Aaron, Hank, 42, 59, 98, 173, 175, 186, 222, 241, 259, 268, 302, 306, 328, 341, 342, 357, 389, 398, 431–32, 457–58, 466, 472, 473–74, 489, 492, 495, 497, 515, 527, 530, 540, 547, 553, 554
Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem, 357, 472
African American ballplayers, 25, 30, 89, 100, 163, 168, 191, 230–31, 245, 283, 327–29, 331, 357, 398, 419, 420, 428, 432, 435–36, 470, 471
athletic dominance of, 59, 61, 140–41, 205, 328
in barnstorming tours, 11–12, 42, 52, 62, 70, 72, 93, 142, 143, 159, 273, 301–5, 306, 377
clubhouse racial tensions experienced by, 87–88, 123, 129, 327–29, 331, 351–52, 361, 426
Dark’s controversial remarks on, 412, 414, 417–21, 423
discrimination faced by, 20, 49, 53–54, 67, 68, 114, 146–47, 167–70, 186, 228, 241, 327, 517, 554
in early era of major leagues, 52
earnings of, 11, 33, 43, 63, 71, 72, 283, 472
exploitation of, 472–73
and integration of baseball, 2, 29, 38, 40, 56, 58–59, 61–63, 66, 87, 88, 90, 103, 118, 119, 140–41, 159, 180, 216, 226–27, 233–34, 282, 283, 328, 412, 431–32, 469
media coverage of, 76, 120–21, 181, 183–84, 264, 327, 414, 423
MLB’s style of play influenced by, 216
MLB’s unofficial racial quota in signing of, 58–59, 61–62, 79–80, 282
in National vs. American League, 61, 141, 431–32
in Puerto Rican winter league, 207–8, 209
racism countered by, 6, 159, 226–27, 231, 232–33, 396–97, 412, 470, 474
as silent on racial issues, 6, 146, 229, 231, 234, 416, 469–70, 471, 473–74, 475, 476
in Southern semipro and industrial leagues, 10–12, 15, 19, 26, 30–34, 38, 39, 40, 157, 159
white teammates segregated from, 66–67, 68, 145–46, 228–29, 390, 412, 475
World Series racial barrier broken by, 136–38
see also Negro Leagues; specific ballplayers
African Americans, 3, 4, 5, 10, 27, 44, 50, 69, 90, 92, 121, 155, 162, 179, 224, 227, 389, 400, 434–35, 475, 521, 548, 550
civil rights movement and, see civil rights movement
conciliatory approach to race relations of, 17–18, 21, 25, 53, 67, 157, 186, 234
housing discrimination and, 274–81, 312, 315–16, 469, 470
integration of, see integration
Mays embraced by, 94, 186–87, 303, 388
Mays’s approach to racial issues criticized by, 6, 186, 229, 234, 415, 416–17, 469, 470, 471, 472–74, 475, 476, 496, 497
media stereotypes of, 42, 76, 120–21, 183–84
Negro League fanbase of, 40–41, 53, 56
as potential MLB managers, 69, 413, 414, 415, 416–17, 421, 471, 472, 497
race riots and, 395, 397, 435, 438, 441, 464, 472
segregation of, see segregation
Southern labor of, 9–10, 16–17, 21, 22, 25, 32, 41, 53
violence against, 52, 224, 394–96, 415, 472
see also racism
Akers, Bob, 156–57
Alabama, 9, 10, 12, 13, 17, 33, 43, 118, 119, 145, 167, 183, 262, 278, 393, 395, 396
Alden, Vernon, 516
Ali, Muhammad (Cassius Clay), 155, 415, 472, 530
Alioto, Joseph, 509
All Deliberate Speed (Ogletree), 226
Allen, Clara, 451–52
Allen, Dick, 431
Allen, Maury, 537
Allen, Woody, 552
All-Star games, 4, 176, 209, 230, 241, 302, 337, 350, 370, 371, 399, 407, 429, 431–32, 493, 542, 550
