, 163, 169 David Winfi eld Foundation, 248–49, Ellis, Sammy, 212, 225–26 251, 253–54 Eskenazi, Jerry, 222 Davis, Jake, 69 Esmay, Colonel, 45 Davis, Pearl, 180–81 Evans, Tom, 108 Davis, Russ, 282 Dawson, Len, 63 Feller, Bob, 28 Day, Zach, 303 Fernandez, Tony, 291 DeBartolo, Eddie, 344 Fernstrom, Allen, 265 DeJong, Mike, 282 Ferraro, Mike, 201 Delaney, Kevin, 31, 33 Ferry, Bob, 89 DeLorean, John, 110 Fiedler, Cecil, 295 Delphi American Maritime, Inc., 267 Figueroa, Ed, 116, 163, 186 Delta Kappa Epsilon (DEKE) Finley, Charlie, 135, 137, 200 (fraternity), 27, 32–33 Fisher, Brian, 233 Dempsey, Rick, 116 Flaherty, Joe, 202, 210–11 Dennis, Gene, 55 Fleiger, Ben, 65, 74, 78, 82, 85–87, Dent, Bucky, 178, 187, 194, 215, 240, 102–103, 337 246 Florida Marlins (baseball team), 312, 314 Denver-Chicago Truckers (basketball Florida State University, 343 team), 73 Forbes (periodical), 315 DeSabito, Tony, 56 Forbes, Edward, 265 bbindex.inddindex.indd 335757 33/9/09/9/09 22:48:49:48:49 PPMM 358 Index Ford, Dale, 223 Griffey, Ken, 212, 232 Ford, Whitey, 2, 142, 148, 193, 256 Griffi n, Mike, 204–5 Fossas, Tony, 342 Grimes, Willard, 73 Fowler, Art, 177, 186–87, 225–26, 231 Guerrero, Vladimir, 325–26 Fox (TV network), 314 Guidry, Ron, 3, 114, 117, 177, 186, Franken, Al, 268 199–200, 214, 223, 226, 233, 244 Frazee, Harry, 104 Gulf Coast League, 277, 280, 284 Frazier, George, 206, 225 Gullett, Don, 163, 166–67, 177–78, 186 Freeman, Jimmy, 116 Guren, Shelley, 94 Froelich, Ben, 61 Guzman, Christian, 282 Gabriel, Bill, 67 Hamilton, Ronald, 72, 75 Gaherin, John, 165 Harding, Tonya, 343 Gallego, Mike, 273 Harlem Globetrotters (basketball team), Gallo, Bill, 329 74, 80–81 Gamble, Oscar, 148, 200, 213 Harris, Chuck, 26 Ganyard, Ike, 9–10 Hawkins, Connie “the Hawk,” 79–80 Garland, Wayne, 166 Hayes, Charlie, 295–96 Garland Steamship, 93 Hayes, Woody, 52, 55 Gehrig, Lou, 2, 167, 179, 271, 300, 336 Healy, Fran, 172 George M. Steinbrenner Field. Heath, Mike, 185 See Legends Field Heaton, Chuck, 77 Giamatti, Bart, 244, 252, 256 Hecht, Henry, 190, 224–25 Giambi, Jason, 4, 311 Heidt, Horace, 13 Gilligan, Jack, 95 Henderson, Ricky, 241–42 Ginsburg, Ed, 94 Hendricks, Ellie, 116 Girardi, Joe “Mr. Sunshine,” 274, 282, Henrich, Tommy, 105 296, 335 Henry, John, 311, 314 Giuliani, Rudy, 1, 322–23 Hensil, Pete, 19–20, 22, 24 Glass, Charlie, 26–27, 32, 36–37, 41–42 Henson, Drew, 305 Goldman Sachs (investment fi rm), Hernandez, Adrian, 305 316, 319 Hernandez, Orlando “El Duque,” 305 Gomez, Lefty, 2 Hersh, Seymour, 125 Gonzalez, Juan, 303 Hershon, Stuart, 310 Gooden, Dwight, 341 Heyman, Jon, 307 Gordon, Joe, 99, 191 Hillsborough County coaches Gordon, Michael, 282 foundation, 343 Gossage, Rich “Goose,” 184, 186, Hindery, Leo, 313, 316–17, 329–30 188, 193–94, 196–99, 214, 217–18, Hines, Rodney, 283 226, 228 Hitchcock, Sterling, 282 Graham, Otto, 27, 54, 69, 326 Holcombe, Stu, 61 Grambling College, 340 Holland, Al, 240 Grant, Jim “Mudcat,” 100 Holtzman, Ken, 116 Greco, Dick, 337, 343–44 Hornung, Paul, 61 Green, Dallas, 243–47 Houk, Ralph, 112–14, 117–19, 230 Greenburg, Steve, 256–58 Houston Astros (baseball team), 287, 326 Greene, Harvey, 240–41 Howard, Ellie, 2, 173 Grich, Bobby, 166, 180 Howard, Frank, 179 bbindex.inddindex.indd 335858 33/9/09/9/09 22:48:49:48:49 PPMM Index 359 Howser, Dick, 175, 188–89, Kennedy, Ian, 335 200–202, 312 Kerner, Ben, 151 Huang, C. R., 265 Kerrigan, Nancy, 343 Huggins, Miller, 168, 288 Key, Jimmy, 275–76, 296 Hughes, Phil, 335 Keys, Tom, 52 Hull, Dr.