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military deferral request, 100–101, 122
spared conscription, 208
Ripken, Cal, Jr., 11–12
Rivera, Mariano, 190
Rizzuto, Phil (Scooter), 26–29, 41, 99, 117–18, 167, 175, 178, 204, 270, 306, 309
accomplishments of, 27
benching of, 26–28
draft deferral, 28–29
earthworm trick played on, 288–89
superstitions, 184
teammates and, 122–24
Robbeson, David, 131–32
Roberts, Dave, 256
Robinson, Bill (Bojangles), 25, 58, 81
Robinson, Brooks, 246
Robinson, Ray, 133, 224
Rodriguez, Alex, 316, 326
Roethlisberger, Ben, 246
Rogers, Steve, 255
Rojstaczer, Stuart, 334
Rolfe, Red, 41, 49, 59, 98, 111, 117, 123, 145, 180, 182, 183, 223, 242, 306
Rollins, Antwon, 187
Rollins, Jimmy, 187, 191, 193–94, 194n
Rommel, Eddie, 237
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 62, 101, 207
Roosevelt, Franklin D., 61, 249
baseball and, 35, 62, 101
fireside chats, 62–66
military draft and, 82, 101
radio address, 67–68
war messages, 62–66, 67–68, 82, 115, 149, 277, 290
Rosar, Buddy, 26, 72, 145
Rose, Fawn, 262
Rose, Harry, 249–50
Rose, Karolyn, 261–62
Rose, LaVerne, 249
Rose, Pete, 138, 191, 245–67, 249, 340, 342–43
autograph sessions, 246
awards and
accomplishments, 250, 254–55, 258
batting average, 253–54, 255–56
bunting by, 257–58
childhood, 249–50
Cincinnati Reds and, 250
commercials, 255, 261
DiMaggio and, 251–53, 262–63
end of hitting streak, 265–66
family, 249–50, 261–62
Hall of Fame ineligibility, 248n
hitting streak, 187, 188, 248–49, 254, 256–67
media and, 257, 261, 265–66, 266n
personality, 253–54, 341
physical appearance, 248
playing style, 250–51
public appearances, 245–49
Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year, 255
statistics, 254–55
support for, 258–61, 264–66
Vietnam goodwill trip, 251–53
Rose, Pete, Jr. (Petey), 262
Rosenthal, Larry, 307
Rossi, Angelo, 161, 294
Rowand, Aaron, 189
Royster, Jerry, 264
Rozelle, Pete, 261
Ruffing, Red, 37, 75, 102, 114–15, 280
Ruppert, Jacob, 18
Russo, Marius, 181, 183, 197, 280
Ruth, Babe, 12, 18, 19, 77, 79, 104, 107, 108, 110, 134, 168, 173, 207, 291, 342
batting stance, 110
DiMaggio and, 118–19
statistics, 40
Ryba, Mike, 234, 243
Sabathia, CC, 318
Saints Peter and Paul church, North Beach, 159–61
Saint Vincent Academy, Newark, 112–13, 119–20
Salesian Panthers, 144
San Francisco Call-Bulletin, 141, 290
San Francisco Seals, 52, 144–45, 172, 205, 279. See also Pacific Coast League
DiMaggio’s hitting streak with, 292, 293–96
Joe DiMaggio Night, 294
Santo, Ron, 246
Schmeling, Max, 126–27
Schmidt, Mike, 258, 316
Schoendienst. Red, 257
Schulte, John, 278
scrapbooks, 292
screwballs, 234
Seals Stadium, 294
Seattle Mariners, 191
Seaver, Tom, 256, 259, 260
self-consciousness, hitting
streaks and, 342
Selkirk, George, 27, 69, 75–76
Sewell, Luke, 97, 178
Shackleton, Robert W., 306
Shea Stadium, New York, 259
Sheehan, Tom, 295
Sheehy, Pete, 117, 167, 236
Sheffield, Gary, 188
Shellenback, Frank, 295
Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 203–5, 286
Shor, Toots, 104–5, 125, 128, 275
Showers, Carolin, 90
Simon, Paul, 313
Sisler, George, 115–16, 141, 146, 168, 173, 184, 188–89, 191, 191n, 207, 212, 228, 340
batting averages, 215
career, 215–16
congratulations telegram, 223
DiMaggio’s streak and, 219–20, 223, 224, 226
illness of, 216
hitting streak of, 115–16, 138, 141, 146, 168, 173, 184, 207,
meeting with DiMaggio, 287–88
statistics, 215
Slaughter, Enos, 281, 284
slideball (sailer), 205
slumps
DiMaggio, 22, 35
as random occurrences, 325, 327
Yankees, 17–21
Smith, Al, 303–6, 308, 318
Smith, Edgar, 283, 299
Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), 321
Sociological Forum, 321
Solotaire, George, 126, 275
South Jamaica, Queens, 45–46, 50
Spatola, Bina, 119–20, 168, 232, 236
scrapbook, 47, 112–14, 168
Spatola, Geta, 47, 113, 232
Spatola, Jerry, 47–50, 105, 112, 113, 114, 165, 171, 232, 236
stolen bat found by, 278
Spatola, Rose, 47, 49, 105, 113
Speaker, Tris, 39, 291
Spector, Phil, 318
Spence, Stan, 241
Spite Wall, Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 203–4
Sporting News, The, 102
Sportsman’s Park, St. Louis, 66, 97–99, 287–89
Stanceu, Charley, 204
statistical analysis, 321–43
Stennett, Rennie, 190
steroids, 12, 342n
Stevens, Harry M., 117
stickball, 200–201
