Champlin, Charles, 128
Charlie’s Angels (TV show), 286–87
Chase, Hal, 191
Chávez, César Estrada, 64
Chicago Cubs, 8, 44–46, 49, 53, 110, 133–34, 137–38, 141–42, 153, 177, 190, 262–65, 269–70, 274–75, 324, 365, 400
Chicago White Sox, 9, 20, 78, 137, 350, 368, 435–36n9, 435n9
chronic hysteresis, 380
Chylak, Nestor, 4–5, 8, 199–200, 422n8
Cincinnati Reds, 9, 30–33, 39, 44, 53–54, 84–87, 90, 116–17, 122–27, 134–35, 137–38, 146, 153–54, 156, 166, 178, 181–82, 193, 231, 253–55, 260–65, 272, 312, 315, 317, 320, 326, 359–61, 363–64, 394, 407n11
City of Quartz (Davis), 102
Clark, David L., 98
Clay, Ken, 369, 374
Cleveland Indians, 3–6, 8, 80, 84, 110, 194, 371
Cobb, Ty, 14, 90, 169
Cohen, Bob, 391–92
Cohn, Nik, 342–43, 435n7
collective bargaining, 91–93, 411n20
Committee on Baseball Veterans, 16
Connors, Chuck, 113
Continental League, 89
Coppola, Francis Ford, 129, 416n16
Cormier, Robert, 380
Cosell, Howard, 201, 206, 228
Cowens, Al, 365
Cox, Billy, 256
Cox, Bobby, 258
Crafts as Art movement, 353
Crawford, Wahoo Sam, 14
Crawford, Willie, 23–24, 27, 127, 231, 237, 239, 252, 256, 405n8, 425n18, 426n2
crime, 7, 102, 104, 106, 211, 219, 244–50, 309, 399, 426n7
Cucamonga, CA, 403–4n1
Cucamonga Hardware, 13, 32–33, 234, 337–41, 348–49, 353, 395
cultural changes in 1970s, 12–22
Cuniberti, Betty, 150
Cy Young Award, 19–20, 27, 79, 115, 135, 193, 420n4
Dale, Francis, 246
Dallas Cowboys, 78, 233
Dark, Al, 3, 175
Davalillo, Vic, xi, 176, 178, 185–86, 237–39, 252
Davie, Michael, 240
Davis, Erik, 100
Davis, Mike, 102
Davis, Willie, 19, 235
Deary Mulvey Award, 256–57
Del Mar Nationals, 163
Dent, Bucky, 371–72, 382
Detroit Tigers, 90, 435–36n9
Deukmejian, George, 408n10
Didion, Joan, 244, 290
DiMaggio, Joe, 9, 15, 86, 90, 191, 212
DiMuro, Lou, 375
Disco Demolition Night, 435–36n9
disco subculture, 342–44, 435n9
Disney, Roy, 63–64
Disney, Walt, 62–64, 408n13
Disneyland, 56, 59, 62–64, 232
Dodger Baseball School, 18
Dodger Blue, 37, 39–40, 42, 405n17
“The Dodger Image” (Merry), 110–12
Dodgers. See Los Angeles Dodgers
Dodgertown, 18, 21, 50, 54, 76–77, 111, 254
Dodger Way, 17–18, 20–21, 27, 91, 175, 273, 327, 394
Dolenz, Mickey, 289
Downing, Al, 27, 70, 85, 417n6
Doyle, Brian, xi, 380, 389
draft, amateur, 24–25
drought, California 1976–1977, 152–53, 418n1, 419n12
drugs, illegal, 7, 10, 57, 102, 163, 242, 283, 287, 289–90, 337, 400–401, 431n20
Drysdale, Don: and collective bargaining, 91–93, 413n8; early years with Dodgers, 19; pitching record of, 174, 177, 258, 315, 362, 411n21, 433n9; and reserve clause, 91–93; Tom Lasorda on, 317; Tommy John on, 203; as TV and movie star, 113–14
Durocher, Leo, ix, 17, 28, 115, 191, 322, 404n6, 404n9
Dylan, Bob, 88
Ebert, Roger, 137
Ecklund, Britt, 290, 430n11
Edwards, Bob, 233–34
El Dorado myth, 97, 411n1
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (Kesey), 356
Elliot, Cass, 289
Ellis, Dock, 10
Ellison, Larry, 348
Endicott, William, 305
Erdos, Barry, 105
Erhard, Werner, 288, 430n5
Erskine, Carl, 17, 77
Esalen Institute, 288, 294
“est” training, 288
Evans, Darrell, 326
Evans, Dwight, 369
Fallon, Barry, 61, 398
Fallon, James (Jim), 32–33, 61, 103, 158–59, 341, 353–54, 395, 399
