by Roger Kahn
Herman, Billy, 39,169, 172, 349
Hertz, Willard, 66,67, 68
Herzberg, Joseph G., 59-60, 64, 68
hitting: as high-risk occupation, 345; and Shuba shows Kahn how to swing a bat, 239-41. See also specific person
Hoak, Don, 176, 351-52
Hodges, Gil, 342-54; and 1943 season, 349; and 1947 season, 349; and 1948 season, 307, 349; and 1949 season, 349; and 1951 season, 349; and 1952 season, 117, 140,143,157, 345; and 1953 season, 345-46; background of, 347, 348; and bean balls, 280; benching of, 345-46; and Black, 273; and curve balls, 344-45; death of, 444; Dodgers sign, 348-49; and Dressen, 345-46, 347; education of, 348; and Erskine, 348; family of, 347, 350; as first baseman, 316; and Furillo, 343; heart attack of, 342-44, 352, 354; as hitter, 344-45, 346, 349; and Hoak, 351-52; and Kahn’s first Dodger assignment, 49; locker of, 140; as manager, 315-16, 342-43, 347, 349-54, 444; with Mets, 342-43, 347, 349-54, 444; in military, 344, 349; and move to Los Angeles, 424; Pafko’s views about, 267; physical power of, 344, 352; and race issues, 347-48; and Reese, 313, 315-16, 317, 344, 348, 444; and religion, 352; and Robinson, 444; and Roe, 307; with Senators, 352; and signs, 317; slump of, 345-47, 349; and World Series games, 345, 346, 453
Homestead Grays, 369
Indians, Cleveland, 9, 200-201
“Information Please” (radio program), 13-14, 32-33, 41-42, 114,115, 161
International League, 323
Interstate League, 144
Irvin, Monte, 182, 279, 369, 409
Joyce, James: Kahn family readings of, 116-17, 136-38, 186; Laneyas secretary to, 78-80
Kahn, Emily (sister), 14, 15, 25, 26-27, 29, 30, 42-43, 46,191-92
Kahn, Gordon (father): and 1952 World Series, 161-62,163-64, 254; and 1953 World Series, 182-83; on Barber, 33; and baseball in Roger’s youth, 15-19, 22-23,25, 26,31-35, 42-43, 114; as baseball player, 10, 13, 26; Bleeck meeting between Roger and, 114-17; death of, 191-96; on Dodgers, 18, 39, 43, 46, 114, 116, 136-39,165, 438; and Dressen, 136-37, 138-39, 191; and Emily’s polio, 42; family background of, 13; as Froebel coach, 423; funeral of, 456; and Herzberg, 59, 60; and “Information Please,” 13-14, 32-33, 41-42, 114, 115, 161; and Kahn family readings of Joyce, 116-17, 136-38; Mexican vacation of, 24-25; and O’Malley, 423; and Roger as AP stringer, 75; and Roger as Dodger reporter, 136-39,186-87; and Roger as sports reporter for Herald, 83,114; Roger referred to Herald Tribune by, 48; and Roger’s childhood and youth, 10-47; Roger’s relationship with, 15-19, 22-23, 31-35, 46-47, 48, 114-17, 435, 456; and Roger’s writing of The Boys of Summer, 441, 442; on Ruth, 16, 17-18; and Shuba, 239, 240; third base views of, 413; turns down job at Herald Tribune, 82-83
Kahn, Joan (first wife), 83, 116, 451-52
Kahn, Olga Rockow (mother): and baseball, 115; and Emily’s polio, 42; and Gordon’s death, 192-93; and Gordon’s refusal of job with Herald Tribune, 83; Mexican vacation of, 24-25; professional background of, 11, 13; and readings of Joyce, 116-17,136, 137, 186; and Rockow’s death, 29-30; and Roger as writer, 48, 83; and Roger’s childhood and youth, 11-47; and Roger’s reading material, 150; and Roger’s revisit to Ebbets Field, 437
Kahn, Roger: childhood and youth of, 10-47,139; children of, 407-8, 440; college education of, 47-48, 435-36; death of son of, 454-55; desire to be a writer of, 48; Dodgers signing glove of, 414, 420; dreams of playing with Dodgers of, 16, 27, 28; education of, 451; family of, 116, 440, 454-55; mentors of, 57-59, 68,86, 87
