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Cohane, Tim, 146, 151
coin flipping, hitting streak probability and, 330
Collier’s, 43
Collins, Dave, 265
Combs, Earle, 116, 127, 133, 134, 148, 184, 209, 222
Comiskey, Dorothy, 101
Comiskey Park, Chicago, 70, 100–103, 289
Competitive Advantage, 87
Concepcíon, Dave, 257
conditional probability, 337
Conlan, Jocko, 66
Conn, Billy, 83, 105, 286
Conn-Louis fight, 124–29
conscious brain, hitting streaks and, 87–88
conscription, 29
Cooper, Gary, 118, 155
Corona Hawks, 36, 37
Cosby, Bill, 261
Costello, Anne, 154, 232
Costello, Frank, 45
Costello, Lou, 68, 105, 154, 232
Courtney, Alan, 239
Cox, Bobby, 264
Coyne, Eddie (Flip), 111
Cramer, Doc, 219, 222
Crippled Children’s Welfare Committee, 113
Cronin, Joe, 18, 51, 52, 236, 237, 314
Crosetti, Frankie, 4, 26, 27, 28, 38, 41, 50, 99, 117–18, 123, 172, 180, 212
Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly, 88
Cullenbine, Roy, 176
Cuomo, Mario, 45–46, 168, 224–25
curveballs, 75, 219, 234–35, 304
Custom Tailors Association, 288
Dago nickname, 41
Dahlen, Bill, 146n, 191
Daily News, 115, 149–50
Daniel, Dan, 20, 118, 121–22, 124, 131–33, 182, 184, 235
bad-hop ground ball ruling, 121–22, 131–36
experience, 133–34
possible bias toward
DiMaggio, 133–35
Danning, Harry, 66
Davis, Willie, 196–97
Dean, Chubby, 206
Dean, Dizzy, 177
Dempsey, Jack, 104
Detroit Tigers, 24, 31–33, 37–38, 41, 68, 147, 152, 194–96
Dickey, Bill, 29, 37, 41, 49, 76, 78–81, 98, 111, 117, 127, 223, 279, 280, 314
DiMaggio, Dominic (Dom), 17–18, 51–59, 93, 100, 140–44, 172, 207, 226, 235, 285
All-Star Game, 281, 283–85
batting average, 72
defense of Joe’s streak by, 194n
fielding, 52
hitting stance, 23
Joe and, 53, 71–73, 241, 284
Joe’s fielding advice to, 58, 59
Joe’s streak and, 226–27
personality, 71–72
Rose, Pete, and, 262
statistics, 52
DiMaggio, Dorothy, 34, 49, 68, 103, 104–6, 113, 129, 149, 153–65, 172, 179, 182, 240, 241, 242, 269, 270, 280
acting career, 54, 155, 156–58, 162, 163
beauty of, 154–55, 157, 161
birth of son, 297
Catholic faith and, 160
childhood, 156
DiMaggio family and, 53–55
divorce, 298
eating disorder, 113–14
engagement, 158, 159
family, 156–58, 241, 242
at Gehrig’s funeral, 81
honeymoon, 162
Keeler record breaking and, 275–76, 277
meets Joe, 23, 155–56, 157
pregnancy, 54, 159, 163, 164–65, 276, 297
relationship with Joe, 150–51, 153–65, 213, 297–98
unhappiness of, 164–65
wedding, 159–62
DiMaggio, Giuseppe, 42n, 54, 72, 92, 142–43, 149, 163, 217, 224, 275, 279, 294
baseball statistics and, 143–44
fishing business, 55
wine-making, 57, 58
DiMaggio, Joe. See also hitting streak (DiMaggio)
All-Star Game, 282, 283–87
American League Most Valuable Player Award, 159
attitudes toward, 40, 41–42, 208
bats, 221–20, 232–33, 278–79
batting average, 23, 72, 280, 327
batting stance, 110–11, 219
Bear Mountain trips, 242–43
Billy Conn/Joe Louis fight and, 125–29
birth of son, 297
cartoons about, 292, 302
as celebrity, 103–5
childhood, 55–57, 140–41
clothing, 288, 295
coffee drinking, 117, 167
criticism of, 39
daily routine, 68
Daniel’s ruling and, 121–22
divorce, 298
Dom and, 53, 71–73, 241, 284
early seasons with Yankees, 18, 34–35
engagement to Dorothy, 158, 159
errors, 72–73
exercise, 168
family, 34–35, 55–58, 140–45