Fallon, Kenneth, 33, 158–59, 341, 353–54, 395, 398
Fallon, Patrick, 159, 354, 398–99
Fallon, Tom: and 1978 World Series, viii; background of, 59–62, 408n10; and business competition, 395, 398–99; business expansion of, 337–41, 348–49, 352–55, 435n2; buys Cucamonga Hardware, 32–33; and California Dream, 103–4; and Californian self-made man, 64–65; childhood of, viii–ix; and Cucamonga Hardware, 13, 32–33, 234, 337–41, 348–49, 353, 395; and cultural changes of 1970s, 13; as Dodgers fan, 19; and economic slump of 1977, 158–59; and George Deukmejian, 408n11; love of baseball, ix; moves business to LaVerne, 399; moves to California, 59–62, 64–65; and Rancho Cucamonga, 220–22, 338; and Steve Garvey, 148; and Yankees, 188–89
Feller, Bob, 9
Ferguson, Joe, x, 25, 27, 36, 127, 319, 331, 400, 405n8
Fingers, Rollie, 87, 141
Finley, Charlie, 11, 88
Fisk, Carlton, 368, 370
Fitzpatrick, Tom, 148
Flood, Curt, 90–91, 93–94, 411n14
Flynt, Larry, 291
Folger, Abigail, 243–45
Foli, Tim, 327
Ford, Whitey, 15, 191, 203, 212
Forster, Terry, 230, 237, 255, 270, 319, 377, 382
Fosse, Ray, 9
Foster, George, 126
Franks, Herman, 133, 138, 404n9
free agency, 86–96, 193–94, 206, 226–27, 295, 391, 393, 399–400, 410n7, 423n7
Freeway Series, 96, 108–10, 255
Frykowski, Wojciech, 243, 245
Gagarin, Yuri, 171
Gallagher, Al, 140
Gann, Paul, 306
Garagiola, Joe, 169, 383
Garber, Gene, 185–86
Garman, Mike, 53, 71, 76, 85, 144, 182, 186, 312, 392
Garner, Phil, 370
Garvey, Cyndy, 112–13, 148–49, 217–18, 233, 296, 424n18
Garvey, Steve: 1974 baseball season, 26; 1977 baseball season, 108–10, 112–13, 117–18, 120, 123, 130–31, 138, 141–42, 145–51, 153–57, 173, 176–77; 1977 National League Champion Series, 182, 184–85; 1977 spring training and exhibition season, 50, 74–75, 95; 1977 summer slump, 153–57, 166; 1977 World Series, 198–200, 202, 205–8, 217–18; 1978 All-Star Game, 321–22; 1978 baseball season, 261–63, 265, 358–59, 361, 436n11; 1978 divisional playoffs, 363–64; 1978 National League Champion Series, 376–78; 1978 spring training and exhibition season, 237, 256; 1978 summer slump, 176, 314, 316, 318, 325, 328–33; 1978 World Series, 381; background of, 147; batting and playing style of, 146–47; as celebrity spokesman and TV personality, 112–13; Dave Lopes on, 150; in Dodger’s farm system, 25; Don Sutton’s jealousy of, 79; earnings 1977, 409n18; featured in Family Circle, 113; as free agent, 400; and Grapple in the Apple, 328–33; image vs. reality of, 149; joins San Diego Padres, 400; Lee Lacy on, 150; as loneliest Dodger, 261; Pete Rose on, 426n4; popularity of, 112–13, 120–21, 145–49, 328; Reggie Jackson on, 145; Ron Cey on, 150; sexual misbehavior of, 295–96; Sparky Anderson on, 418n18; and Steve Garvey Junior High School, 233–35; teammates’ resentment of, 148–50; and Tom Lasorda, 38, 40, 72, 155–56; on Walt Alston, 33, 41
Gates, Darryl, 249–50
Gehrig, Lou, 86, 145, 191, 212
Gilliam, Jim, 19, 35, 39, 74, 147, 276, 362–63, 376–77, 379–81
The Glory of Their Times (Ritter), ix, 14
Goldstein, Patrick, 128
Gomez, Preston, 199
Goodson, Ed, 71, 85, 130, 155, 238–39
Gossage, Rich, xiii, 227
Grant, Lee, 136
Grapple in the Apple (Garvey
-Sutton fight), 327–33
Greenspan, Bud, 14
Grich, Bobby, 87, 108