of 1957, 258–59
of 1959, 314
of 1963, 406–7
of 1965, 431–32
of 1967, 465–66
of 1971, 494–95
of 1973, 518
Alou, Felipe, 283, 290, 298, 321, 331, 341, 350, 351, 359, 360, 361, 364, 365, 366, 368, 370, 372, 373, 408, 409
Alou, Jesus, 283, 351, 443, 444, 466
Alou, Matty, 283, 344, 350, 351, 366, 368, 372, 373, 374, 434, 438
Alston, Walter, 188, 363, 365, 366, 367, 438, 440
Amalfitano, Joe, 63–64, 221, 340–41, 343, 344, 361
Amaro, Ruben, 421
American Airlines, 164, 504, 523
American Association, 71, 75, 79, 252
American Heritage Investment Company, 240–41
American League, 47, 140, 190, 191, 204, 214, 215, 216, 241, 296, 348, 372, 482, 506
in All-Star games, 259, 431, 432, 518
integration in, 56, 61, 141, 227, 234, 431–32
Anderson, Edward, 548
Anderson, Rene, 548–49, 550, 559
Andrews, Mike, 527–28
Angell, Roger, 83, 101, 206, 265, 268, 444, 518, 526
Anthony, Joe, 157
Antonelli, Johnny, 154, 161, 173, 174, 191, 193, 202, 203, 238, 250, 253, 265, 287, 292, 545
Arizona, 145–46, 147, 148, 163, 173, 191, 475, 480, 516
Army, U.S., 143, 147, 151, 161, 162, 227, 228
see also military, U.S.
Art Flynn Associates, 22, 182, 189
Ashburn, Richie, 95, 108, 298–99, 300, 539
Associated Press, 145, 205, 359
AstroTurf, 506
Atlanta Braves, 59, 348, 456, 457–58, 459, 464, 467, 477, 486, 487, 491, 506
Averill, Earl, 308
Avila, Bobby, 191, 192, 198, 304
Avirom, Harry, 409
Baby Bull (Cepeda), 351–52
Baby Hornets, 29
Bailey, Ed, 350, 362, 364, 366, 369, 371
Ball Four (Bouton), 232, 539–40
Bally’s International, 536–38, 540–41, 542, 543
Baltimore Afro-American, 36, 149
Baltimore Orioles, 170, 193, 313, 320
Bankhead, Tallulah, 182–83, 227
Banks, Ernie, 98, 233, 302, 303, 306, 328, 347, 431, 442, 466, 474, 489
Bannister, Roger, 205
Barber, Red, 85
barnstorming tours, 11–12, 42, 52, 62, 70, 72, 93, 142, 143, 159, 242, 244, 274, 282, 301–6, 376, 377, 522
fan attendance in, 303, 304, 305, 306, 377
income earned in, 302, 303, 304, 377
Barthel, Thomas, 377
baseball:
African Americans in, see African American ballplayers; Negro Leagues
barnstorming and exhibition games in, 5, 11–12, 42, 48, 70, 72–73, 77, 87, 91, 93, 137, 142, 143, 146–47, 148, 159, 166, 167, 191, 206, 207, 226, 233, 238, 242, 244, 271, 273, 274, 282, 301–6, 307, 310, 343–45, 352, 405, 411, 423–24, 456–57, 479, 512
beanballs in, 86, 113, 206, 211, 215, 253, 287, 346, 347, 348, 428–29, 433, 435–36
bench-clearing brawls in, 287–89, 308, 353–54, 436–42, 445, 525
broadcasting innovations in, 99–100
contract and labor disputes in, 250, 291, 330, 351, 399, 425, 448, 488–89, 506, 510
“dead-ball” eras in, 108, 214–16, 323–24, 411, 479, 482, 553
integration of, see integration of baseball
“live-ball” era in, 100, 214–16, 553
Mays’s great love for, 5, 6, 152, 167, 183, 210, 229, 231, 378, 422, 441, 467, 505, 519–20, 521, 533, 535–36, 537, 544, 550–51
New York’s “golden age” in, 4, 97–98, 100, 203, 377, 510
night games in, 41, 90, 323, 411, 553
in pre-expansion San Francisco, 269–70, 273