Kahn, Roger Laurence (son), 116, 454-55
Kallgren, Everett, 60-61, 63, 71
Kennedy, John F, 428
Kennedy, Joseph, 427-28
Kiner, Ralph, 97-98,129, 237
Koufax, Sandy, 95, 202, 203, 247, 425
Labine, Clem, 209-23; and 1951 sea-son, 90, 213-14; and 1952 season, 104,117,134,142, 264, 265; and 1953 season, 180,184, 185,213; background of, 215-16, 221; on choking, 92; family of, 216-17, 220, 221-23, 225, 434,446; and father and son theme, 434; injuries of, 213; jokes/song about, 214, 215; and Kahn’s early Dodger reporting, 52, 53-54, 55-56; on losing, 213-14; with Mets, 211, 215; in military, 214; and Pafko, 264; with Pirates, 211; as pitcher, 55-56,95,113,117, 118,180,211,213,214-15,264; post-baseball life of, 209-23, 446; and race issues, 134, 220; and Reese, 320; and religion, 223; resig-nation from baseball of, 209, 211; and Robinson, 407; and southern tour, 104; statistics about, 126-27; with Tigers, 211,213; and traveling, 104,134, 222-23,225; in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, 209-23; and World Series games, 184,185, 211, 213; and Young (Dick), 211, 214-15
Labine, Clement Walter Jr. “Jay,” 216-17, 220, 221-23, 225, 434, 446
Laney, Al, 78-80, 138
Lang, Jack, 128,129, 319
Lardner, John, 59, 71,172, 379,433, 434
Lippman, Jack, 39,40,194-95, 196
Look magazine: and Robinson’s retirement, 388-89
Los Angeles, California: Dodgers move to, 203,424-25, 429-30; O’Malley as minor league owner in, 429
Louisville Colonels, 321-22
MacPhail, Larry (Leland Stanford), 37,38, 43-44,93,144, 322, 427, 450
Maglie, Sal, 7, 91,117,129,157,182, 316,344,354,388,395-96,397
Malamud, Remard, 147-48, 150
Mantle, Mickey, 163, 164,182, 184, 263, 272, 292, 314
Marsh, Irving, 73, 74, 75-76, 77, 80-81,88,113-14,186
Martin, Billy, 165,184, 213
Mays, Willie, 19, 263, 329
McGowen, Roscoe, 101, 128-29, 145,169,227, 312
McGraw, John, 23, 24, 28
Mets, 211, 215,339, 342-43, 347, 349-54, 379, 444
minor leagues: Pafko’s views about, 267. See also specific player, team or league
Mize, Johnny, 162,163, 184, 246, 247,254
Mobile, Alabama: Shuba with farm team in, 234, 235; and southern tour of Dodgers, 106-8, 112,115
Monroe, Marilyn, 201-2
Morgan, Bobby, 142,172, 174, 175, 176, 236
Morris, Everett B., 77, 78, 80
Musial, Stan, 67, 111, 180, 212, 280, 393
MVP awards, 357, 363, 364, 400
National League, 94, 425
Negro American League, 369
Negro National League, 278-79, 284, 356, 367, 368-69
New York Daily News, 100, 102. See also specific person
New York Times, 57, 72, 84, 101-2, 103. See also specific person
New York World-Telegram, 72,106, 291. See also specific person
Newcombe, Don, 54, 90, 111, 203, 214,264, 279, 319-20, 369-70,409
Newsweek: Kahn at, 203, 271, 329-30
night games, 126, 141-42
old-timers’ games, 291, 339-40
O’Malley, Peter, 429-30, 434-35
O’Malley, Walter Francis: and 1953 season, 169, 177, 180; background of, 423; and baseball as business versus sport, 7; and Bavasi, 431, 432; and Campanella, 359, 372; as chairman of the board, 435; on Cox, 445; as Dodger lawyer, 427; and Dodger move to Los Angeles, 203, 424-25; as Dodger president, 100; Dodgers’ Official Family of, 434; and Dressen, 118, 119, 187-88, 189, 190; early interest in baseball by, 427; Ebbets Field sold by, 429; expertise of, 422-23; and Furillo, 334, 335, 336; gains control of Dodgers, 427-28; on height of Brooklyn baseball, 427; and Kahn (Gordon), 423; and Kahn’s 1952 Dodger stories, 423; Kahn’s feature story about, 423; and Kahn’s first Dodger assignment, 5; Kahn’s interview with, 425-32; and Kahn’s (Joan) accident, 452; as Los Angeles minor league owner, 429; old-timers’ games at home of, 291; and Pafko, 268; and the press, 424, 425, 436-37; and race issues, 174, 177, 423-24; and Rickey, 426; and Robinson, 387, 389, 426; and Shuba, 236; style of, 424; wealth of, 430, 432; and Young, 101