Griffey, Ken, 126, 434n23
Grote, Jerry, 237
Guerrero, Pedro, 80, 84, 176, 400
Guidry, Ron, 204, 370, 375, 386
Gullett, Don, 87, 193, 198–99, 380
Gura, Larry, 365
Gutowski, Gene, 244
Gwynn, Cat, 281–82
Hale, John, 73, 85
Halicki, Ed, 325
Hall, John, 50–51, 82–87, 109–10
Hance, Mark, 54
Happy Days (TV show), 13
Harrelson, Bud, 5
Hate the Yankees Hanky Night, 194
Hawley, Nelson, 13, 221, 341, 349, 353–54, 395
Hayes, J. William, 92
Hebner, Richie, 376–77
Hefner, Hugh, 287, 291
Henderson, Jan, 290
Hernandez, Keith, 9
Herzog, Whitey, 375, 438n1
high five, 278, 429n18
Hillside Strangler, 248–49, 267, 309, 396
Hobson, Butch, 368
Hollywood, 98–99, 112–15, 121, 128–30, 136–37, 148, 188, 241–44, 248–49, 281–82, 289–93, 326, 342, 413n10
Hollywood Stars charity event, 113
Holmes, John, 293, 431n17
Holzman, Ken, 380
homosexuality, 276–84, 429n20, 429n22
Hooton, Burt, 71, 85, 95, 119, 143, 175, 200–201, 206, 208–9, 252, 318, 327, 382, 420n13
Hough, Charlie, 27, 70, 80, 85, 95, 143–44, 168, 174, 210, 214, 230, 400, 409n21
Houston Astros, 84, 116, 123–24, 127, 132, 175, 192, 255, 259–60, 317, 350, 352, 394, 399
Howard, Elston, 423n9
Hrabosky, Al, 365
Hudson, Rex, 76
Hunter, Jim “Catfish,” 28, 88, 93–94, 193, 200–202, 369, 380, 382, 388, 409n17
Hustler (magazine), 291
I Am the Cheese (Cormier), 380
International Olympic Committee (IOC), 247–48, 267, 297–300, 307–8, 310, 344–46, 357–58, 397, 431n6
Jackson, Reggie: 1977 American League Championship Series, 187–88, 193–94, 421n19, 423n8; 1977 World Series, 199–202, 208–10, 211–16, 225–27; 1978 American League Champion Series, 374; 1978 divisional playoffs, 366–68, 370; 1978 spring training and exhibition season, 251; 1978 World Series, 382–88; and Al Campanis, 213; and Billy Martin, 213, 366–68, 421n19; and changing baseball culture, 394; Elston Howard on, 423n9; as free agent, 87, 423n7; on slumps, 157; on Steve Garvey, 145; Thomas Boswell on, 329; three-homer game of, 423n1; Tom Lasorda’s bitterness toward, 390; Tom Wolfe on, 219
Jamaica, political violence in, 247n10, 266–67
Jarvis, Howard Arnold, 300–307, 432n19
Jarvis, John Ransom, 300
Jarvis-Gann Property Tax Relief Initiative, 305–6
Jobe, Frank, 78–79, 141
John, Tommy: 1974 baseball season, 27; 1976 baseball season, 38; 1977 baseball season, 108, 138, 142–43, 145, 172, 175, 177–78; 1977 National League Champion Series, 180, 182, 184–85; 1977 spring training and exhibition season, 73, 76–81, 83–85, 95; 1977 World Series, 203, 206; 1978 All-Star Game, 321; 1978 baseball season, 258, 270; 1978 divisional playoffs, 363; 1978 National League Champion Series, 376–77; 1978 spring training and exhibition season, 236–37; 1978 World Series, 380–81, 386; and contract discontent, 86, 88; Don Rickles on, 184–85; earnings 1977, 409n21; featured in Family Circle, 113; as free agent, 391–92; on Garvey-Sutton fight, 434n13; and Grapple in the Apple, 333; traded from White Sox, 404n12; twentieth win as pitcher, 420n4
Johnson, Arnold, 190
Johnson, Cliff, 193
Johnson, William, 307, 344
Jones, Randy “Junkman,” 168
Joshua, Von, 27
Kahn, Roger, 16, 404n5
“The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby” (Wolfe), 164–65
Kansas City A’s, 189–90