fans of, 103–5, 107, 115, 170–71, 182, 199–200, 212, 214, 222–23, 231–32, 243, 277, 316–17
Feller, Bob, and, 109–10
fielding, 30, 38–39
56th birthday, 317
Gehrig and, 76–83
Gomez and, 174–75
as greatest baseball player, 36, 38, 39, 46, 178, 291, 296, 314–16
greatest catch, 38
haircuts, 170
Hall of Fame plaque, 311
Henrich and, 180–81
on hitting, 71
home runs, 114–15
honeymoon, 162
injuries, 69–70, 72–73, 75, 313
Italian heritage, 41–42, 45–47, 50, 290–91
Keeler’s record and, 226–37, 275–77
legacy of, 13, 311–17
Manhattan penthouse apartment, 53–55
media coverage of, 83, 149–50, 172–73, 226–27, 275, 276–78, 282, 291, 292, 308, 312
military service, 315, 317
named Greatest Living Ballplayer, 314–16
nicknames for, 41, 291, 299
night games and, 67–68
other women and, 213
parents, 34–35, 42
personal characteristics, 34–35, 172–73, 341–42
players’ admiration for, 178, 180–81
playing style, 180, 220, 235, 251
popularity of, 115, 129, 183–84, 206–7, 213–14, 216–18, 219–20, 299–300, 316–17
protection of, 174, 296–97, 302
public appearances, 317
relationship with Dorothy, 23, 150–51, 153–55, 155–56, 157, 213, 297–98
respect for, 188
Rizzuto and, 26–28
Rose and, 251–53, 262–63
Ruth and, 118–19
salary, 18–19, 33–34, 35, 40, 168, 208, 236
scrapbooks of, 47, 112–13, 168–69, 292
on Shibe Park, 204–5
shirtless photo of, 181
Sisler meeting, 287–88
Sisler’s record and, 212–25, 223–24
slumps, 22, 35
smoking habits, 166–67, 176–77
statistics, 36–37, 39, 280
streak average, 328
strikeouts per home run, 342n
as Superman/super hero, 210–11, 213, 302
superstitions and, 184, 295
as symbol of courage, 313
tension of, 151–52
testimonial dinner for, 49
trophies, 143
umpires and, 218
uniform number, 317
U.S. Army service, 298
Vietnam goodwill trip, 251–53
visits to hospitalized children, 49–50, 105, 127, 210, 286
walks/intended walks, 31, 32, 33–34, 209, 304
wedding to Dorothy, 158, 159-62
Williams and, 70–71, 227–28, 282, 285–86
DiMaggio, Joe, Jr., 297
DiMaggio, Marie, 140, 141, 143, 168, 294
scrapbook, 168, 292
DiMaggio, Mike, 57, 58, 142, 143, 149, 217
DiMaggio, Nell, 143
DiMaggio, Rosalie, 46–47, 54, 57, 58, 72, 142–43, 144, 149, 159, 217, 269, 275, 279, 294
DiMaggio, Tom,
57, 58, 143, 149, 161, 162, 217, 275
DiMaggio, Vince, 52n, 56, 57, 58, 93, 140, 141, 143, 159, 205, 227, 294
Joe’s hitting streak and, 227
DiMag-O-Log, 58, 100, 143, 290
Doerr, Bobby, 72, 227, 234, 236, 282
Donald, Atley, 111
Drebinger, John, 122, 124, 135n, 312
Duca, Michael, 137
Duffy, Hugh, 339
Dukes, 198–99, 202
Dunn, Adam, 319
Dykes, Jimmy, 19–20, 26, 33, 74, 102–3, 105, 109, 124, 289
Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, 235
Edelstein, M. Michael, 82
Edwards, Doc, 196
Ellis, Mark, 318
Elson, Bob, 284, 292
England, German bombing of, 60–61, 63
Escoffier’s soufflé, 188
Europe, Nazi control of, 57–66
European Journal of Social Psychology, 90
Fappiano, Giuseppo (Joseph Nichols), 43–44
Farr, Tommy, 125–26
Farrell, Duke, 231
fascism, 43
fastballs, 75, 219
Federer, Roger, 318
Felder, Mike, 195
Feller, Bob (Rapid Robert), 34, 35–36, 39–40, 68, 74, 83, 101, 107–11, 114, 116, 118, 205, 281, 300, 303, 305
DiMaggio and, 109–10
popularity of, 107–9
Fenway Park, Boston, 70
Ferrell, Rick, 176, 178