Padres, 381, 425, 435
Pafko, Andy, 262-70; and 1942 season, 265; and 1948 season, 267-68; and 1950 season, 263; and 1952 season, 138,142, 162-63, 264-65; and 1953 season, 166, 428; background of, 263, 265-66; Barber’s comment about, 265; baseball memorabilia of, 446; biggest letdown of, 265; with Braves, 263, 268, 269, 428; as coach, 268; with Cubs, 263, 264, 267, 269; Dodgers sign, 262, 263, 264, 267; and Erskine, 268; and fan
s, 268; as hitter, 262, 263, 264, 267; idols of, 266; Kahn’s views of, 328; and Labine, 264; as manager, 268-69; in minor leagues, 266-67, 268-69; as outfielder, 264; post-baseball life of, 262-70,446; reflections about Dodgers of, 262, 263, 270; retirement from baseball of, 268; and Robinson, 267-68; and Shuba, 235; and Snider, 384; trading of, 166; and World Series games, 162-63, 264, 267
Phillies: and 1952 season, 122-23; and Campanella, 368; Dodgers play the, 37-38, 89-90, 122-23, 138,142, 143, 159, 215, 259, 263-64, 280, 345, 363, 394-95; and Erskine, 257; and race issues, 368-69
Pirates, 22, 44, 153, 211, 297-98, 303,384,419
pitchers/pitching, 95-100, 111, 158, 259, 279, 319-20. See also specific person or team
Pitler.Jake, 110,111, 118
Podres, John, 202, 203, 291
preconception maxim, 199, 200
The Quiet Ambassador (film), 448-50, 454-55
race issues: and 1952 season, 103-11, 115, 132-37; and 1953 season, 174-79; black-Jew, 281-84; and clubhouses, 140; and Dodger training, 303; and 50 percent color line, 172-73, 202; in Florida, 112, 176-77, 356, 403-4; and housing, 286-87; Kahn’s stories about, 132-37, 174-79; and language, 288-89; and Negroes as sportswriters, 135; in New Hampshire, 370-71; in New Orleans, 108-9; and numbers on uniforms of players, 393; and protest against blacks, 106-7; and Robinson as breaking color barrier, 43-45, 302; and southern tour, 103-11,115; in St. Louis, 132-37, 174, 315; and traveling with Dodgers, 103-11,115, 132-36; and World Series, 273; and Yankees, 164, 279. See also specific person
Ramsdell, Willard, 121-22, 124, 125
Red Sox, 257, 321-22, 448
Redlegs, 122, 280,305, 314, 319, 325, 346, 448-49
Reese, Mark, 326,448, 449, 450, 454-56
Reese, Pee Wee (Harold Henry), 310-26, 448-56; and 1938 season, 450; and 1939 season, 322; and 1941 season, 322-23; and 1942 season, 323; and 1947 season, 448-49; and 1948 season, 305, 307; and 1952 season, 108,109,117, 128, 143, 144, 157,160, 320; and 1953 season, 169,180,185; and 1958 season, 312; and Alston’s comment about fighting for job, 387; background of, 321, 450; and Bavasi, 432; and Black, 273, 320; as broadcaster, 313-14, 316, 454, 456; and Campanella, 315-16; as captain, 324, 450; childhood aspirations of, 141; and choking, 92; in clubhouse, 141; as coach, 313; and Cox, 313, 413; death of, 449, 455-56; as Dodger manager, 313, 454; Dodger resignation of, 313; Dodgers sign, 322, 450; and Dressen, 144, 191; and Durocher, 311, 322-23; early baseball career of, 321-22; and Erskine, 320; family/personal life of, 169, 323, 454; and fans, 318-19; feelings about Dodgers of, 321; film about, 448-50, 454-55; and