by John Sexton
and nostalgic elements of baseball, 197
and Opening Day, 29
and Yankees’ tradition, 39, 47, 129
Dobrusin, Robert, 138
Doby, Larry, 106, 107
Dodger Stadium, 170–71
Doerr, Bobby, 197
dogma, 71–73, 219
Dolorosa, Maria, 99
Doubleday, Abner, 178
doubt, 53–76
and ambiguity, 59–63
and chance and statistics, 64–67
and faith, 54–58, 60–61, 67, 69, 71–74, 76, 216
and trivia, 67–76
Doubt: A Parable (Shanley), 58–59
Douglas, Bobby “Dougie,” xi, 1–2, 7, 11–12, 14, 109–10, 143
drama of baseball, 213
Dreyfus, Hubert, 33, 177
Dreyfuss, Barney, 25
drug use in baseball, 162–63
Drysdale, Don, 78
duality, 66, 149
Durocher, Leo, 106, 108
Dykstra, Lenny, 149
Dynamics of Faith (Tillich), 94
Ebbets Field, 1n, 78, 84, 85, 87
Ecclesiastes, 209
Eckersley, Dennis, 31–32, 40–42, 44
ecumenism, 48
Einstein, Albert, 34–35, 66
Eisenhower, Dwight D., 90
Eliade, Mircea
and axis mundi, 21, 202
and hierophany, 8–9, 11–12, 16, 27–28, 211–12
and ineffable events, 89
and the Myth of the Eternal Return, 30–31, 103–5, 204
and nostalgia, 200–201
and sacred places, 27–28
and spiritual epiphanies, 94
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 51, 101
Emil Verblen Society, 141
empiricism, 4, 72–73
Erikson, Scott, 114
errors, 141–42
Eucharist, 201
Evans, Christopher, 179
Evers, Johnny, 117
evolution, 146
Exposition Park, 25
Faber, Urban “Red,” 194
Factoryville, Pennsylvania, 154
faith, 36–52
Aquinas on, 37–38
and baseball trivia, 42–44
and Boone, 38–39
and doubt, 54–58, 60–61, 67, 69, 71–74, 76, 216
and fanhood, 45–49
and Gibson, 39–42
and McGraw, 36–37
and the Mets, 36–37, 45
and miracles, xiv, 45–46, 124
and prophecies, 49
spiritual significance of, 49–52
and surrender, 86
Tillich on, 51, 83, 86, 219
and the unknowable, 216
The Faith of 50 Million (Evans), 179
Falk, Ruma, 99–100
Federal League, 22
Feller, Bob, 182
Felton, Happy, 1n
Fenway Park
2004 playoffs, 12–13
and the Boston Braves, 117
and conversion experiences, 85
and the Curse of the Bambino, 134
and nostalgic elements of baseball, 196–97
as sacred space, 21
Feynman, Richard, 217–18
Field of Dreams (1989), 145, 153, 158–59, 186–87
First Corinthians, 153
first pitches, 29, 167
Fisher, Pop (fictional), 161
Fisk, Carlton, 135, 197, 208, 209
Fitzgerald, F. Scott, 176
fixing games, 162–63. See also Black Sox scandal
Fleming, Katy, 68–69
“the Flip,” 119
Flood, Curt, 192–93
Florida Marlins, 23–24, 140, 170
Flynn, Brendan, 58
folklore, 104–5
football, 50
Forbes Field, 18, 24–27
Ford, Betty, 164–65
Ford, Gerald, 164–65
Ford, Henry, 180–81
Ford, Susan, 164–65
Foxx, Jimmie, 43
Francis of Assisi, 6
Francona, Terry, 13
Franklin, Benjamin, 157
Franklin, C. L., 210
Frazee, Harry, 95–96, 133
free agency, 79, 191, 192–95
Freese, David, 207, 208
Furillo, Carl, 87
Furman, Jay, 70
Furman, Jesse, 70, 71
Gaetti, Gary, 114
