Aaron, Hank, 36
Abrams, Cal, 173, 174, 175, 176, 180, 186, 203
Adams, Joey, 142
Adler, Kurt, 211
Allen, Mel (Melvin Israel), 81, 82, 85, 143, 144, 147
Allen, Steve, 266
Alston, Walter “Smokey,” 30, 42, 56, 57, 70, 71–72, 90–91, 116, 117, 120, 206, 207, 216–217, 218, 220–221, 222, 223, 228, 229, 232, 236, 237–238, 240, 241, 253–254
Aminoff, Carey, 131–132
Amoros, Edmundo Isasi “Sandy,” 9, 26, 29, 42, 58, 135, 164–165, 207, 208–209, 218, 219, 220, 222, 227, 236, 237–238, 241, 242–245, 246–247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 253, 255, 257, 259, 262, 266
Anastasia, 190
Anastasia, Albert, 125
Anderson, Marian, 44
Anson, Adrian Constantine “Cap,” 49–50
Ascher, Sid, 141
Ashburn, Richie, 173, 174, 175, 176
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 97, 191
Bagby, Jim, 107
Balboni, Huey, 25
Ballanfant, Lee, 92
Bankhead, Dan, 42
Banta, Jack, 171
Barber, Walter “Red,” 9, 82, 109, 111, 144, 145, 146, 172, 193
Bauer, Hank, 67, 70, 77, 87, 121, 203, 209, 214, 215, 229, 246, 254, 255, 256
Bavasi, Emil J. “Buzzie,” 55–58, 59, 68–69, 109, 112, 135, 171, 195, 206, 237, 238, 242, 243, 247
Bavasi, Rachel, 55
Beame, Abe, 134
Behan, Brendan, 151
Berra, Yogi, 29, 41–42, 60, 67, 71, 78, 79, 87, 90, 119–121, 148, 170, 197, 200, 203, 221, 222, 227–228, 229, 234, 236, 239–242, 243–244, 251, 252, 253–254, 262
Bessent, Don, 208, 214, 215, 216, 218, 222
Bevens, Floyd “Bill,” 163, 164, 165, 166
Black, Joe, 42, 84, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199
Bliefeld, Stanley, 278
Boggs, Hale, 137
Branca, Ralph, 75, 159, 162–163, 168, 169, 170, 177, 181–182, 184, 185, 186, 187, 194
Bromberg, Mrs., 130
Brooks Brothers, 125
Brooks, Mel (Melvin), 142
Brown, Ralph “Country,” 52
Bruckheimer, Jerry, 139
Bryant, Clay, 65
Brynner, Vera, 190
Brynner, Yul, 190
Buckner, Bill, 33
Burns, Matt, 206
Busso, Johnny, 25
Butts, Thomas “Pee Wee,” 83
Byrne, Tommy (Thomas Joseph), 28, 60, 61, 62, 71–79, 80, 82, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 108, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 121–122, 148, 170, 215–216, 226, 232, 234, 237, 239, 242, 247, 250, 251
Caesar, Sid, 142
Cahill, Barbara, 125
Cahill, Gordon, Reindell and Ohl, 93
Cahn, Sammy, 140
Campanella, Roy, 3, 9, 26, 27, 29, 42, 51, 53, 56, 57, 61, 67, 69, 70, 71, 78–79, 86, 87, 90–91, 115–116, 117, 118, 121, 122, 169, 170, 171, 181, 182, 186, 197, 199, 202, 206, 207, 209, 215, 217, 218, 219, 220, 222, 223, 224–225, 229, 234, 239–242, 248, 249, 252, 255, 256, 258, 278
Carney, Art, 8
Caruso, Enrico, 212
Case, Everett, 101
Castro, Fidel, 42
Cepeda, Orlando, 268
Cerv, Bob, 29, 85, 87, 88, 121, 219, 220, 228, 235, 251, 255, 257
Chandler, A. B. “Happy,” 47, 49, 161
Chopin, 191
Christopolous, Louis, 25
Clay, Andrew Dice, 142
Clemente, Roberto, 58–59, 177, 237
Clinton, Bill, 54
Cobb, Ty, 33
Coleman, Jerry, 75
Collins, Joe, 67, 198, 214, 221, 222, 223, 226–227
Conlon, Jocko, 100
Connie (hurricane), 137
Cooper, Mort, 158–159
Correa, Matthew, 113
Costello, Joe, 151
Costello, Tim, 151
Cox, Billy, 59, 91, 168, 175, 183, 184–185, 198, 200, 201, 203, 207, 209, 215
Craig, Roger, 208, 225, 226–228
Cramden, Alice, 141
Cramden, Ralph, 140–141
Crosetti, Frankie, 241
Crosley, Powell, 109
Currier and Ives, 125
Daily Mirror, 225
Daily News, 247
Dark, Alvin, 84, 180, 183, 184
Day, Clyde “Pea Ridge,” 107
Day, Laraine, 161
del Monaco, Mario, 212
DeLury, Billy, 133–135, 243–244
DeLury, Eleanor, 135
DeMaestri, Joseph “Oats,” 76
Derringer, Paul, 170
Diane (hurricane), 137
Dickey, Bill, 112
Dickson, Murry, 159
Diehl, George, 52
DiMaggio, Joe, 111, 112, 162, 163, 164, 165, 195, 209
Doubleday, Abner, 137
Douglas, Bobby, 135–136, 262–263
Douglas, Helen Gahagan, 15–16
Douglas, Melvyn, 16
Dressen, Charlie, 61, 65, 67, 77–78, 90, 181, 182, 184, 186, 187, 195, 196, 200, 201, 205, 209
Durante, Jimmy, 140
Durocher, Leo, 109, 154, 155, 157, 158, 161, 168, 169, 179, 181, 182, 203, 205
Ebbets, Charles, 109, 151, 157
Edwards, Bruce, 53, 163, 169, 171, 180
Edwards, Hank, 76
Eisenhower, Dwight D., 15, 44, 104, 192
Elizabeth, queen, 15
Engleberg, Memphis, 161
Ennis, Del, 173
Erskine, Betty, 146
Erskine, Carl, 16, 26, 47, 62, 66, 81, 85, 86, 102, 146, 181, 186, 187, 193, 194, 196, 197, 199, 200–201, 202, 207, 208, 209, 213, 216, 221, 222, 229
Evans, Dwight, 249
Felton, 35
Fewster, Wilson Lloyd “Chick,” 73, 108
Field of Dreams, 139
Fireman, Sheldon, 278
Fisk, Carlton, 33
Fitzsimmons, Freddie, 111, 154
Flaherty, Vincent X., 277
Ford, Whitey, 28, 41, 78, 82, 88, 200, 201, 202, 213–214, 229, 230
Foster, Phil, 142
Freed, Alan, 125
Fuller, R. Buckminster, 274
Furillo, Carl, 9, 26, 58, 87, 89, 110, 117, 121, 157, 160, 163, 165, 169, 174, 175, 183, 198, 199, 202–203, 214, 215, 222, 224–225, 227–228, 234, 235, 236, 252, 253, 254
Gardner, Herb, 8
Gardner, Paul, 138
Gephardt, Dick, 38
Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge, 1, 5, 34, 268
Gilliam, James William “Junior,” 9, 42, 59, 82–83, 84, 85, 86–87, 88, 120, 122, 143, 148, 199, 200, 208, 214, 219, 222, 223, 229, 237, 238, 246, 251, 255, 256
Gionfriddo, Al, 48, 163, 164, 165, 166
Glueck, Grace, 138
Golenbock, Peter, 7
Gone With the Wind, 22
Gooding, Gladys, 216
Goren, Charles, 194
Gorman, Tom, 197
Grayson, Kathryn, 140
Green, Johnny, 140
Green, Samuel, 52
Greenberg, Hank, 268
Gretchaninoff, Alexander, 190
Griffith, Andy, 135
Griffith, Clark, 147
Grim, Bob, 78, 215, 225, 227, 234–236, 237, 250, 251
Grimes, Burleigh, 106–107
Guadalcanal Diary, 139
Hackett, Buddy, 142
Hamilton, Alexander, 137
Handwerker, Nathan, 140
Happy Endings, 8
Happy Felton’s Knothole Gang, 35
Harpers, 157
Harris, Spencer, 134
Hart, Peter, 133
Hartung, Clint “Hondo Hurricane,” 184
Harwell, Ernie, 145
Hearn, Jim, 182
Henrich, Tommy, 112, 164, 170, 203
Herald-Examiner, 277
Herman, Floyd Caves “Babe,” 108
Hermanski, Gene, 172
Hoak, Don, 87, 91–92, 117, 118, 148, 207–208, 235, 236, 239, 252, 253, 255, 256
Hodges, Gil, 1, 2–3, 9, 16, 26, 34–36, 38, 47, 61, 67, 87, 102, 117–118, 131, 132, 139, 148, 169, 170, 175, 176, 181, 183, 199, 202, 207, 220, 222, 224–225, 227, 228, 232, 234, 235, 239–240, 242, 245, 250, 255, 256, 257, 259, 260, 263, 268, 269
Hodges, Joan, 132
Hodges, Russ, 177
Home, Lena, 123
Howard, Elston, 36–37, 42, 75, 87, 89, 116–117, 118, 148, 214, 218, 219–220, 221, 222, 224, 228–229, 251, 257–259, 278
Hoyt, Waite, 110
Huggins, Miller, 11
Hurt, Miss., 191
Husing, Ted, 147
Hymel, Alexandria, 137
Hymel, Amy, 137
I Never Had It Made (Robinson), 43–44
I’m Not Rappaport, 8
Immerman, Connie, 161
Irvin, Monte, 58, 180, 182, 183
It Happened in Brooklyn, 140
Jackson, Kenneth T., 138
Jackson, “Shoeless” Joe, 34, 49, 106, 139, 162
Jocko (parakeet), 100
John (Billy DeLurys uncle), 134
Johnson, Jack, 4
Johnson, Walter, 147
Jones, Willie “Puddin Head,” 173
Jordan, Vernon, Sr., 51, 52, 53
Jorgensen, John “Spider,” 163
Judge, Arline, 160
Kaminsky, David. See Kaye, Danny
Kaye, Danny (David Kaminsky), 140
Keller, Charlie, 112
Kelly, George, 268
Kenrey, Mr, 196
Kerrigan, Charley, 267
The Kid from Brooklyn, 140
Kilduff, Pete, 107
Killebrew, Harmon, 268
The King and I, 190
King, Clyde, 181
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 54
Kinsella, Ray, 139
Konigsberg, Allen, 124
Krock, Arthur, 104
Kucks, Johnny, 223
Kurt, 206–207
Kuzava, Robert LeRoy “Sarge,” 198
Labine, Clem, 26, 29, 181, 183, 186, 199, 201, 203, 204, 215, 216, 223, 224, 225, 228–229, 239, 240, 262
Lacy, Sam, 48
Lamont, Miss., 191
Landis, Kenesaw Mountain, 49
Lasorda, Tommy, 66
Lavagetto, Harry “Cookie,” 163–164, 166
Lawford, Peter, 140
Lee, Robert E., 137
Lehman, Kenny, 68
Lie, Trygve, 190
The Life of Riley, 140
Lincoln, Abraham, 127
Lockman, Carroll “Whitey,” 184
Loes, Billy, 75, 194–195, 197, 199, 201, 203, 208, 215–216, 229, 262
Lombardi, Ernie, 108
Lombardi, Vic, 168
Lopat, Ed, 77
Lopez, Al, 108
Luciano, Charles “Lucky,” 161
MacArthur, Arthur, 192
MacArthur, Douglas, 192
MacArthur, Jean, 192
MacMillan, Margaret, 191–193, 210
MacPhail, Larry, 55, 109–110, 144, 154, 155–156, 157, 160–161, 163, 167–168, 170, 181, 216, 272, 273
Mahler, Gustav, 212
Manley, Abe, 58
Manley, Effa, 58
Manley, Gordon, 98
Mann, Earl, 52
Mann, Terence, 139
Mantle, Mickey, 26, 60, 67, 70, 72, 78, 85, 87, 90, 110, 180, 200, 201, 202, 203, 209, 215, 217–218, 219, 220, 235, 251, 252
Mapes, Cliff “Tiger,” 75
Margolis, Samuel, 8–9
Markowitz, Marty, 138
Martin, Billy, 60, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 122, 198, 200, 201, 202, 203, 214–215, 218, 220, 221, 222, 224, 227, 228, 229, 232, 233, 234, 238, 239, 240, 243, 245, 246, 253
Mary Alice Something, 264–266
Mathews, Eddie, 200
Mathewson, Christy, 179
Mauch, Gene, 168
Mays, Willie, 33, 41, 84, 110, 180, 184, 207, 223
McCarthy, Joe, 15, 105, 162, 274
McCourt, Frank, 271
McCovey, Willie, 268
McDougald, Gil, 41, 86, 88, 89–90, 91–92, 116, 120, 122, 148, 198, 201, 215, 221, 229, 233, 239, 243, 245, 253
McGraw, John, 179
McGuire, Dorothy, 140
McKeever, Edward, 109
McLaughlin, George V., 156
Medwick; Joe, 110
Meyer, Russ, 67, 199, 202, 229–230, 262
Miller, David Neal, 124
Miller, Otto, 107
Miranda, Willie, 76
Mitchell, Clarence, 107
Mitropolous, Dimitri, 212
Monitor, 127
Moore, Mary Tyler, 142
Morse, Samuel F. B., 125
Mostel, Zero, 142
Mozart, 191
Mullin, Willard, 141
Murdoch, Rupert, 271
Murphy, Eddie, 142
The New York Times, 22, 36, 103, 148, 225, 267
Newcombe, Don, 26, 28, 42, 51, 56, 57, 58, 65, 67, 68, 75, 84, 85, 86, 169–170, 174, 175, 176, 181, 182, 183, 184, 186, 187, 189, 193, 195, 199, 203, 206, 207, 209, 213, 214, 229
Newfield, Jack, 271
Niehaus, Dave, 269
Nixon, Richard, 15–16, 104, 130, 274
Nuxhall, Joe, 216
O’Hara, Scarlet, 22
Oliphant, Anna (Anna Serena Selvog), 3, 7–8, 13, 14–15, 16–20, 21, 23, 24–26, 30–31, 79–82, 93, 94–95, 101–105, 111, 149–151, 154–155, 166–167, 178–179, 187–190, 193, 210–211, 225, 261, 263–267, 270, 273
Oliphant, Elmer Q., 104
Oliphant, Herman (uncle), 18, 103–104
Oliphant, Homer, 2, 3, 7–8, 12, 14–20, 16–18, 19–20, 21, 23, 24–26, 30–31, 46–47, 48, 49, 60–61, 79–82, 92–93, 101–105, 112–11496–97, 118–119, 149–151, 166–167, 172–173, 178–179, 187–190, 199, 210–211, 212–213, 238, 255, 256, 258, 260–262, 263–267, 269, 270
Olmo, Luis, 171
Olmsted, Frederick Law, 124
O’Malley, Peter, 56, 58, 271, 273
O’Malley, Walter, 9, 56, 59, 64, 83, 90, 109, 134, 144, 156, 168, 177, 205–206, 271, 272, 273, 274–277
O’Neill, Tip, 137
Oppenheimer, Joel, 7
Ott, Mel, 139
Otto, Frederick Augustus (FAO Schwarz), 125
Ouimet, Francis, 4–5
Overmire, Frank “Stubby,” 75
Owen, Mickey, 18–19, 110, 112, 154, 170, 196, 203
Owens, Jesse, 50
Pafko, Andy, 180, 182, 183, 184, 185, 193, 199, 200
Page, Joe, 75, 77, 165, 170, 171, 181
Palica, Erv, 186
Panza, Sancho, 103
Patterson, A. F. “Red,” 277
Paul, Saul, 26
Pearl Harbor, 139
Perez, Tony, 268–269
Pitler, Jake, 174
Podbeilan, Clarence “Bud,” 182, 186
Podres, Johnny, 3, 9–10, 28, 30, 60, 61–71, 72–73, 78, 79, 80, 85, 86, 87, 89, 90–91, 119, 120–121, 122, 141, 148, 152, 171, 181, 199, 202, 208, 209, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220–221, 229, 232, 238–244, 247, 249, 250, 251, 253–254, 255, 256–258, 262, 266, 278
Pollet, Howie, 159
Potts, Aloysius T. “Taxi,” 139
Praeger, Emil, 273
Previn, Andre, 140
Proust, Marcel, 95
Quixote, Don, 103
Randall, Aloysius K. “Smacksie,” 139
Raschi, Vic, 77, 170, 197, 198, 201
Ratner, Bruce, 275
Ray (candy store owner), 25
Reader’s Digest, 157
Reddenbacher, Orville, 269
Redmond, Reverend Herbert, 36
Reese, Harold Henry “Pee Wee,” 3, 16, 36, 38–40, 47, 69, 81, 82–83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 102, 110, 111, 112, 120, 121, 136, 157, 160, 163, 165, 174–175, 176, 182, 196–197, 198, 200, 207, 215, 217, 219, 220, 222, 223, 232–233, 235, 237, 240–241, 244–245, 246, 251, 252, 256, 259, 260, 263
Reilly, Walter, 43
Reiser, Harold Patrick “Pistol Pete,” 47, 58, 110, 154, 155, 157, 158, 162, 163, 244
Reynolds, Allie, 77, 170, 171, 181, 196, 197, 202
Rickards, Tex “Ricketts,” 107, 216
Rickey, Branch, 37, 38, 47, 48–49, 54–56, 58, 59, 64, 83–84, 109, 110, 131, 134, 146, 147, 153, 156, 157, 159, 161, 168, 170, 177, 179, 187, 199–200, 206, 248–249, 272, 273, 275
Rikard, Cully, 162
Riley, Chester, 140
Riley, Walter, 43
Rivers, Joan, 142
Rizzuto, Phil, 60, 85, 86, 89, 92, 112, 117, 118, 119, 120, 136, 148, 165, 201, 214, 218, 221, 222, 227, 228, 229, 232, 233, 238–239, 251, 252–254, 262
Roberts, Robin, 66, 173, 174, 175, 176
Robeson, Paul, 45
Robinson, Aaron, 165
Robinson, Eddie, 214, 215, 224, 227
Robinson, Jackie, 3, 26, 27, 34, 37–42, 43–44, 45, 47–48, 50, 51–52, 53–58, 59, 61, 67, 83, 84, 87, 90, 91, 108, 125, 130, 136, 153, 159–160, 161, 168, 169, 170, 175, 180, 182, 183, 196–197, 198, 199, 200, 202, 207–208, 214, 215, 217, 218, 219, 220, 224, 227, 228, 235, 237, 249, 272
Robinson, Phil Alden, 139
Robinson, Wilbert, 106, 107–108
Rock, Chris, 142
Rodgers and Hammerstein, 190
Roe, Elwin Charles “Preacher,” 66, 91, 168, 169, 170, 181, 186, 187, 193, 194, 196, 198, 199, 201, 207, 209, 215
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 16
Roosevelt, Franklin D., 18, 74, 80, 103, 141, 154
Rosen, Al, 77
Roth, Alan, 146–147
Rothstein, Arnold, 161
Roybal, Edward, 276–277
Rozelle, Pete, 224
Rubenstein, Florence, 122–123, 124, 132, 133
Ruppert, Jacob, 160
Ruth, Babe, 11, 73, 78, 106, 108, 139, 196, 203, 228
Saarinen, Eero, 274
Sanger, Margaret, 140
Schilling, Curt, 63
Schwarzenegger, Arnold, 273
Scully, Vin, 82, 143–148, 148, 197, 234, 235, 238, 243, 245, 246, 254–255, 259, 271
Seabiscuit, 4
Selvog, Anna Serena. See Oliphant, Anna
Selvog, Edla, 104
Seminick, Andy, 173
Sexton, John, 135–136, 156, 262–263
Shapiro, Milton, 258
Shaw, George Bernard, 262
Shea, Frank Joseph “Spec,” 162, 164, 165
Shepherd, Bob, 70
Shotton, Burt, 161, 163, 168, 174, 176, 180, 181, 232
Shuba, George “Shotgun,” 59, 236–238
Siegel, Bugsy, 160
Silvers, Phil, 142
Simmons, Curt, 173
Sinatra, Frank, 140
Sisler, Dick, 175
Sisler, George, 175
Skowron, Bill, 87, 89, 116, 119, 120, 121, 218, 229, 233, 237, 240, 251, 255–256, 257
Slaughter, Enos “Country,” 155
Slutsky, Abe, 178, 179, 183, 185
Smith, Elmer, 106
Smith, Hal, 217
Smith, Michael (Mike the Merry Mortician), 226
Smith, Sherry, 106
Smith, Wendell, 48
Snider, Edwin Donald “Duke,” 9, 26, 29, 60, 70, 77, 82–83, 85, 87, 89, 110, 115, 120, 122, 148, 169, 171, 173, 174–175, 176, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 194, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 207, 209, 214, 215, 217, 221, 223–224, 227, 228, 232, 234, 235, 236, 240, 252, 272
“So Rare,” 267
Spielberg, Steven, 139
Spooner, Karl, 26, 30, 85, 208, 216, 229
Stanford, Leland, 109
Stengel, Casey, 72, 78, 81, 85–86, 106, 107, 117, 118, 168, 198, 219, 223, 226–227, 234–235, 241, 250–251, 257, 262
Stevens, Rise, 21
Stock, Milt, 174, 175–176, 187
Stoneham, Horace, 168, 205, 277
Strassman, Miss., 60
Sturdivant, Tom, 219
Styne, Jule, 140
Sukeforth, Clyde, 161, 184, 187
Taylor, Reverend Gardner Calvin, 53–55, 57–58
Tebaldi, Renata, 99
The Ten Commandments, 190
Terry, Bill, 105
Thomas, Dave, 269
Thomas, Dylan, 151
Thompson, Don, 202
Thompson, Hank, 180
Thompson, Lafayette Fresco, 83–84, 108, 109, 110, 208
Thomson, Bobby, 177, 182, 183, 184–185, 186, 187, 203
A Thousand Clowns, 8
Thurber, James, 151
Till, Emmit, 44
Today show, 22
Tolstoy, Leo, 95
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, 140, 247
Triandos, Gus, 217
Trout, Robert, 147
Tucker, Richard, 21
Turley, Bob “Bullet Bob,” 78, 217, 218, 219, 221, 228, 252, 255
Tweed, “Boss,” 125
UNICEF, 189
Vance, Dazzy, 108
Vaux, Calvert, 124
Veeck, Bill, Jr., 48–49
Vernon Can Read! (Jordan), 51
Voltaire, 95
Wagner, Honus, 33
Wagner, Robert, 134
Waitkus, Eddie, 175
Wake Island, 139
Walker, Al “Rube,” 69, 180, 182
Walker, Fred “Dixie,” 38, 47–48, 110, 157, 168, 169
Walker, Jimmy, 136
Walker, Moses Fleetwood, 50
The Wall Street Journal, 186
Warneke, Lon, 206
Washington, George, 127
Weaver, Sigourney, 23
Weaver, Sylvester L. “Pat,” 22–23
Webb, Del, 90, 160, 167–168, 223, 226
Wendy’s, 269
Wertz, Vic, 207
West, Mae, 142
Wheat, Zack, 106
Woodling, Gene, 67, 197, 201, 202, 217
Wyman, Rosalind, 276–277
Yank Magazine, 19
Young, Whitney, 51
Youngman, Henny, 142
Zeckendorf, William, 177
Zimmer, Don, 84, 88, 120, 121, 122, 207–208, 214, 215, 236, 237, 238