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The Machine

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by Joe Posnanski


  Garvey, Steve, 17, 59, 64, 74, 175, 202

  and miracles, 170–71

  two hundred hits of, 68

  Gaston, Cito, 138

  Gates, Bill, 187

  Gehrig, Lou, 62, 158

  Gerard, Lou, 255

  Geronimo, Cesar, 108–9, 162, 270, 271, 276

  and Borbon, 181–82

  as “Chief,” 6

  early years of, 5–6, 182

  and games in April and May, 73, 84, 86, 107

  and games in June, 132, 135, 136

  and games July to September, 169, 193, 200, 201, 204

  and Great Eight, 263–64

  injury to, 188

  in the lineup, 55, 109, 157, 158

  on opening day, 55, 57, 58, 59

  and World Series Game 3, 233–34, 236

  and World Series Game 4, 238–40

  and World Series Game 6, 249, 250, 253

  and World Series Game 7, 259, 261

  Giacalone, Anthony, 187

  Giamatti, A. Bartlett, 248

  Gibson, “Bullet” Bob, 18, 37, 123, 199–201, 273

  Gifford, Frank, 119

  Giusti, Dave, 129

  Goldsboro, Bobby, 22, 82

  Goodson, Ed, 86

  Good Will Hunting (film), 254

  Gould, Charles H., 50

  Gowdy, Curt, 226, 233–34, 235, 244

  Graham, Billy, 198

  Grammas, Alex, 136

  Grange, Red, 93

  Grant, Ulysses S., 51

  Gray, Elmer, 152–53

  Griffey, Ken, 162, 270, 271, 277

  early years of, 151–53

  and games in April, 64, 72, 73

  and games in August, 183, 191

  and games in June, 136, 138, 146, 154–55

  and games in May, 113, 120–21

  and Great Eight, 263–64

  in the lineup, 55, 56, 109, 154, 157, 158, 208, 209, 235, 258

  and playoffs (1975), 208, 209–11, 216

  and playoffs (1976), 261

  speed of, 6, 56, 152–53, 154, 158, 209, 276

  and team members, 132, 153, 186–87, 208, 210–11, 263–64

  and World Series Game 2, 232–33, 237

  and World Series Game 3, 235, 236–37, 238

  and World Series Game 4, 238–39

  and World Series Game 6, 249, 250, 253, 254

  and World Series Game 7, 258, 259

  Griffey, Ken Jr., 210–11

  Grimsley, Ross, 69, 115

  Grote, Jerry, 169

  Grubb, Johnny, 160

  Gullett, Don, 102, 122–23, 131, 137

  injury to, 138–39, 147, 148, 179, 195

  in the lineup, 55, 195

  and World Series (1975), 226

  Hale, John, 175

  Haney, Larry, 192

  Harrelson, Bud, 7, 67, 124, 205, 215

  Harshman, Richard R., 100, 104

  Hebner, Richie, 214

  Heffner, Don, 89, 90

  Helms, Tommy, 42

  Hernandez, Enzo, 66

  Hertzel, Bob, 65, 105

  Hickman, Jim, 43

  Hill, Marc, 84

  Hinkley, Gordon B., 188

  Hirshfield, Leo, 100

  Hitchcock, Alfred, 230–31, 246

  Hobson, Butch, 31

  Hodges, Gil, 242

  Hodges, Russ, 34

  Hoffa, Jimmy, 177, 187, 203

  Holtzman, Ken, 192

  Hoover, Herbert, 158

  Hope, Bob, 22, 82, 158

  Hough, Charlie, 58, 202

  Houston Astros, 56, 145, 157

  Howsam, Bob, 13, 14, 20, 201, 203

  and Big Red Machine, 10–11, 261

  and Businessman Special, 141–42

  comparing teams, 63, 109

  death of, 260–61

  and free agency, 127

  and the lineup, 88, 91–92, 95–96, 97

  optimism of, 108–10

  and rules, 17, 60, 141–42

  and trades, 17, 26–27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 108

  Hoyt, Waite, 94

  Hundley, Randy, 81

  Hunter, Bob, 11

  Hurley, Richard, 50

  Jackson, Reggie, 192

  Jackson, Sonny, 35

  Janney, Stuart, 161

  Jeter, Derek, 276

  Jobe, Frank, 39–40

  John, Elton, 49, 224

  John, Tommy, 39, 40

  Johnsen, Stuart, 24

  Johnson, Darrell, 230, 235, 239, 250, 251–52

  Johnson, Walter, 62

  Jones, Arthur, 28

  Jordan, Pat, 173

  Jorgensen, Mike, 109

  Joshua, Von, 87

  Karpov, Anatoly, 62

  Katz, Reuven, 20

  Kaufman, Andy, 219, 224

  Kennedy, John F., 198

  Kiernan, Thomas, The Miracle of Coogan’s Bluff, 170–71

  Kilpatrick, James J., 98

  Kindred, Dave, 247

  King, Billie Jean, 159

  King, Nellie, 125