Puerto Rican winter leagues of, 207–13, 236, 426, 559–60
racial baiting from fans and opposing players in, 67, 68, 114, 123, 146–47
racial discrimination countered in, 226–27, 232–33, 412
scouting of players in, 33, 38, 55, 56–63, 64, 76, 77, 78, 91, 118, 282–83, 286
segregated ballparks in, 40, 41, 53
segregation in, 11, 18, 40, 41, 42, 52, 63, 137, 145, 180, 234; see also Negro Leagues
Southern semipro and industrial leagues in, 10–12, 15, 19, 30–34, 38, 39, 40, 157, 159
team camaraderie in, 48, 49, 51–52, 66, 67, 68–69, 75, 128–29, 407, 441, 470, 490, 519, 535
television’s role in transformation of, 5, 90, 99, 171, 204, 259, 303, 377, 488
transition to “modern” era of, 204, 323, 363, 377, 411, 506, 553
in U.S. military, 153–54, 155–56, 157, 161, 162
Baseball (documentary), 204
Baseball Barnstorming and Exhibition Games (Barthel), 377
Baseball Has Done It (Robinson), 412, 413, 416
Baseball Magazine, 101
Baseball Writers Association of America, 147, 406, 534
basketball, 29, 30, 32, 35, 36, 38, 44, 45, 97, 154, 166, 180, 423, 480, 556
“basket catches,” 154–55, 383, 494
Battey, Earl, 432
batting titles, 191, 192, 230, 328, 542
1954 NL race for, 185, 186, 187–89
Bauer, Hank, 139
Bavasi, Buzzie, 209
beanballs, 86, 113, 206, 211, 215, 253, 287, 346, 347, 348, 428–29, 433, 435–36
Bearnarth, Larry, 405
Belli, Melvin, 320
Berra, Yogi, 138, 511, 512, 514, 515, 518, 519, 521, 525, 526, 527, 529, 531
Mays’s tense relationship with, 512, 517, 520
Bewitched, 179
Birmingham, Ala., 6, 9–12, 15, 16, 32, 33, 34, 35, 44, 57, 59, 60, 65, 70, 93, 144, 242, 302, 335, 336, 396, 397, 416, 535, 554, 555
church bombing in, 52, 394, 395–96
civil rights demonstrations in, 394–95
hostile race relations in, 52–53, 394–96, 397
segregation in, 17–18, 71, 137, 226, 394, 419
steel industry in, 9–11, 15, 16
Willie Mays Day in, 142–43
Birmingham Barons, 40, 41, 47, 65
Birmingham Black Barons, 1, 14, 20, 26, 29, 32, 34, 36, 38, 39–41, 42–52, 53–54, 55–58, 59, 60, 62, 64, 70, 75, 79, 94, 102, 109, 120, 142, 210, 396, 517, 535, 555
in Championship and World Series games, 47–48, 53
cross-country bus rides of, 48–51, 68, 92
team camaraderie of, 48, 49, 51–52, 66, 67, 68, 535
Bjarkman, Peter J., 212
Black Athletes Hall of Fame, 475–76
Blackmon, Douglas A., 53
Black Sox scandal (1919), 537
Black Sports, 517
Blue, Vida, 510
Blumstein, Jack, 98
Bolin, Bobby, 334
Bonds, Barry, 323, 481, 491, 544–47, 553
Bonds, Bobby, 480–81, 484, 491, 492, 499, 500, 501, 502, 509, 511, 545, 546, 547
Borchert Field, 74
Boston Braves, 58–59, 61, 95–96, 102, 113, 126–27, 154, 161, 170, 171, 216, 506
Mays scouted by, 57–58, 59, 60, 61, 62
Boston Record American, 440
Boston Red Sox, 56, 60, 62, 154, 234, 307
Bouton, Jim, 232, 497, 498, 539–40
Bowman, Doc, 148, 149, 307, 312, 320, 328, 340, 349–50, 354, 356
boxing, 97, 101, 227, 229, 282, 346
Boyd, Bud, 318
Boykin, Herman, 14, 20–21, 22, 23, 25, 28–29, 36, 108, 142, 249, 544
Branca, Ralph, 70, 123, 129, 132, 133, 134, 135, 149, 522