Gaffney, James, 116
Galarraga, Armando, 62
Galileo, 73
gambling on baseball, 160, 162–63, 176. See also Black Sox scandal
Gandhi, Mahatma, 57
Gehrig, Lou
consecutive games record, 32–33
farewell speech, 33, 177–78
and nostalgic elements of baseball, 198, 205, 206
and Updike’s writings, 21
and veneration of heroes, 145
and Yankees’ tradition, 39
General Motors, 177
Genesis, 73
Giamatti, A. Bartlett, 138, 163, 213–15
Giambi, Jason, 192
Giambi, Jeremy, 119, 120
Gibson, Bob, 50, 89, 184
Gibson, Kirk, 39–42, 44, 208–9
Girardi, Joe, 141
Giuliani, Rudolph, 12
Glavine, Tom, 63
Globe and Mail (Toronto), 173
“God Bless America,” 170–71
“God of the gaps” theory, 124–25
The Godfather (1972), 101
Going Solo (Klinenberg), 79–81
Gonzalez, Adrian, 137
Gonzalez, Luis, 122
Good Samaritan parable, 61
Goodwin, Doris Kearns, 82–85, 96–97
gospel music, 210
Gospel of John, 123
Gospel of Matthew, 57, 195
Gould, Stephen Jay, 4–5, 65
Grace, Mark, 122
Graham, Archibald “Moonlight,” 145, 187
grand slams, 67, 70, 76
Grant, M. Donald, 37
Grant, Ulysses S., 157
A Great and Glorious Game (Giamatti), 213–15
The Great Gatsby (Fitzgerald), 176
The Great God of Baseball (Hye), 156–57
Great Hall (Yankee Stadium), 20
“Green Light Letter” (Roosevelt), 182
Green Monster, 197
Greenberg, Eric Rolfe, 18–19, 154–55, 180–81
Grimes, Burleigh, 194
Grissom, Marv, 108
Guest, Edgar A., 181
Guidry, Ron, 197
Gullett, Don, 79
haftarah, 147
Hagar (biblical), 112
Hagy, “Wild” Bill, 169–70
Hall of Fame for Great Americans, 157
Hart, David Bentley, 212–13
Havana Heat (Brock), 156–57
Hebrew Scriptures, 123–24, 146–47
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 99–100
Henrich, Tommy, 207
heroes. See saints and sinners
Hershberger, Willard, 198–99
Heschel, Abraham Joshua, 3, 7, 44, 57, 92, 146, 218
hierophany
and conversion experiences, 89–90
described, 8–9
and doubt, 61
Eliade’s use of, 8–9, 11–12, 16, 27–28, 211–12
and miracles, 99, 125
and sacred places, 27–28
and saints, 146
Hinduism, 56–57, 147–48
Hoak, Don, 15
Hobbs, Roy (fictional), 147, 159, 160, 163
Hodges, Gil
1952 World Series, 131–32
1955 World Series, 2, 110
1956 World Series, 111–12
1969 World Series, 74–75
and conversion experiences, 85, 87
and Hall of Fame voting, 148
as Met manager, 47
slumps, xii, 131–32
Hodges, Russ, 101–2
Hornsby, Rogers, 28�
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Houston Astros, 54, 169
Howard, Elston, 2, 190
Hoyt, Waite, 134
Hrbek, Kent, 116
Hubbell, Carl, 193
hubris, 12
Hunter, Catfish, 79
Hye, Allen E., 156–57
“I’ll Be with You in Apple Blossom Time,” 168
immigrant communities, 25–26, 189
Impossible Dream, 54, 89
Index of Forbidden Books, 73
ineffable events
1955 World Series, 3
and the 2004 Red Sox, 13–14
and conversion experiences, 89–90, 92
and definition of God, 10–11