  Kingman, Dave “Kong,” 167

  Kirby, Clay, 184

  Kirkpatrick, Ed, 214

  Kison, Bruce, 194

  Kluszewski, Ted, 26, 28, 109, 121, 171, 182, 271–72

  Knievel, Evel, 118–19

  Koufax, Sandy, 122, 123

  Kroc, Ray, 99–100

  Kubek, Tony, 226, 234, 235

  Kuhn, Bowie, 99, 127

  LaCock, Pete, 200–201

  Lacy, Lee, 184–85

  Landau, Jon, 197–98

  Landis, Jim, 35

  Lasorda, Tommy, 124

  Lauren, Lucien, 159

  Lawson, Earl, 53

  Lecaroz, Martha, 149

  Lee, Bill, 220, 221

  and World Series (1975), 8, 9, 228–29, 257

  Leigh, Tara, 22

  Leonard, Andrew J., 50

  Lintz, Larry, 109

  Lonborg, Jim, 130–31

  Lopes, Davey, 170

  Los Angeles Dodgers, 17–18, 56, 60

  and 1974 season, 16, 63–64

  and 1975 season, 70–72, 74, 76, 137, 164, 170–71, 173–76, 188, 195, 201–2, 204

  and 1976 season, 261

  Louisville Slugger Bat Company, 194

  Lovell, Jim, 55

  Lum, Mike, 202

  Luzinski, Greg “the Bull,” 107

  Lynn, Fred:

  and 1975 season, 174, 221

  and World Series Game 2, 229

  and World Series Game 4, 239

  and World Series Game 6, 2–3, 249, 251, 252

  and World Series Game 7, 257, 259

  Madlock, Bill, 271

  Major League Baseball, see baseball

  Maloney, George, 229

  Mangual, Pepe, 109

  Mantle, Mickey, 78

  Marichal, Juan, 72, 73

  Marshall, Mike, 55, 61–65, 69, 74

  injury to, 76, 175

  pitching every day, 63–65

  return to the lineup, 175–76

  Martin, Billy, 174

  Matthews, Gary, 82–83, 87, 116, 180

  May, Lee, 12, 14, 42

  May, Milt, 103

  Mays, Willie, 34, 35, 36, 39, 40, 205, 239

  Mazeroski, Bill, 255

  McCoy, Hal, 162

  McEnaney, Will, 262, 263, 272

  early years of, 87, 166

  and 1975 season, 87, 130, 147, 195, 205

  and Sparky, 26, 87, 88, 190

  and World Series (1975), 251–52, 259, 261

  McKinney, Ford, 80, 191

  McLaughlin, Jim, 35

  McNally, Dave, 126–27

  McVey, Calvin A., 50

  Menafra, Pat, 159

  Messersmith, Andy, 126–27, 201

  Midler, Bette, 272

  Milk, Harvey, 203–4

  Miller, Marvin, 20, 29, 127

  Minnesota Twins, 174

  Mizell, Hubert, 61

  Monday, Rick, 136

  Montague, John, 113

  Montanez, Willie, 180, 183

  Mon
tefusco, John, 183–84

  Montgomery, Bob, 259

  Montreal Expos, 109–10, 113, 120, 189, 190

  Moore, Sarah Jane, 203

  Moret, Roger, 31, 235

  Morgan, Joe, 16, 46, 60, 108, 183, 275

  and boxing match, 41, 44–45

  and games in April, 70, 71, 83–84, 86

  and games in August and September, 177, 201

  and games in July, 157, 160–61, 168–69, 174–75, 176

  and games in June, 131–33, 136–38, 146, 151

  and games in May, 106, 110, 111–13, 120, 123

  and Great Eight, 263–64

  in Hall of Fame, 270, 273

  injury to, 110, 111–13, 170

  in later years, 260, 262, 273–74

  in the lineup, 55, 109, 154, 157, 158, 208

  and 1972–1974 seasons, 42–43

  and pain, 38

  and the perfect run, 207–8

  and pitchers, 132–33, 168–70, 199, 207–8, 226, 244, 262

  and playoffs (1975), 207–8

  and reporters, 31, 162, 175

  and Rose, 4–5, 7, 41–45, 93, 128, 273–74

  and spring training, 29

  stealing bases, 132–33, 138, 150, 151, 169, 177, 178, 209, 270

  as superstar, 25, 27, 53, 101, 105, 132, 149–51, 154, 170, 205, 209, 237, 270, 276, 277

  and team members, 7, 121, 132, 150, 176, 186, 212, 263–64

  and World Series Game 1, 226, 227

  and World Series Game 3, 236

  and World Series Game 4, 239–40

  and World Series Game 5, 244–45

  and World Series Game 6, 3, 250, 253

  and World Series Game 7, 258–59

  Morgan, Leonard, 132

  Munson, Thurman, 225

  Murray, Jim, 30, 41, 188

  Murtaugh, Danny, 209

  Musial, Stan “the Man,” 61, 100–101, 152

  Namath, Joe, 152

  Nastase, Ilie, 149

  Negro Leagues, 224–25

  Nettles, Graig, 27, 32

  Newcombe, Don, 13

  New York Giants, 170–71, 205

  New York Mets:

