by Bill Madden
Everyone else in the room, sensing the poignancy of the moment, gave them space—Steinbrenner and his oldest friend, the guy who told him, way back in the beginning when he bought the Yankees, “Never forget, New York is a city of stars. You gotta have stars!” They sat together in silence, and after a few minutes Nederlander turned to Steinbrenner and said, “This is a beautiful stadium, George, but you shoulda put a roof on it so we could have concerts and shows and things in the winter.”
“It would have cost too much,” Steinbrenner said softly, before returning his gaze to the TV screen, “and it wouldn’t have been Yankee Stadium.”
When the World Series returned to the Stadium for game six, Steinbrenner was back in Tampa. According to the family, he watched the Yankees win their 27th world championship on TV. “He was very teary-eyed,” Hank reported. “It meant everything to him. It was very strange, him not being here. But he’s happy now.”
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Abbott, Jim, 348, 350–51, 401
ABC radio rights, 283
Abrams, Robert, 290
Addeo, John, 104
Adidas deal, 374–75
Adler, Arthur, 275–80
Adler, Shelly, 279
advertising revenue, 275–80, 373–75
African-American issues, 23, 37–38, 112, 118–19, 141, 289, 359–60
Afterman, Jean, 399
Air Force, George Steinbrenner in, 29–30
Alderson, Sandy, 222
Alexander, Doyle, 100, 215–16, 219–20
Alford plea, 334–35
Allen, Bernie, 49–50
All-Star Games, 89, 224, 425–26
Alomar, Sandy, 96–97
amateur draft, 2, 240
American Arbitration Service, 197
American Basketball League, 32, 38–42
American League, 102, 125–26 Gene Budig as president of, 358
championships of, by Yankees, 2, 103, 125–26, 158, 372, 379, 391, 402, 427
Joe Cronin as president of, 50, 55–56
fining of George Steinbrenner by, 358
free-agent compensation pool decision by, 241
game resumption decision on pine-tar bat issue by, 228–30
Catfish Hunter free agency case and, 73–74
loss of championship to Boston Red Sox, 410
loss of championship to Kansas City Royals, 181–83
Lee MacPhail as president of, 50 (see also MacPhail, Lee)
George Steinbrenner’s dispute with, over game starting time, 166
suspension of Billy Martin by, 234
suspension of George Steinbrenner by, 227
tampering charge against Yankees by, 55–56
American Shipbuilding Company bankruptcy and dissolution of, 348–49
Congress and overrun costs by, 44
elimination of government subsidies and losses of, 283
lobbying of Congress for, 43–45
moving of, to Tampa, 64, 235–36
paying of Lou Piniella by, 254–55
purchase of, by George Steinbrenner, 2
Watergate scandal and illegal campaign contributions from, 61–64
Amorosa, Dominic, 314–15
Anderson, Sparky, 174
Andrews, Mike, 52–53
apologies, George Steinbrenner’s, 209–11, 383
Appel, Marty, 12–14, 51, 66, 70, 78, 111
Applause Broadway show, 81
Arizona Diamondbacks, 362, 394–95, 397
Armstrong, Michael, 291
Armstrong, Mike, 236, 245
Aspromonte, Ken, 69–70
Atlanta Braves, 133, 339, 372–73, 391
attendance figures, 178, 278, 416
Attila the Hun, 24, 309
audiotapes, Gabe Paul’s, xii–xiii
Autry, Gene, 58–59
Autry, Jackie, 342
Balboni, Steve, 236
Baltimore Orioles, 106, 109, 138, 261, 372
Bando, Sal, 105
banishment sentence, 314–18, 328, 337
Banker, Bob, 325–26, 333
