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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and The Babe Comes Home, 14 Sciences, 3 Babe Ruth’s Own Book of Baseball Adams, Franklin P., 149 (Ruth), 88, 97, 125 Aldridge, Vic, 166, 167 The Babe Ruth Story, 227 Alexander, Grover Cleveland, 33, 35, The Babes and the Lous, 181–191 173 Bailey, George, 6 on 1926 World Series, 10–11 Bak, Richard, 81, 97, 112 Allen, Lee, 57 Ball, Phil, 140 Allen, Mel, 212 Baltimore Orioles, 50–51 Altrock, Nick, 162 Barber, Red, 224–225 Amalfitano, Joey, 219 Barnard, Ernest, 194 American Association, 218, 220, Barnes, Clive, 4 226 Barnhart, Clyde, 154, 166 American Basketball League, 191 Barrow, Edward Grant, 13, 17, 199, American League 202 best relief pitcher and best rookie background of, 60 in, 64–65 characterization of Jake Ruppert home run title, battle for, 64 by, 24–25 Most Valuable Player award, death of, 215 Gehrig wins, 182 induction into Baseball Hall of Pipgras becomes umpire for, 225 Fame of, 215 respect for HugginsCOPYRIGHTED shown by, mezzanine MATERIAL box of, 124 194 on Wilcy Moore, 28–29 standings for 1927, 150 named as president of Yankees, umpires for 1927 World Series, 214–215 162 personality of, 60–61 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, relationship between Ruppert and, 201–202 61 Anheuser-Busch brewery, 87 residence of, 110 Ansonia Hotel, 191 retirement of, 215 245 bindex.qxp 8/30/07 7:59 AM Page 246 246 INDEX Barrow, Edward Grant (continued) pain suffered by, 196 salary of, 60 role of, 68–69 signs Hoyt for Boston, 29 Jake Ruppert and, 196–197 Bartell, Dick, 161 Babe Ruth and, 69, 111 Baseball As I Have Known It (Lieb), secret kept by, 91 95, 140–141 seriousness of job of, 76 Baseball Hall of Fame, 1927 World Series share given to, 180 Yankees in, 61, 196, 206, 209, The Big Bam (Montville), 159, 210, 215, 221, 225 194 Baseball Magazine, 5, 54, 129 Blankenship, Ted, 101–102 batboys, 43, 57, 76, 180, 188, 196 Bloomingdale’s, 2 Beall, Walter, 56, 98 Bombeck, Erma, 4 curveball of, 57 Borglum, Gutzom, 3 death of, 217 Boston Evening Transcript, 96 major league debut of, 57 Boston Globe, 88, 137 release by Yankees of, 216 Boston Herald, 136 Beene, Geoffrey, 4 Boston Red Sox, 60 Beir, Al, 188 Ed Barrow as manager of, 29 Belafonte, Harry, 4 Yankee rout of, 73 Bellevue Hospital, 2 versus Yankees, 107, 115, 118, Bell Labs, 3 121, 135, 136–137 Bengough, Benny, 13, 33, 41, 121 Brennan, Al, 24, 163 after-hours activities of, 111 Bressoud, Eddie, 219 arm troubles of, 51 Brice, Fanny, 12 batting order for, 73 Brooklyn Bushwicks, 182, 183, death of, 218 224 golfing of, 23 Brooklyn Dodgers, 105, 176, height of, 41 209–210. See also Brooklyn new career of, 218 Robins nicknames for, 24 Babe Ruth signs on as coach for, personality of, 55 211 and George Pipgras, 129 Brooklyn Museum, 2 residence of, 110 Brooklyn Navy Yard, 169 salary of, 55 Brooklyn Robins, 9, 37 on train rides, 89–90 Brooklyn Royal Giants, 182 Bengough, Bernard Oliver. See Brooklyn Superbas, 105 Bengough, Benny Bruno, Joe, 28 Bennett, Eddie, 43, 57, 145 Buckeye, Garland, 103 death of, 197 Buffalo Bisons, 33, 55 early life of, 