Berbary, Col. Maurice, 292
Berger, Ralph, 226
Bernier, Carlos, 70, 71
Berra, Yogi, 105, 113, 115, 120, 121, 123, 125, 127, 131–33, 154
Biederman, Les, 67, 74, 99, 140, 173, 191, 193
Bithorn, Hiram, 28–31, 34, 36, 72, 160
Black, Joe, 43, 47–51, 79, 171, 363n
Blackburn, Ken, 61, 180, 366n
Blair, Paul, 255
Blanchard, Johnny, 121, 128, 129, 154
Blasingame, Don, 61
Blass, Steve, 114, 168–69, 173, 176, 189, 207–8, 214–15, 248, 250–51, 256, 261–66, 275–76, 306, 335, 346, 349–51
Blount, Roy, Jr., 273
Blue, Vida, 242
Bogucki, Capt. Vincent, 341
Bordagaray, Frenchy, 31
Boston Braves, 29, 32–33, 75
Boston Red Sox, 36, 108, 152, 229
Boswell, Ken, 279–80
Bouchard, Butch, 49
Bouchette, Ed, 73
Boyer, Cletus, 113, 114, 128, 129, 133
Boyer, Ken, 61, 100, 140, 156
Bradley, Rex, 153, 284
Bradshaw, Terry, 293–94
Bragan, Bobby, 89
Brand, Ron, 228, 232
Brezovec-Rauch family, 203–7, 210, 238, 246, 278, 318, 322, 325, 329–32
Briles, Nelson, 248, 255–56, 276, 280
Brooklyn Dodgers, 24, 26, 29, 43–44, 46, 47, 49, 52, 53, 59–61, 63, 72, 76, 97, 113, 126, 222, 266
black players with, 31, 43, 75, 83, 253, 363n, 365n
farm clubs of, 39, 40, 42, 50, 51, 79 (see also Montreal Royals)
Latin players with, 31, 32, 62, 112
RC signed by, 36–38, 54, 232
Brosnan, Jim, 107–8
Brown, Jackie, 64
Brown, Joe L., 89–91, 95, 136, 139–41, 148–49, 170, 180–82, 185, 191–92, 198, 232, 236, 335, 347–48, 350
Brown, Virginia (Din), 185
Brown, Willard, 24
Browne, Byron, 230
Bruton, Bill, 157–58
Buffalo Bison, 41
Buford, Don, 245, 260, 262
Bunning, Jim, 229, 231, 232
Burch, Carlisle, 51
Burdette, Lew, 92, 101
Burgess, Smoky, 88, 92, 95, 106, 116, 117, 121, 126, 128, 130, 177, 178, 252, 371n
Burns, Matt, 37
Burnside, Pete, 56
Burwell, Bill, 161
Buscaglia, José, 1
Buso, Roberto, 174, 184
Butterfield, Alexander, 312
Cáceres, Maria Isabel, 25, 40
Caguas Criollos, 33, 35, 141–42, 164, 335
Callison, Johnny, 178
Campanella, Roy, 24, 28, 32, 43, 75, 79, 83, 169
Campanis, Al, 26–27, 36, 51
Cannon, Robert, 158
Carbonell, