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Game Six: Cincinnati, Boston, and the 1975 World Series: The Triumph of America's Pastime

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by Mark Frost


  and Anderson, 3, 49, 50, 240, 369

  Stockton, Dick, 289, 348–49, 353

  and Game Six broadcast, 56, 88, 136, 181, 188, 226, 227, 249, 257, 258, 284, 285, 286–87, 294, 354

  preparing for Game Six, 21–25, 52

  and Visser, 52, 53, 348–49, 353

  Sullivan, Haywood, 63–64, 339

  Super Bowl, 19, 127

  Swann, Lynn, 13

  “Take Me Out to the Ball Game,” 213, 215

  Taylor, Charles, 204, 206

  Taylor, John, 204–5, 206, 213

  “Tessie,” 127

  Texas Rangers, 356

  Tiant, Isabel, 5, 7–8, 147, 148, 160, 162, 334–36

  Tiant, Luis Clemente: and balk, 69–71

  at bat, Game Six, 117–18, 165–66, 198–99, 202–3

  bringing parents to U.S., 147–50, 160–63, 171, 288

  career achievements of, 54, 55, 60–61, 117, 288, 310

  career comeback of, 53, 54, 63–64, 102, 168, 202

  comparisons to, 76, 77, 100, 101, 295, 299

  and Cuban revolution, 99, 119–21

  early years of, 5–9, 60–62, 100–102

  eligibility for Hall of Fame, 368, 374

  fielding in Game Six, 192–93

  in Game Four, 12, 103, 113, 118, 133, 182, 191–92, 194, 202, 230

  in Game One, 57, 59, 69–71, 102, 117, 293

  and his father, 5, 8, 9, 62, 120–21, 161–63, 171, 172, 288–89, 334–36, 379

  injuries to, 61, 77

  in later years, 367–68

  and 1975 season, 54, 55, 6

  and 1976 season, 334

  and 1977 season, 338

  and 1978 season, 340, 341, 342–43

  personal traits of, 53, 65, 171, 202, 223, 379

  pitching arsenal of, 64–65, 67, 68–69, 101, 103

  pitching in Game Six, 51, 53, 55, 57–60, 66, 67–68, 78, 97–103, 105–6, 107, 122–25, 150, 151–59, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182–83, 185–87, 191–92, 193–96, 206–12, 220, 223–24

  public image of, 54, 65, 119, 368

  in Red Sox Hall of Fame, 368

  Red Sox poor treatment of, 342–43

  Twins’ poor treatment of, 61, 171

  and World Series (1975), 55, 57, 60, 72, 117, 192, 246, 283, 285

  and Yastrzemski, 53–54, 64–65, 343

  Tiant, Luis Eleuterio “Lefty” (father):

  career of, 6–7, 97, 119, 147, 172

  death of, 334–35

  and his son, 5, 8, 9, 62, 120–21, 161–63, 171, 172, 288–89, 334–36, 379

  move to U.S., 147–50, 160–63, 171

  as role model, 97, 172

  Tiant, Maria del Refugio Navarro, 119, 120, 147, 161, 162

  Tolan, Bobby, 121

  Toronto Blue Jays, 356

  Torre, Joe, 357

  Traeger, Aaron, 272, 284

  Ueberroth, Peter, 347, 351

  umpires, 177–78, 193

  Van Sant, Gus, 353

  Vecsey, George, 12

  Veeck, Bill, 215

  Vincent, Fay, 370

  Visser, Lesley, 14–15, 52–53, 348–49, 353

  Von Tilzer, Albert, 215

  Wagner, Dick, 328, 330, 340, 343–44

  Walker, Harry “The Hat,” 150–51, 358

  Watergate, 59, 149, 315, 331

  Weaver, Earl, 48, 55

  Werner, Tom, 361

  Western League, 94–95

  Wide World of Sports (TV), 349

  Williams, Dick, 35–36, 137, 143

  Williams, Robin, 353

  Williams, Stan, 62, 73, 155–56, 184, 224

  Williams, Ted, 34, 35, 36, 115, 251, 295, 363

  and Yawkey, 27, 38, 320, 321–22

  Willoughby, Jim, 175, 186, 193, 235, 300, 302, 312, 322, 334

  Wills, Maury, 356

  Winship, Tom, 14

  Wise, Rick, 235, 264, 289

  early years of, 274

  in Game Six, 274, 276–80, 381

  and 1971 season, 274

  and 1975 season, 246, 274–75

  and 1977 season, 338, 339

  retirement of, 352

  Wooden, John, 4

  World Series: advertisers for, 17, 20

  first, 97, 109–11

  NBC coverage of, 11, 16, 17, 18, 20, 22, 314

  night games in, 17

  profitability of, 17, 350

  umpires for, 178, 193

  viewing audience of, 17, 19

  World Series (1903), 96–97, 109–11, 126–27, 129

  World Series (1905), 128

  World Series (1907), 29

  World Series (1915), 214

  World Series (1919), 49

  World Series (1922), 329

  World Series (1946), 34, 115–16

  World Series (1953), 117

  World Series (1957), 199

  World Series (1961), 49, 199

  World Series (1962), 24–25

  World Series (1967), 36, 143

  World Series (1968), 55

  World Series (1969), 21

  World Series (1970), 47, 76, 152, 156, 290

  World Series (1971), 44

  World Series (1972), 76, 106, 137, 216, 275, 290

  World Series (1975): commercial success of, 350

  Emmy award to, 351

  as most entertaining series in years, 20–21, 310, 314–15

  MVP award in, 230, 310, 387

  stats, 381–90

  see also specific games World Series (1976), 329, 331

  World Series (1977), 339

  World Series (1978), 354

  World Series (1979), 345

  World Series (1982), 358

  World Series (1984), 369

  World Series (1986), 344, 363

  World Series (1990), 345

  World Series (1997), 367

  World Series (2001), 377

  World Series (2003), 367

  World War I, 27, 30, 213

  World War II, women’s league in, 216

  Wright, George, 205

  Wright, Harry, 91–93, 205

  Wright & Ditson Sporting Goods, 205

  Wynn, Steve, 352

  Yastrzemski, Carl, 10, 322, 364

  at bat, Game Six, 80–81, 133–36, 189–90, 221–22, 250–51, 273–74

  early years of, 134, 135–36

  fielding in Game Six, 65, 124, 184, 186, 208, 209, 247, 248, 270

  at first base, 75, 243, 247, 258, 266, 267

  in Game Seven, 295, 296, 307–8

  in Game Three, 81, 261

  in Hall of Fame, 348, 373

  injuries to, 312–13

  and 1967 season, 36

  and 1976 season, 334

  and 1977 season, 338

  and 1978 season, 342

  personal traits of, 53–54, 134, 251

  and Petrocelli, 142–43

  retirement of, 345–46, 363

  and teammates, 53–54, 80, 217

  and Tiant, 53–54, 64–65, 343

  and World Series (1975), 178, 312

  and Yawkey, 36, 38, 312–13, 320, 321–22

  Yastrzemski, Carl Sr., 134, 135–36

  Yastrzemski, Hattie, 320

  Yawkey, Augusta, 29

  Yawkey, Bill, 29–30, 31, 33

  Yawkey, Jean Hiller, 34, 40, 320–21, 339,342, 345

  Yawkey, Julia, 321

  Yawkey, Tom: and American League, 38

  and Carbo, 37, 235, 236, 322, 360

  and changes in baseball, 33–34, 321, 326

  “checkbook” baseball introduced by, 32, 321

  and color bar, 34

  death of, 319–21, 326

  estate of, 320–31

  family background of, 29–30

  and Fisk, 83

  and Game Six, 11, 39–40, 283

  in Hall of Fame, 345

  health problems of, 39, 40, 316, 324

  lifestyle of, 30–31, 33, 34

  and managers, 32–33, 35–36

  and players, 32, 33, 36–37, 224, 321–22, 323


  as Red Sox owner, 27, 28, 31–35, 37, 208, 314, 320, 321, 345

  and Tiant, 55, 148, 162

  and Ty Cobb, 30–31

  wealth of, 28–29, 30, 31, 37

  and Williams, 27, 38, 320, 321–22

  and World Series (1975), 39–40, 294, 313

  World Series win sought by, 31, 34, 37, 38, 39, 292, 313

  and Yastrzemski, 36, 38, 312–13, 320, 321–22

  Yawkey, William Clyman, 29

  Young, Cy, 95–96, 110, 111, 126, 127, 128–29, 206

  Young, Dick, 52

  Zimmer, Don, 311, 344, 356–57

  and Bench, 282, 308

  and Burleson, 116, 165

  and Carbo, 240, 242

  and Doyle, 254–55, 257, 357

  as field manager, 327, 329, 334, 338–39, 340, 341, 342

  and Rose, 132, 255

  and signs to batters, 81, 113, 165, 202, 250, 302

  ALSO BY MARK FROST

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