Bannister, Floyd, 224
Barger, Carl, 292
Barnett, Dick, 41
Barron, Art, 283–84
Bartholomay, Bill, 325–26
Bartlome, Robert E., 62
baseball. See Major League Baseball
Baseball Hall of Fame, xiii
baseball writers, 185, 282–83. See also sportswriters
basketball. See professional basketball
Bass, Kevin, 270–71
bats George Brett and corked, 228
Reggie Jackson and pine-tarred, 219
Bauer, Hank, 88
Bavasi, Buzzie, 79, 98
Bay Harbor Hotel, 106, 145, 408
Baylor, Don, 245–46, 249, 269
Beattie, Jim, 137–38, 158
Beech, Charlie, 85
Beene, Fred, 67
Beeston, Paul, 355, 376, 395
Belcher, Tim, 240–42
Bell, Buddy, 15
Bell, Jess, 8
Bellamy Road (horse), 186
Belle, Albert, 380–81
Beniquez, Juan, 160
Bergen, Candice, 132
Bergesch, Bill, 132, 190, 220, 258
Berk, Howard, 17–18, 46–47
Berk, Phyllis, 18
Berkow, Ira, 309
Bernstein, Al, 3, 37
Bernstein, David, 345–46
Berra, Carmen, 238, 383
Berra, Dale, 251–52, 382–83
Berra, Yogi appearance of, at new Yankee Stadium, 427
consideration of, as manager, 230–31
Reggie Jackson and, 112
Billy Martin and, 88, 113–14, 118, 124
Old-Timers’ Day and, 148
return of, to Yankee Stadium, 390
George Steinbrenner’s reconciliation with, 382–83
as Yankees manager, 236–39, 242–47
Black Muslims, 104, 278
blacks. See African-American issues
Blair, Paul, 117–18, 139–40
Blomberg, Ron, 87
Bloomberg, Michael, 390, 416
Boggs, Wade, xi, 338–39, 348, 351
Boies, David, 374
Bonamo, Dr. Jack, 207, 209, 260, 268–69
Bonda, Ted, 4, 6, 76, 128
Bonds, Bobby, 69–72, 87, 97–98
Boone, Aaron, 402, 405
Boras, Scott, 328–29, 350, 380
“Boss” nickname, George Steinbrenner’s, 214
“Boston Massacre,” 153
Boston Red Sox, 153–58, 391, 396, 400, 402, 405–7
Bowman, Harold, 331
Boyer, Dr. Andrew, 403, 421, 426–27
“boy” term, 118–19, 141
Bradley, George, 297, 304–5, 322–24
Bratton, William, 416
Breaking Through (Katz), 37
Brenner, Marie, 29
Brett, George, 183, 228
Brett, Ken, 97–98
Brinkman, Joe, 228
Broadway shows, 80–81
Brochu, Claude, 353
Broderick, Bishop Edwin, 197
Broderick, Ed, 193–94, 196–98, 210, 220–21
Bronfman, Charles, 109
“Bronx Bandits” nickname, 100
“Bronx Zoo” nickname, 179, xii
Brosius, Scott, 379, 391, 394–95
Brown, Joe, 97–98
Brown, Kevin, 405–6
Buchanan, Brian, 378
Budig, Gene, 358
Buechele, Steve, 332
Buhner, Jay, 296–97
Bulls basketball team, 32
Buoniconti, Nick, 155
Burke, Daniel, 308
Burke, Mike background of, 13–14
on Billy Martin as manager, 88–89
resignation of, 46–48
role of, in
sale of Yankees to George Steinbrenner, 1, 9–15
as Yankees chief operating officer, 10–11, 16–20
Burnett, A. J., 425–26
Burns, Arnold, 325–26, 333–34, 337
Burns, Britt, 259–61
Burris, Ray, 164
Bush, George W., 342, 394
business operations, Arthur Adler and, 277–80
Buskey, Tom, 67
Butcher, Rob, 360, 364–68
Butterfield, Jack, 124
Cablevision, 279, 284, 381–82, 386, 389–90
Cabrera, Melky, 418
Cadaret, Greg, 292
California Angels, 58–59, 98, 166, 217–19, 303–4, 399
Callison, Johnny, 49–50
Campaneris, Bert, 105
Campbell, Jim, 52, 56
Capital Cities/ABC, 308
captains, team. See team captains
Cardenal, Jose, 370
Cardinale, Gerry, 389
Carew, Rod, 148, 161–62
Carney, Don, 230
Cashman, Brian as assistant general manager, 359
as general manager, 377–81, 384, 398, 404–7, 411
Joe Girardi, Hal Steinbrenner, and, 424–25
as highest-paid general manager, 414–15