Kansas City Royals, 137, 187, 214, 233, 365–67, 371–72, 374–75
Keith, Larry, 122
Kennedy, Bob, 49
Kennedy, John F., 171
Kennedy, Robert, 66–67
Kesey, Ken, 356
Killanin, Lord, 268, 300, 346, 357
Kiner, Ralph, 28
King, Jane, 249
Kingman, Dave, 9, 76, 118, 147, 270–71, 278, 320, 324
“King Tut” catcher’s throat protector, 169
Kluttz, Clyde, 145
Knowles, Darold, 15
Koufax, Sandy, 19–21, 27, 35, 77–78, 91–93, 113, 123, 126, 189, 203, 323, 379, 406n9, 411n16, 413n8
Kroc, Ray, 62–63
Kuchel, Thomas, 301–2
Kucks, Johnny, 190
Kuhn, Bowie, 94, 227, 411n14, 411n20
Kunkler, Marty, 54
LaCock, Pete, 375
Lacy, Lee: 1974 baseball season, 27; 1977 baseball season, 141; 1977 spring training and exhibition season, 85; 1977 World Series, 205, 214; 1978 divisional playoffs, 363; 1978 spring training and exhibition season, 237, 239, 254; 1978 summer slump, 319, 327; at Jim Gilliam’s funeral, 379; Lasorda on, 239; offered to Padres for Dave Winfield, 425n17; on Steve Garvey, 150; and Tom Lasorda, 70–71
Ladies and Gentlemen (Mahler), 211, 423n1
LaLanne, Jack, 64
Landestoy, Rafael, 176, 178, 425n17, 433n16
Lang, Jack, 17
Lasorda, Tom: 1976 baseball season, 39–41; 1977 baseball season, 109–10, 114–23, 125–26, 130–32, 134–35, 138, 140–45, 148–50, 155–56, 166–69, 172–78; 1977 National League Champion Series, 179–88; 1977 spring training and exhibition season, 50–51, 54, 70–81, 82–85, 96; 1977 summer slump, 155–56; 1977 World Series, 196–97, 203–8, 215–16, 218; 1978 All-Star Game, 321–22; 1978 baseball season, 259, 273–74, 276–84; 1978 divisional playoffs, 363–64; 1978 National League Champion Series, 378; 1978 spring training and exhibition season, 229–35, 235–39, 251–57; 1978 summer slump, 312–20, 324–34; 1978 World Series, vii–viii, 381–82, 384–87, 389–91; 1979 baseball season, 394–95; ABC-TV World Series open mike incident, 204; background of, 34–39; barnstorming after World Series 1977, 229, 424n12; in Baseball Hall of Fame, 400; and Bill Buckner, 43–45; Bill Plaschke on, 273; and Bill Russell, 38, 40, 71, 109–10; Billy Bean on, 126, 414–15n5; and Billy Martin, 197–98, 422n2; on Bob Welch, 317; Dave Kingman rant, 270–72, 324; and Dodger Blue, 37, 39–40, 42, 405n17; on Dodgers’ popularity, 229; and Don Sutton, 41, 143, 174–75, 177–78; and Dusty Baker, 40, 109–10; on expansion of NL All-Star Game 1978 roster, 434n23; 50th birthday of, 178; and Glenn Burke trade, 276–84; and Grapple in the Apple, 330–33; invitation to White House prayer breakfast, 424n13; on Jim Gilliam, 363; Joe Morgan on, 261–62; later coaching career of, 400, 440n19; on law of averages, 140; on loyalty and betrayal, 272–74; management offer from Atlanta Braves, 405n16; management offer from Montreal Expos, 36; Minor League Manager of the Year Award 1970, 35; personality and management style of, 35–42, 70–75, 109–10, 140–41, 204–5, 263–64, 270–71, 272–74, 331–32, 405n17, 427n5; pie in the face by Don Sutton, 177; and player nicknames, 70–71; promotion to Dodgers manager 1976, 34–42; and Reggie Jackson, 390; on Rick Monday, 44; and Sparky Anderson, 261, 264; and Spunky Lasorda, 281–83; on Steve Garvey, 155–56; and team discipline, 73; Tom Sutton on, 273–74; and Walt Alston, 36–39