described, 211
and doubt, 76
and faith, 51
Heschel on, 7, 44
and hierophany, 8–9
and miracles, 123, 125
and nostalgic elements of baseball, 208
and religious meaning, 212
and sacred time, 34–35
and science/religion dichotomy, 4–5, 218
and spiritual power of baseball, 16, 219–20
and transcendence, 215
inside-the-park grand slams, 67, 70
instant replay, 62
interleague play, 79, 197
Inti Raymi, 33–34
The Iowa Baseball Confederacy (Kinsella), 19–20, 201–5
Irvin, Monte, 108
Islam, 28, 124, 147, 165
Jackson, Reggie, 79, 191
Jackson, “Shoeless” Joe, 147, 153, 158–60, 163, 186–87
James, “Seattle” Bill, 117
James, William, 9–10, 51, 212
Japan, 182–83
Jefferson, Thomas, 123
Jesus, 57, 123, 195
Jeter, Derek
2001 World Series, 119–21, 211
2003 playoffs, 38–39
and faith, 52
and nostalgic elements of baseball, 209
and Yankee Stadium records, 97
and Yankees’ tradition, 47, 192
Jethroe, Sam, 136
Jewish Americans, 180–81, 216
The Jewish Daily Forward (Cahan), 179–80
Jewish High Holy Days, 28, 100, 180
John Paul II, 50, 146
John XXIII, 48
Johnson, Davey, 55
Johnson, Lou, 128–29
Johnson, Randy, 122, 183
Johnson, Walter, 25–26, 154–55, 157, 193
Jones, Chipper, 126–27
Jones, Cleon, 55, 74–75
Jones, Nippy, 74
Jones, “Sad Sam,” 194
Jordan, Michael, 128
The Joy of Sports (Novak), 178
Joyce, James, 212
Joyce, Jim, 62
Judaism, 28, 48, 138, 165, 180–81, 216
judgment, 61–62
Kansas City Royals, 63
Kansas School for the Deaf, 157
Kazantzakis, Nikos, 125
Keeler, “Wee Willie,” 193
Kekich, Mike, 46
Kelly, Sean Dorrance, 33, 116, 177
Kelly, Tom, 113, 115
Kim, Byung-Hyun, 120–21
Kinsella, W. P., 19, 158–59, 186, 201–5
Kissinger, Henry, 68–70, 72
Klesko, Ryan, 127
Klinenberg, Eric, 79–81
Knoblauch, Chuck, 121
Knothole Gang, 1n
Kol Nidre, 138
Koosman, Jerry, 36, 75
Koran, 124
Koufax, Sandy, 78, 149, 181, 212
Kriegel, Leonard, 174
Krishna, 57, 112
La Russa, Tony, 206
Lady of Fatima, 50
Lakeview Baseball Club, 22
Landis, Kennesaw Mountain, 155, 158–60, 163, 182
Larkin, Gene, 116
Larsen, Don, 110–12, 125
Lasorda, Tommy, 40, 42, 44–45
Latin America, 183
Lazarus, 61, 99
Lazzeri, Tony, 206
Lee, Spike, 12
Leibrandt, Charlie, 115
Lemon, Bob, 37, 108
Lemon, Iris (fictional), 161
Lent, 28
Leonardo da Vinci, 203
Levin, Bob, 173
Lewis, C. S., 82, 91–92, 94, 102–3
Liddle, Don, 106
“Life Is a Ball Game,” 210
Lincoln Tavern, 139
Lindermann, Leo, 175
Lindy’s, 175–76
Little, Grady, 38, 135
liturgical time, 14, 28
Lloyd, Caleb, 173
Lolich, Mickey, 50
Lombardi, “Bocci” Ernie, 180, 199
Long, Terrence, 119
Lopes, Davey, 79
The Lord of the Rings (Tolkien), 92
Los Angeles Coliseum, 88
Los Angeles Dodgers
1977 World Series, 79
1988 World Series, 39–40
1991 playoffs, 113
and conversion experiences, 77–84, 86–90
and faith, 45–46
and fan attendance, 184
and Gibson, 39
and nostalgic elements of baseball, 197