on Buck Showalter, 361–62
George Steinbrenner and, 395, 402–3
Joe Torre and, 419–23
Cashman, John, 377
Cassady, Howard “Hopalong,” 30–31, 114–15, 256–58
Castro, Fidel, 32–33
Catching the Dream (Torre), 372–73. See also Torre, Joe
CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System), xii, 1–2, 8–15
CenterStage interview, 412–13
Cerone, Rick (catcher), 178, 196–97, 204, 228, 244, 270
Cerrone, Rick (publicity director), 383, 395, 397–99, 407–8
Chambers, Ray, 387, 390
Chambliss, Chris, xii, 67, 87, 100, 103, 178, 370
championships American Basketball League, 42
American League, 2, 103, 125, 158, 372, 379, 402, 427
International League, 176
World Series, xii, 125–28, 158–59, 205–11, 372–73, 379, 391, 393, 427–28
charity. See philanthropy, George Steinbrenner’s
Chase Manhattan Bank, 301, 319
Chass, Murray, 143–44, 193–94, 200, 249, 288–89, 315, 334, 413–14
Chateau restaurant, 35–36
Chernoff, Mark, 382
Cherry, J. Carlton, 74–78
Chicago Bulls, 32
Chicago Cubs, 137, 165, 420
Chicago White Sox, 115, 187–88, 259–61
chief operating officers Mike Burke, 10–11, 16–20, 46–48
Leonard Kleinman, 319, 333–34
Christian Science, 23
Churchill Downs, 187
Cincinnati Reds, 103–5, 107–8, 280–81, 296
Clark, Jack, 291
Clark, Matthew E., Jr., 62
Clay, Ken, 137
cleanup batting position, 117, 122, 125–26, 140–41, 353
Cleary, Mike, 40–42
Clemens, Roger, 376, 384, 394, 397–98, 402
Clements, Pat, 266–67
Cleveland Cleveland Municipal Stadium and, 4–5
Group 66 and, 3–8
George Steinbrenner and, 23
Cleveland Indians
conflict of interest charge against Gabe Paul by, 15–16
games against, 67–68, 155, 379
Group 66 and George Steinbrenner’s attempt to buy, 4–8
Catfish Hunter and, 76
Gabe Paul as general manager of, xii, 60, 128
Al Rosen and, 131–32
sale of Gabe Paul’s and Steve O’Neill’s stock in, 12
George Steinbrenner as fan of, 24
trade with, 67
Cleveland Now, 23
Cleveland Pipers basketball team, 32, 37–43
Clippers minor league team, 173–76, 244
Cloninger, Tony, 370
closers, 130–33, 159, 242, 376
Clown Prince of Baseball, 50
“Clueless Joe” press conference, 361, 365
coaching, George Steinbrenner’s, 29–30, 33–34
Coble, Drew, 234
cocaine issue, Steve Howe’s, 334–35. See also drug issues
Coffey, Wayne, 195, 400
Colangelo, Jerry, 362, 397
collective-bargaining agreement, 199
Collins, Dave, 212–14
Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 1–3, 8–15
Columbus Clippers minor league team, 173–76, 244
Combs, Leslie, III, 8
commericals, 140, 401–2. See also advertising revenue
commissioners. See also Major League Baseball Bart Giamatti, 303, 308
Bowie Kuhn (see Kuhn, Bowie)
Bud Selig, 373–75
Peter Ueberroth, 249, 313
Fay Vincent (see Vincent, Fay)
Committee to Re-elect the President (CREEP), 61, 63
Cone, David, xi, 355–56, 358, 366–67, 371, 390
Congress. See U.S. Congress
Contie, Leroy J., Jr., 63
Contreras, Jose, 400
Cook, Murray, 234, 236, 240–42
Cooper, Joseph, 176
Corbett, Brad, 89–90, 93, 160
corked bats incident, 219
Cosell, Hillary, 344
Cosell, Howard, 107, 119–20, 264, 344
Costello, Robert, 319–20, 333–34, 336, 338, 358
cost-of-living escalator issue, 193–94
Cousins, Derryl, 226–27
Cowen, Dr. Maurice, 153
Cowley, Joe, 244, 260
Cox, Bobby, 92, 124, 247
Cronin, Joe, 50, 55–56