Brandt, Jackie, 254, 257, 313, 538
Brannick, Eddie, 3, 92, 125, 177
Brickhouse, Jack, 195
Britton, John, 50
Broeg, Bob, 366
Brooklyn Dodgers, 1, 2, 44, 58, 62, 63, 82, 84, 86, 87, 88–89, 90, 97, 105, 109, 114, 118, 129, 136, 147, 149–50, 160, 161, 163, 171, 172, 173, 174–75, 181, 182, 185, 186, 187, 188, 190, 199, 204, 208–9, 220, 233, 239, 244, 253, 254, 263, 267, 270, 303, 348, 415, 452, 483, 522
anti-Robinson clubhouse petition of, 87–88, 106, 419
Giants rivalry with, 2, 84–85, 89, 100, 123, 151, 175, 433
in 1951 pennant race, 91, 108, 122, 123–28, 129, 136, 349, 363
in 1951 playoffs vs. Giants, 36, 128, 129–35, 136, 139, 363, 364, 365, 366
relocation plans and departure of, 5, 97, 171, 259, 260, 261, 262, 286, 510, 512
Robinson’s breaking of racial barrier with, 20, 38, 56, 61, 87–88, 90, 118, 227, 228, 283, 301, 419
Robinson traded to Giants by, 234–35
Brooks, Otis, 24–25
Brosnan, Jim, 285
Brown, Joe David, 243
Brown v. Board of Education, 98, 183, 187, 226
Bruce, Bob, 443
Buck, Jack, 308–9
Burdette, Lew, 341
Bush, George W., 58 n
Caen, Herb, 317, 321, 356, 370, 392
California, 146, 251, 302, 315, 338, 401, 503
baseball expansion in, 5, 171, 259, 260–62, 270, 271, 323, 363, 377
California, University of, Los Angeles (UCLA), 228, 472
Californian, The, 321
Campanella, Roy, 49, 56, 62, 90, 114, 133, 141, 142, 149, 159, 208, 216, 218, 220, 227, 229, 234, 240, 249, 270, 302, 303, 305, 415, 434
Candlestick Park, 317–23, 327, 334, 338, 343, 349, 353, 354, 360, 362, 363, 379, 391, 393, 396, 400, 403, 404, 407, 411, 413, 417, 433, 455, 456, 459, 462, 466, 479, 484, 491, 492, 496, 500, 506, 541
attendance at, 319, 330, 373, 393, 433, 460, 482, 507, 515
construction of, 260, 270, 308, 314, 317, 318, 320–21
criticisms and flaws of, 318–21, 322, 324, 330, 370, 371
dimensions and features of, 317–18, 319–20, 321
Giants-Dodgers brawls at, 436–42
Mays’s adjustments to conditions at, 321–23, 324, 462
Mays’s career numbers and, 323–24
1961 All-Star Game at, 320, 321
1962 playoffs at, 363–64
1962 World Series games at, 370, 371–74
old-timers’ games at, 538
windy conditions at, 318, 319–21, 322–23, 343, 372, 393, 462
Cannon, Jimmy, 172–73, 229, 292, 293, 500–501
Caray, Harry, 130
Caribbean League, 426
Caribbean World Series, 208, 212–13
Carlin, George, 507
Carroll, Clay, 526
Cashman, Terry, 542
Catholic Youth Organization, 87, 205
Cavett, Dick, 496–97
Cepeda, Orlando “the Baby Bull,” 208, 209, 283, 286, 295, 296, 298, 309, 321, 334, 341, 344, 350, 352, 353, 361, 368, 399, 407, 432, 442, 463
Dark’s tense relationship with, 350–52, 361, 399, 419, 463
in 1962 playoffs and World Series, 365, 366, 370, 371–72, 373
Chandler, Albert B. “Happy,” 57, 88
Chattanooga Choo Choos, 33–34
Chicago Cubs, 108, 125, 174, 182, 190, 203, 233, 238, 245, 260, 272, 308, 326, 347, 355, 408, 485, 522, 524
Chicago Daily Defender, 469, 484
Chicago White Sox, 61, 140, 357
Christian Science Monitor, The, 431, 441
Christopher, George, 260, 271, 276, 277–78, 280, 285, 400, 450