Furillo, 313, 317-18, 321, 328; “Good Guy” award for, 453; health of, 313; as hero, 99; as hitter, 180,312, 320, 322, 323; and Hodges, 313, 315-16, 317, 344, 348, 444;injuries of, 141, 322; and jokes about defeat, 91; and Kahn’s early Dodger reporting, 49, 52; and Kahn’s (Joan) accident, 451-52; Kahn’s relationship with, 451-52, 454-55; and Kahn’s revisit to Ebbets Field, 438; Kahn’s views of, 328; in Kentucky, 314-26; and Labine, 320; leadership style of, 312; locker of, 140; in Los Angeles, 312; in military, 310-11, 323; in minor leagues, 321-22; as musical, 451; and night games, 141-42; as number 1, 393; personality of, 169, 311-12, 450, 453; and physical power, 352; post-baseball career of, 454; and race issues, 121, 137, 310-15, 321,323-26,448-52; and reading papers after losing, 444; with Red Sox, 321-22; and Rickey, 324; and Robinson, 310-13, 315, 317, 323-26, 369, 393, 395, 396, 449, 450-51, 452, 456; and Roe, 291, 293, 307, 319-20; rules of, 452-53; as shortstop, 311; and Snider, 313, 318-19,384-85; and southern tour, 108, 109; and
Reese, Pee Wee (Harold Henry) (cont.) sportswriters, 319, 453; and traveling with Dodgers, 128; and World Series games, 160, 185, 319-20, 453-54
Rennie, Rud, 44, 45, 78, 183
Reynolds, Allie, 160,185, 237-38, 273, 330, 344, 356
Rickey, Wesley Branch, 93-100; background of, 93-94, 427; and Campanella, 369-70; and Dodger team spirit, 384; dogs of, 155-56; and Erskine, 256-57,260; executive skills of, 94; and fans, 302; and farm system, 94; on feelings about baseball, 100; financial interests of, 426, 427-28; and Hodges, 348-49; joins Dodgers, 450; Kalin’s relationship with, 97-98; memoir of, 100; and Newcombe, 369-70; O’Malley’s views about, 426; as Pirates president, 97, 98; Pirates’ trade with, 303; and pitching, 94-95, 96, 97, 98, 99-100, 279; and press, 97-98, 424; and race issues, 43-45, 302, 450-51; and Reese, 324; and Robinson, 43-45, 279, 310-11, 323, 392, 426,442, 450-51; and Roe, 155-56, 298-99, 301-2, 303; and Roth, 126,127; and salaries, 94; and Shuba, 233, 235,236; and Snider, 384; training camp created by, 94; wealth of, 93; Youngs (Dick) relationship with, 98, 99-100
Roberts, Robin, 127,142, 358, 364-65
Robinson, David, 121,389, 402, 408-11
Robinson, Jackie, 386-411; and 1946 season, 279; and 1947 season, 43-45, 382,449; and 1948 season, 267-68, 307, 349; and 1951 season, 90; and 1952 season, 107-8, 117,118, 120-22, 142,143, 144,154,160, 165; and 1953 season, 170-79,183, 184, 185; and 1955 season, 395-96; and Alston’s comment about fight-ing for job, 387; athletic abilities of, 392, 393; background of, 391-92; and Bavasi, 388, 389,432; and bean balls, 325; biography of, 390-91, 392; and Black, 273, 284; and Campanella, 315, 356-57, 363, 369-70, 390; and Cardinals, 174; and colored league, 369; commercial use of, 104; and Cox, 393, 420-21; Dark’s views about, 397; death of, 445; Dodgers sign, 43-45, 267, 279, 310-11, 369-70, 426; dreams of, 402; and Dressen, 111, 112, 144, 170-71,191, 393; and Durocher, 91, 393; education of, 392; and Erskine, 250-51, 407; family/per-sonal life of, 121,142, 386-87, 389-90, 399-400,402, 408-11; and father and son theme, 434; and Furillo, 328, 329, 340, 393; and Giants, 387-88, 389; Giles’s comment about, 121; health of, 398-99, 445; and height of Brooklyn baseball, 427; Herald Tribune’s cover-age of, 76; as hitter, 323, 393; and Hodges, 444; on “Information Please,” 115; injuries of, 389; and Kalin as baseball