196 Buffett, Warren, 197 as “managerial model” for Warren Bulger, Bozeman, 74, 165 Buffett, 197 Bush, Donie, 154, 160–161, 174 bindex.qxp 8/30/07 7:59 AM Page 247 INDEX 247 Bush, Guy, 211 Collins, Eddie, 21, 72, 199 Bush, Joe, 51 Collins, Leslie Tharon. See Collins, Barrow hires, 60 Pat Collins, Pat, 84, 104 Camilli, Dolph, 187 batting order for, 73 Capone, Al, 4 death of, 217 Cardigan, William, 121 lack of confidence of, 51 Carlin, Phillips, 164 nicknames for, 24 Carpenter, Bob, 209, 210 personality of, 54 Carr, Benn, 92 Urban Shocker and, 126 Carroll, Ownie, 226 sold to Red Sox, 217 Carter, Rosalynn, 4 World Series share given to, 180 CBS, 164 Combs, Earle, 26, 40, 79, 172, 173, Chavez, Cesar, 4 220 Chesterfield, Roy, 27 becomes Yankee coach, 221 Chicago Cubs, 227 childhood of, 47 Chicago Tribune, 83 conservatism of, 113 Chicago White Sox, 76, 83 death of, 221 versus Yankees, 101–103, 133 feats of, 142 Church of St. Gregory, 197 height of, 41 Cincinnati Reds, 153 induction into Baseball Hall of Class AAA American Association, Fame of, 221 48, 54, 163 injuries suffered by, 221 Class AAA International League, Opening Day 1927, 72 27, 33, 50–51, 55, 57 praise for, 142 Class AAA Pacific Coast League, retirement of, 221 49 signs on with Yankees, 48 Class A Eastern League, 44 Compton, Betty, 68 Class A South Atlantic League, 28, Coney Island, 2 57 Conlin, Bill, 188 Class A Western League, 28 Connelly, Timmy, 98 Class D Virginia League, 56–57 Connery, Bob, 47, 163, 194 Clemente (Maraniss), 158 Cook, Barbara, 4 Cleveland Indians, versus Yankees, Coolidge, Calvin, Jr., 3 100, 103–104, 124, 140 Cooper, Gary, 204, 205 Coakley, Andy, 207 Cotton Club, 3 Cobb, Ty, 13, 21, 72, 142, 216 Crane, Sam, 88 Cobb Would Have Caught It (Bak), Creamer, Robert, 211 97, 111 Cronin, Joe, 199 Cochrane, Mickey, 72 Cuyler, Kiki, 154 hired to manage Yankees, 211 Cvengros, Mike, 167, 170 Cohn, Roy, 4 Cyclone, debut of, 2 bindex.qxp 8/30/07 7:59 AM Page 248 248 INDEX Daley, Arthur, 159 Ederle, Gertrude, 2 Daniel, Dan, 6, 129 Eig, Jonathan, 160, 182 Davis, George W., 27 Ellington, Duke, 3 Davis, Virgil “Spud,” 33 Eskimo Pies, 4 Dempsey, Jack, 6 defeat of, 142 Faber, Red, 101 and Babe Ruth, 143 Farley, James A., 202 salary of, 18 Far West League, 220 Detroit Tigers, 60, 101, 226 Feller, Bob, 212 Dickey, Bill, 206, 217 Fenway Park, 107 DiMaggio, Joe, 221 gates stormed at, 136 Dinkins, David, 4 Fields, W. C., 12 Dinneen, Bill, 145 First National Pictures, 14 Doyle, “Laughing Larry,” 27 Fisher, John S., 163 Drebinger, John, 37, 74, 89, 144, Fitzgerald, “Honey Fitz,” 199 179 Flaskamper, Ray, 133 Dreyfuss, Barney, 168 Fleming, Gordon H., 81 Dugan, Joe, 41, 45, 54, 104, 212 Fletcher, Arthur, 32, 52, 88, 90, after baseball career, 223–224 133, 172 Barrow hires, 60 becomes Yankee coach, 27 death of, 224 death of, 214 is thrown out of game, 123 last years of, 214 nickname of, 55 Forbes Field, 156–157 Opening Day 1927, 73 dimensions of, 157 residence of, 110 opening time for game one at, on Babe Ruth, 110 162 salary of, 73 Ford Model A, 2 superstitions of, 75–76 Ford Model T, 2 theft from, 168 Ford, Whitey, 216 Duncan, Isadora, 4 Fosse, Bob, 4 