Cincinnati Reds, 108, 178, 182, 219–20, 221, 234, 259, 289, 312, 356, 370, 393, 420, 432, 433, 459, 460, 491, 526
in 1973 NLCS vs. Mets, 524–26
civil rights movement, 5–6, 21, 90, 98, 146, 183, 224, 226–27, 232–33, 393–96, 412, 413, 415, 474, 475
African American athletes’ silence in, 6, 229, 231, 234, 396, 416, 469–70, 472, 473–74, 475, 476
baseball and African American athletes’ role in, 4, 55, 90, 146, 159, 226–27, 229, 231, 232–33, 396–97, 412, 469, 470–71
black militant groups in, 415, 471, 472
Mays as silent on issues of, 6, 229, 231, 234, 396, 416, 469–70, 471, 473–74, 475, 476
Mays’s quiet but influential role in, 4, 6, 159, 232–33, 396–97, 410, 470–71, 472, 476
violent resistance to, 52, 394–96, 415, 472
Clark, Jack, 321
Clark, Will, 545
Clay, Cassius (Muhammad Ali), 155, 415, 472, 530
Clemente, Roberto, 57, 189, 208–9, 212, 221, 222, 258, 431, 466, 478, 500, 560
Clemon, U. W., 17
Cleveland Buckeyes, 42–43
Cleveland Indians, 47, 56, 60, 61, 100, 136, 145, 146, 147, 148, 160, 167, 168, 190–91, 215, 233, 238, 304, 346, 405, 536
in 1954 World Series, 190–205, 536
Cline, Ty, 466
Clinton, Bill, 232–33, 266, 550
Coachman, Kenneth, 555
Cobb, Ty, 52, 176, 182, 214, 215, 216, 221–22, 319, 346, 354, 376, 493, 502, 503, 534, 553
Colavito, Rocky, 321
Collier, Phil, 329
Comiskey Park, 56
Concordia-Argonaut men’s club, 448, 471
Coniff, Frank, 311
Conlan, Jocko, 149, 196, 211, 220, 228, 346, 364–65
Connolly, Will, 360
Connor, Eugene “Bull,” 52, 142–43, 394, 395
Corey, W. E., 15
Corkins, Mike, 486
Corrales, Pat, 430–31
Cosgriff, Stewart, 289–90
Craig, Roger, 353
Crawford, Alfred H., Jr., 162
Creamer, Robert, 96, 199–200, 224
Crowe, George, 208, 211–12, 302
Curley, Walter, 522
Curtis, John, 258
Daley, Arthur, 91, 111, 205, 323, 352, 376
Dandridge, Ray, 71–72, 73, 79–80, 208, 283
Daniel, Dan, 205, 233, 255, 262, 375
Dark, Alvin, 89, 102, 107, 123, 125, 129, 174, 179, 190, 193, 194, 238, 252, 253, 341, 344, 348, 349–50, 353, 354, 355, 357, 363, 368, 404, 405, 411, 420–21, 426, 428–29, 503
background and career of, 332
Cepeda’s tense relationship with, 350–52, 361, 399, 419, 463
controversial racial remarks of, 412–15, 417–21, 423
extramarital affair of, 408, 417
as Giants new manager, 332–35, 340, 343, 345, 351
handling of players by, 333, 334, 340, 408, 414, 417, 419
Mays benched by, 349, 359–60, 420
Mays named Giants captain by, 413–15, 416, 420
in 1951 playoffs and World Series, 131, 132, 138, 139, 140, 365
in 1962 pennant race and playoffs, 359–60, 361, 363, 365, 366, 367, 373
in 1962 World Series, 373, 374
religious and political views of, 332, 381, 408, 414
Dating Game, The, 448
Davenport, Jim, 333, 342, 350, 360, 364, 366, 369–70, 399, 420, 444
Davis, Lorenzo “Piper,” 38–39, 42, 47, 49–51, 56–57, 62, 64, 70, 73, 242
as mentor to Mays, 38, 39, 43, 45–46, 105
Davis, Tommy, 354, 364, 365, 375, 377
Day, Laraine, 87, 89, 91, 191, 223–25, 237
“dead-ball” eras, 108, 214–16, 323–24, 479, 482, 553
Dean, Dizzy, 99