and the seventh-inning stretch, 170
Lowe, Mark, 208
Lucchino, Larry, 189
Lynn, Fred, 135
MacArthur, Douglas, 182
Mack, Connie. See McGillicuddy, Cornelius (Connie Mack)
Maddux, Greg, 63
Maglie, Sal, 106, 111, 149
Mahabharata, 56
Major League Baseball, 38, 60, 103
Malamud, Bernard, 147, 159
Manhattan College, 167
Mann, Terrence (fictional), 186–87
Mannino, Anthony “Tippy,” 67, 70–72, 128–29, 141, 227, 228
Mantle, Mickey
1955 World Series, 1n
1956 World Series, 111–12
home-run records, 190
and nostalgic elements of baseball, 197
and Updike’s writings, 17
and the Yankees’ success, 46
and Yankees’ tradition, 39, 43
Maraniss, David, 183
Maranville, Walter James Vincent “Rabbit,” 117
Maris, Roger, 43, 46, 190
Marquand, Rube, 193
Martin, Billy, 109
Martinez, Pedro, 38
Martinez, Tino, 120, 121, 192
Mathewson, Christy
as baseball saint, 145, 153–57, 159, 162, 216
and Blackmun’s list of baseball legends, 193
and communal elements of baseball, 182
and Hall of Fame induction, 157
and miracles, 117
and nostalgic elements of baseball, 204
Mathewson Stadium, 155
Matlack, Jon, 36
Mays, Carl, 133
Mays, Willie
1954 World Series, 106–8, 119, 123, 125, 216
and Hall of Fame voting, 148
and the Mets, 36
and the Miracle of Coogan’s Bluff, 101
Mazeroski, Bill, 26–27, 32, 208–9, 216
McDougald, Gil, 15, 109, 164
McGillicuddy, Cornelius (Connie Mack), 87, 118, 141–42, 154
McGraw, Tug, 36–37, 45, 51, 129
McGriff, Fred, 148
McGwire, Mark, 163
McNally, Dave, 74–75
“Meet Me In St. Louis,” 169
Memorial Stadium, 169–70
metaphorical elements of baseball, 160, 201–5, 210–11
metaphysics, 66
Metrodome, 116
Meyer, Billy, 199
Michael, Gene, 46
Michigan State University, 39
Millar, Kevin, 12–13
Miller, Damian, 122
Miller, David Neal, 131
Milwaukee Braves, 74, 116
Milwaukee Brewers, 142, 169
Mind and Cosmos (Nagel), 3–4
Minnesota Twins
1934 World Series,
181
1965 World Series, 88
1991 World Series, 73, 113–16, 207
and Opening Day, 29
and Pierzynski, 149
and Rivera’s save record, 127–28
Miracle of Coogan’s Bluff, 101
miracles, 98–125
1914 Boston Braves, 116–18
1951 New York Giants, 100–103
1954 New York Giants, 106–9
1955 Brooklyn Dodgers, 100–101, 106, 109–10
1956 New York Yankees, 110–12
1991 Minnesota Twins, 113–16
2001 World Series, 119–23
and the 2011 tsunami, 118–19
and conversion, 216
and doubt, 55–56
and faith, 45–46, 124
and folklore, 103–5
and probability, 98–100
religious role of, 123–25
Mitchell, Dale, 112
Molloy, Thomas Edmund, 98
Monica, Saint, 91
Monument Park, 68, 149
Moon, Wally, 88
Morgan, Joe, 43
Morris, Jack, 73, 114–16
Morse, Samuel, 157
Moses, 99, 112, 146
Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award, 42–44
Moyers, Bill, 7
Muhammad, 99, 124, 147
Murcer, Bobby, 172
Murphy, Dale, 43
Murray, Mike, 102, 103, 121, 172
Murti, Sweeny, 128