St. Louis Browns, 24, 28, 29–30, 97–99, 115–16, 135, 147, 175–78, 179–84, 197, 215, 216, 287–89
St. Louis Cardinals, 36, 39, 66, 147
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 317
Stone, Harlan Fiske, 277
Storm, The, 157
Strand Theatre, 238–39
Strange, Alan, 288
streak averages, 328, 339n
strikeouts per home run, 342n
Strogatz, Steven, 333–35, 339
Sturm, Johnny, 117, 175, 182, 223, 305, 306, 307
subconscious mind, hitting streaks and, 88–91
Sugar, Bert, 315n
Sullivan, Prescott, 145
Sullivan, Timmy, 26, 49, 81, 167, 242
Superbas, 230
Superman, 210–11, 213, 296
superstitions, 184, 193, 295
Suzuki, Ichiro, 191
Swan, Craig, 260
Swift Premium Tender Frankfurst, 163
Tabor, Jim, 234–35
talent, hitting streaks and, 190–91
Talese, Gay, 45, 168, 224
team play, hitting streaks and, 194–97
Tebbetts, Birdie, 32
Tennille, Toni, 261
Terry, Bill, 311
Texas League, 177
Tito, Squeaks, 36–37, 106–8, 111, 168, 200
Toboni, Joe, 293, 295
Toboni, Louis, 293
Tomlinson, LaDainian, 12
Toots Shor’s, 42, 103–4, 297
Torborg, Jeff, 194–95
trades, American League rule on, 33
Travis, Cecil, 62, 221, 283, 284
Traynor, Pie, 314
trial blackouts, 62
Trosky, Hal, 74, 116, 117, 123
Trout, Dizzy, 152
Tversky, Amos, 324
Two
of Baseball’s Great Marks: Can They Ever Be Broken? (Lackritz), 338
umpires, 68, 218
Union Park, Baltimore, 230
United States. See also World
War II
neutrality of, 60–61
Universal Studios, 157, 162
U.S. Army, 62
USA Today, 318
U.S. Navy, 290
USO, 278
U.S.S. George E. Badger, 59
Utley, Chase, 138, 193–94
Vaughn, Arky, 283
Vernon, Mickey, 222
Vesuvius Restaurant, 49
Vietnam goodwill trip, 251–53
Villante, Commie, 36–37, 106–7, 111, 199–200
Villante, Sal, 107
Villante, Tom, 313
Vincent’s barbershop, 170, 299
Vitt, Ossie, 116–17
Vittorio Castle, 171, 278
Walker, Gee, 304, 307
walks, batting averages and, 327–28
Walrus, The, 121
Walsh, Ed, Jr., 296
Walters, Bucky, 283
Waner, Lloyd (“Little Poison”), 66
Warneke, Lon, 64
War-O-Graph, 290
Washington Post, The, 266n, 290
Washington Senators, 26, 62, 67–70, 78, 212–16, 218–20, 221–22
Weatherly, Roy, 302, 307
Wertz, Vic, 315n
Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio? (Allen), 313
Whilhoit, Joe, 292
Whirlaway, 83
White, Bryon, 314
Whiten, Mark, 190
Williams, Ted, 39, 42, 70–73, 83, 86, 149, 234, 281, 311, 314
All-Star Game, 282, 283, 284–86
awards and accomplishments, 71, 228, 315, 316
batting average, 73, 192, 227, 253–54, 312, 328
DiMaggio and, 227–28, 282, 285–86
hitting streak tendency, 328
military service, 315
Red Sox bullpen and, 70
Rose and, 253–54
salary, 227
walks, 70–71
Wilson, Black Joe, 236
Wilson, Hack, 342
Winchell, Walter, 158
Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 326–27
World Series, 33, 39–40
World War II. See also military draft
air raid wardens, 149
baseball and morale, 35
Churchill and, 289–90
concerns about, 200–201
growing involvement in, 60–66
I Am An American Day, 24–26, 29
Italian-Americans and, 41–44, 290
military draft, 28–29, 62, 82, 100–101, 122, 200, 208, 277, 290, 306
news of, 169, 223, 282, 306,
opposition to involvement in, 65–66
trial blackouts, 62
U.S.S. George E. Badger, 59
war in Europe, 57–66
war preparations, 82–83
Wright, David, 187
Wright, Taft (Taffy), 124, 127, 137
Wyatt, Whitlow, 283
Yankees
attitudes toward, 33, 40
championships, 33, 34
DiMaggio’s hitting streak and, 181
followers of, 106–9
Indians and, 74–76
night games, 68
Red Sox and, 51–53, 72–73
slump, 17–21
winning streak, 289
World Series wins, 33, 39–40
Yankees clubhouse, 173
Yankee Stadium, 23, 31, 38, 76, 231–32
brawl between Yankee and Red Sox players, 51–52
Gehrig honored at, 279
I Am An American Day, 24–26, 29
York, Rudy, 233, 282, 285
Young, Cy, 188
Young Yankees, 176
Yount, Robin, 196
Zachry, Pat, 259–61
Zimmerman, Ryan, 187–88, 189
About The Author
KOSTYA KENNEDY, a senior editor at SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, writes on a wide range of subjects. Before joining SI, he was a staff writer at Newsday and contributed to The New York Times and The New Yorker. He earned an M.S. from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, from which he received a Pulitzer Fellowship. He lives with his wife and children in Westchester County, N.Y.
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