  and 1969 season, 168

  and 1973 season, 7, 16, 205–6, 215

  and 1975 season, 167, 168–69, 187

  New York Yankees:

  and 1927 season, 158, 188, 270, 276

  and 1949 season, 248

  and 1960 season, 255

  and 1975 season, 174

  and World Series (1976), 261

  Nicklaus, Jack, 149

  Niekro, Joe, 145–46

  Niekro, Phil, 56, 102, 138, 145, 146

  Nixon, Richard M., 85, 188

  Nolan, Carol, 33, 36

  Nolan, Gary, 33–40, 123, 263, 277

  arm pain of, 36–40

  early years of, 34–36

  in later years, 134

  mental game of, 65–66, 133–34

  and 1975 season, 65–66, 177, 201, 205

  and playoffs (1975), 213–15

  and World Series, 249

  Nolan, Ray, 34

  Norman, Fred, 147, 148, 164, 165, 177, 193, 249

  Oakland Athletics, 192

  early 1970s team, 276

  and 1975 season, 174, 207, 218, 222

  wildness of, 16, 69, 115

  and World Series (1972), 16

  Office, Rowland, 147, 202

  Oliver, Al, 214

  O’Neil, Buck, 225, 260

  Ontiveros, Steve, 180

  Orben, Robert, 54

  Otis, Amos, 43

  Paciorek, Tom, 184

  Parker, Dave, 215

  Parrish, Larry, 109

  Patterson, Daryl, 125

  Pele, 126, 127

  Perez, Marty, 138

  Perez, Pituka, 212–13, 241, 242

  Perez, Tony, 7–9, 41

  as “Big Dog” or “Doggie,” 7, 30

  early years of, 7–8

  and games in April, 70, 71, 73, 84, 86

  and games in August and September, 177, 191, 193, 198, 201

  and games in June and July, 135, 136, 155, 156, 163, 169

  and games in May, 105, 106, 112

  and Great Eight, 263–64

  in Hall of Fame, 270

  injury to, 131

  in the lineup, 55, 109, 154, 157, 158, 208, 243

  and Nautilus machine, 28–29

  and 1969 season, 12

  and playoffs (1975), 208, 211–12

  as superstar, 25, 27, 209, 237, 270

  and team members, 121, 131, 155–57, 161, 186, 212, 243, 244, 263–64, 271

  and trade talk, 26–27, 29–32, 92, 261, 262

  as underappreciated, 31, 161–63

  and World Series Game 1, 226, 227

  and World Series Game 2, 230

  and World Series Game 5, 241–44, 245

  and World Series Game 6, 249, 250

  and World Series Game 7, 8–9, 257–58, 261

  Petit, Cheryl, 149

  Petrocelli, Rico, 236, 243, 251

  Philadelphia Phillies, 13, 105–8, 117, 130, 163, 261

  Phinney, Elihu, 49

  Pinson, Vada, 268

  Pittsburgh Pirates:

  and 1975 season, 129–30, 174, 192–93

  and playoffs (1975), 205, 206, 207–10, 214–16, 274

  Plaswirth, A. L. III, 85

  Players Association, 29, 126–27

  Plimpton, George, 190

  Plummer, Bill, 136

  Pocoroba, Biff, 202

  Powell, Paul, 184–85

  Prince, Bob, 125

  Pryor, Paul, 59

  Quilici, Frank, 174

  Rapp, Vern, 166

  Reese, Pee Wee, 158

  Renko, Steve, 120

  Rettenmund, Merv, 24, 181, 182, 201, 235

  Reuschel, Rick, 132–33

  Reuss, Jerry, 129, 207–8

  Revere, Paul, 2

  Rice, Jim, 174, 221, 222, 227

  Richard, J. R., 145

  Riggs, Bobby, 159

  Robello, Tony, 80

  Robertson, Bob, 129

  Robinson, Frank, 204, 268

  Robinson, Jackie, 39, 42, 158, 224

  Ronstadt, Linda, 10

  Rose, Fawn, 173

  Rose, Harry “Big Pete,” 4, 18, 44, 67, 128, 129, 132, 171–73, 268

  Rose, Karolyn, 128, 262

  Rose, Pete, 46, 248

  batting average of, 127–30, 144, 186, 205, 272, 274

  and Bench, 6–7, 24–25, 267–68

  and Big Red Machine, 10

  and book Charlie Hustle, 144–46

  and boxing match, 40–41, 45

  career of, 90

  as “Charlie Hustle,” 19

  early years of, 128–29

  eligibility for Hall of Fame, 270–71, 273

  enthusiasm of, 3, 16, 38, 43, 93–94, 178, 273, 276–77

  and fans, 66–68, 93–94, 215

 

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