DeBerry, Hank, 76
Detroit Stars, 71
Digby, George, 62
DiMaggio, Joe, 2, 50, 91, 108, 118, 125, 144, 182, 189, 198–99, 205, 215, 220, 223, 248, 270, 309, 330, 390, 448, 479, 487, 495, 502, 522, 542, 552–53, 560
Mays’s idolization of, 29, 31, 61, 94, 96, 104, 138–39
in 1951 World Series, 138–39
San Francisco’s reverence for, 269, 274, 296, 321, 424, 535
Doby, Larry, 56, 146, 191, 193, 195, 196, 199, 200, 201, 203, 216, 229, 234, 302, 522
Dodger Stadium, 320, 321, 354, 364, 365, 411, 435, 442, 552 n
Doherty, Charles, 498
Dominican Republic, 283, 304, 350
Donatelli, Augie, 528–29
Donna Reed Show, The, 179, 447–48
Downing, Al, 388
Dressen, Charlie, 123, 125, 126, 132, 133
Drysdale, Don, 271, 286, 313, 330, 347, 354, 364, 365, 366, 424, 425, 433, 441, 447
Duckett, Alfred, 37 n
Dunne, John Gregory, 458–59, 460, 461
Durocher, Chris, 237
Durocher, Leo “the Lip,” 72, 85–90, 91–94, 95, 107, 109, 112, 113, 119, 120, 122, 123, 125–26, 127, 146, 147, 149, 150, 154, 158, 161, 166, 169, 171, 177, 178, 181, 183, 184, 185, 187, 189, 220, 223, 224 n, 238, 243, 251, 254, 255, 332, 334, 349, 364, 365, 366, 367, 396, 426, 429, 483, 534
anti-Robinson petition quelled by, 87–88, 106, 419
daring managing style of, 86, 89
as Dodgers manager, 85, 86–88, 105, 106, 123
fiery temper and savage tongue of, 78, 85–86, 88, 91, 96, 105, 163, 199
Giants lineup reshaped by, 89–90, 91
Hollywood friends of, 130, 147–48, 163, 170, 236, 242
Mays in father-son relationship with, 96, 105, 106, 116–17, 151, 152, 165, 186, 236–37, 238, 242, 244–46, 381
Mays mentored and delicately handled by, 38, 103–7, 108, 114, 116–17, 120, 121, 129, 154, 167, 173, 185–86, 202, 209, 237, 238–39, 242, 244–46, 252, 253, 254, 256, 322, 333, 427, 535
Mays praised and favored by, 81, 93, 103–6, 108, 147, 151, 161, 166, 187–88, 190, 199, 230, 238–39, 244–45, 246, 252, 256, 333
Mays’s call-up to majors urged by, 72–73, 77, 78, 79, 91, 92, 93
in 1951 Giants-Dodgers playoffs, 130, 131, 132, 133–34, 135, 165, 364
in 1951 World Series, 137–38, 140
in 1954 World Series, 193, 194, 196, 198, 202, 203, 236, 246
off-field controversial behavior of, 86–87, 88, 236
players’ tense relations with, 187–88
post-Giants career of, 245, 331, 347, 363
precarious job status with Giants of, 164, 237
sign-stealing scheme of, 135–36
Stoneham and, 164, 173, 236–37, 331
Early, Gerald, 474
Easter, Luke, 146
Easterbrook, Bob, 66–67
Eastern Color League, 282
Ebbets Field, 2, 84–85, 89, 91, 102, 123, 126, 132, 149, 150, 151, 171, 174, 175, 176, 187, 200, 260, 267
Ebony, 224 n, 297, 388–89, 448, 452, 504
Ed Sullivan Show, The, 99, 423
Edwards, Harry, 473
Eig, Jonathan, 102
Einstein, Charles, 130, 219–20, 328–29, 333–34, 342, 344, 349, 378, 405, 418, 420, 423–24, 485
Mays documentary and, 390–92, 396, 397, 527
Eisenhower, Dwight, 190, 226, 227 n, 229–30, 232–33
Ellison, Ralph, 5
Erskine, Carl, 132, 172, 253, 412
Evans, Frank, 33
exhibition games, 5, 48, 72–73, 77, 87, 91, 137, 146–47, 148, 166, 167, 206, 207, 226, 233, 238, 271, 310, 411, 456–57, 512