Lasorda, Tom, Jr. “Spunky,” 281–84
Lasorda University, 74
Lee, Bill, 191
Lemon, Bob, 368, 372, 380, 437n8
Lennon, John, 290
Leonard, Dennis, 187–88, 356, 374, 433n16
Leonard, Jeffrey, 178
LoCasale, Al, 24
Lomax, Alan, 14
Lomax, John, 14
Lopes, Dave: 1974 baseball season, 26; 1977 baseball season, 127, 141–42, 150, 173, 175; 1977 spring training and exhibition season, 50; 1977 World Series, 204–5, 207–8, 214; 1978 All-Star Game, 321–22; 1978 baseball season, 262, 359–60; 1978 divisional playoffs, 363; 1
978 National League Champion Series, 376; 1978 spring training and exhibition season, 235–37, 257–58; 1978 summer slump, 313–14, 318, 320–22; 1978 World Series, xi–xii, 381–82, 390; in Dodger’s farm system, 25; on Glenn Burke, 276–77, 279–80; and Grapple in the Apple, 331–32; on Reggie Smith, 275; as spokesman for Ronald McDonald house, 113; on Steve Garvey, 150; and Tom Lasorda, 40, 70, 71; traded to Oakland A’s, 400
Lopez, Hector, 190
Los Angeles 1970s cultural changes: anti-tax movement, 300–307; disco subculture, 342–44, 435–36n9; everything is “awesome,” 335–37, 435n2; music, movie, and TV scene, 112–15, 127–30, 135–36, 171, 285–87, 339–40, 342–44, 413n9; and negativity bias, 336; overview, 55–69, 240–50, 407nn2–4, 408n8; pornography business, 292–94, 339–40, 430–31n16; sex industry and sexual freedom, 285–96; surfing and skateboarding, 162–65. See also California Dream; Hollywood
Los Angeles Dodgers: 1977 All-Star game, 142, 145–46; 1977 baseball season, 108–23, 124–38, 139–51, 152–58, 166–78, 414n12; 1977 National League Champion Series, 179–94; 1977 spring training and exhibition season, 49–54, 70–81, 82–96, 406–7n9; 1977 summer slump, 152–58, 166–75; 1977 World Series, 195–210, 211–22; 1978 All-Star Game, 321–22; 1978 baseball season, 258–60, 272–84, 350–52, 358–61; 1978 divisional playoffs, 362–73; 1978 National League Champion Series, 374–79; 1978 spring training and exhibition season, 229–35, 235–39, 251–58; 1978 summer slump, 312–22, 323–34; 1978 World Series, 379–88; 1979 baseball season, 393–95, 399–400; attendance record 1978, 361; branding and promotion of, 111–12, 413n6; and burning flag episode, 46–49; and California Dream, 69; character traits of, 109, 195–96, 228–29; and Cincinnati Reds rivalry, 261–62; and collective bargaining, 91–93, 411n20; dishonesty re players’ salaries, 91–93; farm system of, 23–24, 206; Hollywoodization of, 112–15, 188, 326; and Hollywood Stars charity event, 113; move from Brooklyn and renaming of, 19; nickname of, 123, 414n26; and Old-Timers Game 1978, 323–24; origin of team name, 17; popularity of, 19–22, 188, 229; sexual misbehavior of players, 294–96; and Superteams competition, 233; team development, late 1960s to early 1970s, 19–22, 23–42; Tom Wolfe on, x–xi; Western Division winner 1977, 178; winning attitude of, 228, 424n9. See also Dodger Way; Lasorda, Tom; World Series 1977; World Series 1978; players’ individual names
Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee, 267, 345, 358, 397
Lowitt, Bruce, 390–91
Lucas, George, 13, 129–30, 135–36, 342, 397, 415nn13–15, 416n16, 416n27
Luciano, Ron, 36
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