cronyism, George Steinbrenner’s, 79–81, 114
Crown, Lester, 8
Cuba, 32–33
Culver Military Academy, 6, 24, 110
Cunningham, Patrick J., 66, 77, 90–91
Cuomo, Mario, 415–16
Curran, Paul, 307, 310, 314–15, 320
Curry, Jack, 353
“Curse of the Rings,” 393
Cy Young Awards, 116, 130, 160, 332, 376
Daily News, ix, xi–xii, 83–84
David M. Winfield Foundation. See also Winfield, Dave arbitrator’s decision on, 299–300
IRS investigation of, 311
George Steinbrenner’s payments to Howie Spira for information about, x, 300–303 (see also Spira, Howie)
Dave Winfield’s conflict with George Steinbrenner over, 263, 288–91
Dave Winfield’s signing and, 190, 192–93
Davidoff, Ken, 398
Davis, Pearl, 70
Davis, Ron, 137
Davis, Russ, 366
Dawson, Len, 34
Dayett, Brian, 244
death threats, Dave Winfield’s, 289
DeBartolo, Edward, 5, 187–88
DeJean, Mike, 365
Della Femina, Jerry, 179
DeLorean, John, 8
Democratic Party, George Steinbrenner and, 3, 44
Dempsey, Rick, 67
Dent, Bucky as Columbus Clippers manager, 266
firing of, as manager, 303–5
hiring of, as manager, 294–96
injuries of, 138
New York Mets advertising about, 179
trade for, 115–16
dental benefits issue, 398
designated hitter position, 139–41, 357
Detroit Tigers, 52, 55–56, 88
diabetes story, Catfish Hunter and, 135–37
Dillard, Harrison, 214
DiMaggio, Joe, 95, 148–50, 383–84, 391
Dog Days (Bashe), 49–50
Dolan, Charles, 386, 389
Dolson, Frank, 418
Dotson, Rich, 259–60
Dowd, John, 300–303, 306–9, 314, 321, 327
Dowling, Bill, 279, 290, 300–301
Down, Rick, 360
Doyle, Jack, 169
Drabek, Doug, 259
drafts amateur, 2, 240
reentry, 107, 129–30 (see also free agency)
drug issues, 323
drug-testing policy, 249–51
Steve Howe and, 324–25, 334–35
steroids, 396, 398, 411
Darryl Strawberry, Dwight Gooden, and, 357, 368
DuPuy, Bob, 325
Durocher, Leo, 311
Eastwick, Rawly, 133–35
Einhorn, Eddie, 223–24
elevator fight incident, 206–9
Ellis, Dock, 97–98
Ellis, Sammy, 232, 242
Empire State Development Corporation, 416–17
Esquire Reporting Company, 306–7
Evans, Thomas W. as American Shipbuilding Company legal counsel and Yankees limited partner, 8
on attempted hiring of Dick Williams, 54–55
as George Steinbrenner’s attorney, 19
on George Steinbrenner’s illegal campaign contributions to Republican Party, 64
on George Steinbrenner’s marriage, 31–32
on George Steinbrenner’s musicality, 25
on Hank Steinbrenner’s interest in hurdles, 22
Watergate scandal and introduction of George Steinbrenner to Herbert Kalmbach by, 44–45, 61–62
extortion case against Howie Spira, 326–28
“eye in the sky” innovation, 174
Ezra, Bob, 192–93
farm system, 92, 137, 244, 340, 348. See also Columbus Clippers minor league team
Farr, Steve, 322
Feeney, Chub, 14, 226
Fehr, Donald, 249–51
Fergenson, Brian, 277
Ferraro, Mike and Mary, 182–83
Fielder, Cecil “Big Daddy,” 371
fights Rick Dempsey and Bill Sudakis, 67
Goose Gossage and Cliff Johnson, 163
Reggie Jackson and Billy Martin, 117–20, 412–13
Reggie Jackson and Graig Nettles, 205
Billy Martin’s, 88, 118, 162–65, 251–52
George Steinbrenner’s elevator incident, 206–9
Figueroa, Ed, xii, 98, 135, 143, 158
Filippelli, John, 413
Fingers, Rollie, 105
Finley, Charles O., 52–59, 72–74, 89
firemen, Silver Shield Foundation for, 23, 216–17
Fishel, Bob, 12–14, 16, 50–51, 227, 282
Fisher, Brian, 244