Giants-Yankees 1961 matchup in, 343–45, 352
in Japan, 303, 305–6, 332, 423–24
in spring training, 166, 167, 169, 191, 307, 334, 405, 479
see also barnstorming tours; winter leagues
Fairfield, Ala., 11, 12, 15–18, 20, 22, 23, 25–27, 31, 33, 38, 49, 60, 108, 115, 142, 143, 150, 160, 172, 211, 249, 255, 392
Aunt Sarah’s funeral in, 177–78
Mays in 2009 homecoming to, 554–56
racial relations in, 17, 18, 21, 52
Fairfield Gray Sox, 30–33
Fairfield Industrial High School, 22, 43–45, 58, 93, 202, 554
Falls, Joe, 494–95
Farrell, Dick, 362
Fay, Sheldon, 391–92
Feeley, Edgar P., 337
Feeney, Charles “Chub,” 63, 128, 163–64, 165, 234, 260–61, 318, 324, 325, 405, 419, 485, 492, 495, 518, 525
Feinstein, Dianne, 495
Feller, Bob, 190–91, 199, 202, 203
Fernandez, Eric, 556
Fingers, Rollie, 526, 529, 531
Fitzsimmons, Fred, 150, 193, 239
Flood, Curt, 146, 448, 488–89, 510
Florida, 45, 71, 145–46, 282, 377, 544
Flynn, Art, 182, 240–41, 249–50
Foli, Tim, 497–98
football, 11, 23, 29–30, 32, 44, 45, 62, 97, 101, 158, 270, 346, 382, 383, 403, 480, 497, 510, 556
Forbes, Frank, 3, 114–16, 120, 129, 164, 176, 177, 179, 181, 207, 210, 249, 251
Forbes Field, 106, 109, 258, 360, 452, 478
Giants-Pirates brawl at, 287–89
Ford, Whitey, 144, 162, 370, 371, 407, 542
Fort Eustis, 152, 157, 162, 164, 166
Fort Eustis Wheels, 153, 154, 155–56, 161
Fox, Charlie, 437, 484, 491, 493, 495, 498, 506, 509, 511
Foxx, Jimmie, 175, 421, 446, 458, 462
Francois, Terry, 297
Franks, Herman, 103, 128, 148, 287–88, 298, 419, 422, 427, 429, 430, 432, 434, 444, 448, 449, 459, 460, 461, 463, 466, 469, 481–82, 483, 484, 491, 506
as Giants new manager, 426–27
managerial style of, 426–27
as manager of Santurce Crabbers, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211–12, 426
as Mays’s financial adviser and investment partner, 449–50
Freese, Gene, 265
Friendly, Ed, 392–93
Frisch, Frankie, 108
Fuentes, Tito, 283, 437, 439, 457, 462, 501, 502, 509, 511
Furillo, Carl, 109, 123, 125, 147, 149, 189
Gabrielson, Len, 444
Gaehwiler, Martin, 276, 277, 278, 279
Game of the Week, 99, 232, 341
Garagiola, Joe, 527
Garcia, Mike, 190–91
Garrett, Mike, 473
Garron, Henry, 461
Garvey, Steve, 376
Gehrig, Lou, 330, 342, 421, 442, 465
Genovese, Chick, 66, 67, 68, 69, 72, 93
Gibbons, Frank, 203
Gibson, Bob, 146, 323, 404, 428, 431, 462, 479, 483, 492, 530
Gibson, Josh, 4, 40, 48, 71, 102, 208
Giles, Warren, 288, 440, 442, 534
Gilmer, Harry, 30
Gionfriddo, Al, 199
Gnesdiloff, Walter A., 275–77, 278–81
Goins, Jessie, 454, 455, 503–4
Golden Gate National Bank, 400, 402, 403, 449, 450
Gold Glove Award, 4, 100, 264, 298, 315, 345, 350, 373, 375, 425, 434, 480, 527, 542, 546
golf, 410, 448, 470, 503, 505, 516, 536, 540, 541, 543, 549
Gomez, Ruben, 173, 174, 191, 202, 207, 208, 212, 285, 286, 287–88, 320
Mays’s altercation with, 211–12, 559–60
Goodgame, John W., 40
Goosby, Ann, 115, 116, 180–81, 251
Grant, M. Donald, 507–8, 511, 519, 520, 521, 533
Grasso, Mickey, 197–98