player, 452; and Kahn family readings of Joyce, 117; and Kahn’s early Dodger reporting, 51, 52, 102; and Kahn’s party, 442-43;Kahn’s relationship with, 357; and Kalin’s revisit to Ebbets Field, 438; and Kahn’s writing ofTfie Boys of Summer, 441, 444-45; and Labine, 407; locker of, 140; in mili-tary, 392; in minor leagues, 323, 369-70; Mostel meets, 442-43; and MVP award, 400; and Newcombe, 409; as number 42, 393; and old-timers’ games, 291; and O’Malley, 387, 389, 427; and Pafko, 267-68; and politics, 397-98, 406; post-baseball life of, 388-411; and race issues, 104, 106-9,115,132-37, 172,250-51, 274,284,302,303, 310-11,315,323-26,356-57,369-70, 390-93, 397-98, 400-406, 445, 447, 449-52; Ramsdell hits, 121; and Reese, 310-13,315, 317, 323-26, 369, 393, 395,396, 449, 450-51, 452, 456; retirement from baseball of, 203, 388-90; and Rickey, 323, 392, 426, 442,450-51; and Roe, 293, 302, 307,407; role on Dodger team of, 393-94, 395-96; with Roy-als, 43, 323, 369, 371, 450-51; run-down of, 394-95; salary of, 104; shift to third base of, 170-79; and Shuba, 393; and signs, 317; signs Kahn’s glove, 414; and Snider, 369, 393; and southern tour, 104,106, 107-9, 115; and sportswriters, 108, 400, 405; in Stamford, Connecticut, 402-11; and umpires, 120-21, 142; views about baseball of, 406-7; and women, 390; and World Series games, 160,165,183,184, 185; and Young, 400
Robinson, Jackie Jr., 386-87, 389, 390, 399-400, 402,404,407-11,434
Robinson, Rachel, 399, 400, 402-6, 407,408,409,410-11,442
Rockefeller, Nelson, 397,398, 401, 409
Rockow, Abraham (grandfather), 11, 14-17, 25-30, 102, 192-93
Roe, Preacher (Elwin Charles), 290-309; and 1944 season, 303; and 1945 season, 303; and 1948 season, 304-5, 306-7; and 1949 season, 305; and 1951 season, 305; and 1952 season, 113, 118,121, 122, 143,155, 157-58, 160, 305; and 1953 season, 173,174,182, 292, 297-98, 305; and 1954 season, 293; background of, 155, 294-97, 298, 300-302; bunk lead writing about, 126; and Campanella, 309; and Cardinals, 302-3; in clubhouse, 140; as coach, 303; and Cox, 307, 413, 420; and Dodger team spirit, 420; Dodgers sign, 298-99, 303; dog story of, 155-56; education of, 298, 302; and Erskine, 293; and fans, 302; fear of airplanes of, 303-4; and Furillo. 306, 327, 332, 339; on Guglielmi, 129; as hitter, 121, 297-98; and Hodges, 307; and Kahn’s first Dodger assignment, 52; Kahn’s iews about,
116, 117; in minor leagues, 294-95, 302-3; in Missouri, 289-309, 447; and old-timers’ games, 291; Ozark letter from, 292-93; and Pafko, 264; with Pirates, 303; as pitcher, 156-57, 213, 290-91, 297, 298, 299-300, 303, 305-9; post-baseball life of, 290-309, 447; questions to Kalin about, 203; and race issues, 302, 420; and Reese, 291, 293, 307, 319-20; retirement from baseball of, 293; and Rickey, 155-56; and Robinson, 173, 174, 293, 302, 307, 407; salary of, 155-56; sale to Baltimore of, 202; signs Kahn’s glove, 414; and Snider, 293; spitballs of, 157, 290-91, 306-9; as
Roe, Preacher (Elwin Charles) (cont.) teacher, 303; and traveling with Dodgers, 129; and umpires, 157, 308-9; in Viola, Arkansas, 294-309; and World Series games, 160, 182, 292
Roeder, Bill, 106, 127-28,145,147, 150, 171, 177, 291
Roogow, Sol, 85, 86, 87, 136, 160
Rosenthal, Harold, 49-53, 88, 101, 151, 159-60, 212
Royals, 43, 234, 235, 236, 279, 323, 369,371,450-51
Ruth, Babe, 16, 17-18, 37, 99,166, 180, 237, 259, 276, 368, 387,393
Sain, Johnny, 86, 96, 162
Saturday Evening Post, 203-4, 440