Field of Dreams sports memorabilia store, 245–48
Finney, Lou, 232, 235
fireside chats, 62–66
Fish, Hamilton, 65
Fisk, Carlton, 255
Fletcher, Art, 79, 147, 184, 209, 219, 282
Florida Marlins, 138, 194–96
flow, 88
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (Csikszentmihalyi), 88
Foli, Tim, 260
football records, 12
For Whom the Bell Tolls, 155
Fox, Andy, 195
Foxx, Jimmie, 36, 38, 39, 40, 80, 281, 285
Franks, Herman, 235
Freiman, Michael, 329, 339
Frick, Ford, 80, 101
Galan, Augie, 63
game theory, 337
Garber, Gene, 264–66
Garfunkel, Art, 313
Gehrig, Eleanor, 79, 81, 103, 134, 279
Gehrig, Lou, 18, 19, 49, 76–83, 93, 101, 103, 111, 118, 124, 138, 174, 207
ALS, 12
batting average, 76, 78
consecutive games played record, 11–12
death of, 76, 98
diagnosis, 78–79
failing health, 77–79
funeral, 80–82
honored at Yankee Stadium, 279–80
late career, 32
radio gaffe, 77
resiliency of, 79
statistics, 40
tributes to, 79–80
Geisel, Harry, 177
Germany, 60–61, 63. See also Hitler, Adolf; World War II
Gilovich, Thomas, 324
Gleason, Jackie, 104
Goldberg, Alan, 87, 90, 91
Gomez, June, 150, 151, 154, 163–64, 174, 242
Gomez, Ruth, 81
Gomez, Vernon (Lefty), 20, 27, 29, 41, 68, 70, 73, 75, 79, 80, 97, 119, 122, 128, 146, 147, 151, 163–64, 172–174, 175, 177, 183, 210–13, 223, 241, 242, 268, 286, 288, 305, 306, 317
Bear Mountain trips, 242–43
injuries, 175
personality, 173–74
protection of DiMaggio by, 174, 296–97, 302
Gomez, Vernona, 174
Gordon, Joe, 26, 37, 38, 75, 78, 103, 117, 123, 182, 204, 280, 284, 285, 304, 305, 317
Gould, Stephen Jay, 131, 137–38, 322
Great Depression, 19, 66
Greatest Living Ballplayer (Major League Baseball), 314–16
deserving players today, 315–16
DiMaggio selected as, 314
other contenders, 315
Greenberg, Hank, 24, 28, 33, 34, 39, 40, 42, 62, 101, 108–9, 110
salary, 37
statistics, 37, 38
strikeouts by, 109
Griffey, Ken, Jr., 188, 316
Griffith, Clark, 62, 69, 285
Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C., 26, 67–70, 212–16, 218–22
Grimes, Oscar, 304, 308
Grimes, Ray, 190
Grove, Lefty, 58, 68, 240
Guillen, Ozzie, 192
Gwynn, Tony, 319, 343
Hack, Stan, 283
Hagen, Walter, 318
Hall of Fame
hitting streaks and, 191
Rose’s ineligibility for, 248n
Hamlin, Erin, 318
Haney, Fred, 32–33
Harder, Mel, 75
Harding’s ascent, 188
Harrelson, Bud, 259
Harridge, Bill, 285
Harris, Bucky, 214–15
Harris, Mickey, 232
Harrison, Jim, 330–31
Harry the Hawk, 37–38, 111
Hartnett, Gabby, 311
Hayes, Helen, 25
Heath, Jeff, 74, 283
Heffner, Don, 30
Helton, Todd, 87–88, 192
Hemingway, Ernest, 155, 313
Hemsley, Rollie, 306
Henrich, Tom, 18, 31, 32, 49, 70, 75, 99, 111, 117, 123, 145, 152, 172, 176, 177, 179–82, 184, 204, 221, 222, 223, 234, 286, 289, 303, 305, 306, 312
DiMaggio’s respect for, 181
Herman, Billy, 284
Hernandez, Keith, 86, 326
Hershiser, Orel, 342
hindbrain, 87, 89–90
Hirdt, Steve, 196–97
Hitler, Adolf, 25, 42, 63, 82, 126
hitting streak (DiMaggio), 12–13
All-Star Game and, 282–83
analysis of, 86–91, 131–39, 321–43
bad-hop ground ball ruling and, 121–22, 131–39
bunting and, 146
DiMaggio’s feelings about, 91, 98, 118, 184–85, 286, 295–96, 303, 307–8
Dom’s defense of, 194n
end of, 307
inexplicability of, 342–43
legacy of, 311–19
newsreels, 201–2
Pacific Coast League, 292, 293–96, 341
pitchers and, 189–90