Durst, Cedric, 13, 28, 32, 51 Fox Movietone News, 3 career in minors of, 219 Foxx, Jimmie, 72 conservatism of, 113 Fresno Bee, 188 death of, 219 Frick, Ford C., 6, 20, 95, 106, 158, fielding ability of, 50 199 salary of, 47 as Ruth ghostwriter, 31 World Series share given to, 180 Frisch, Frankie, 37 Dykes, Jimmy, 199 Funk, Elias, 28, 31 Eastern Colored League, 182 Gallico, Paul, 6, 81, 93 Eastern League, 60, 209 creates Lou Gehrig Appreciation Ebbets Field, 9, 37 Day, 202 bindex.qxp 8/30/07 7:59 AM Page 249 INDEX 249 description of Babe Ruth by, 183 home run battle between Babe on Babe Ruth’s 60th home run, Ruth and. See Ruth-Gehrig 147 home run race writes screenplay for Pride of the Home Run Derby of 1927 and, Yankees, 204 181–191 Gaston, Milt, 51, 139–140 home run title won by, 201 on Yankees, 100 home run total for, 149 Gazella, Mike, 22, 41, 76, 78, 89 Hoyt description of, 75, 93 becomes Yankee scout, 222 increase in popularity of, 94 death of, 222 money earned from Home Run height of, 41 Derby of 1927 by, 189 nickname for, 56 with mother, 120 salary of, 56 movie about, 204–206 Gehrig, Christina, 43, 95 nicknames for, 186 diagnosis of, 141 Opening Day 1927, 72 feasts cooked by, 119–120 retired uniform number of, 202 illness of, 132 Grantland Rice’s view of, 32 with Lou, 120 rumors surrounding, 135 recovery of, 180 and Babe Ruth, 118, 204 Gehrig, Eleanor, 202 salary of, 119 first base presented to, 207 sportswriters favoring, 95 Gehrig, Heinrich, 43 stride of, 96 Gehrig, Henry Louis, 22, 40, 84, superstitions of, 75 108, 122, 155 swing of, 96–97 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ends switch in batting order of, 27, 65 career of, 201–202 tributes and gifts for, 203 aura of, 185 wins Most Valuable Player award, background of, 43 182 Baseball Hall of Fame waives Thomas Wolfe on, 39 waiting period for, 206 World Series share given to, 180 basketball offer made to, 191 Yankee offer to, 44 bats of, 144 Gehringer, Charlie, 97 bridge style of, 89 George White’s Scandals, 3–4 classic speech given by, 203–204 Gerber, Dorothy, 2 comparison between Ruth and, Gershwin, George, 116 93–95, 119 Gershwin, Ira, 116 conservatism of, 113 Getz, Stan, 4 death of, 206–207 Giard, Joe, 13, 28, 102, 125 effect of mother’s illness on, death of, 216 140–141 end of major league career of, 180 family of, 43, 121 retirement of, 216 height of, 41 rookie season of, 51 bindex.qxp 8/30/07 7:59 AM Page 250 250 INDEX Gibson, Althea, 4 Hanna, W. B., 6 Gilks, Bob, 28 Harlem Globetrotters, 6 Givenchy, Hubert de, 4 Harridge, Will, 199 The Glory of Their Times (Ritter), 84 Harris, Bucky, 68 The Golden Voices of Baseball (Pat- Harrisburg Senators, 50 terson), 165 Harris, Joe, 154 Goldwyn, Sam, 205 Harrison, James R., 6, 20, 32, 44, Gooch, Johnny, 154, 167, 172 64, 79, 92, 101, 103, 109, 156, Grabowski, John Patrick, 13, 28, 169, 171, 172, 179 41, 51 on Fourth of July doubleheader, batting order for, 73 122 last years of, 208 Harriss, Slim, 115, 137 minor injury suffered by, 109 Hartford Senators, 44 salary of, 110 Hearst, William Randolph, 5 Graham, Frank, 6, 46, 70–71, 81, Henrich, Tommy, 199, 204 147–148 Highlanders, 88.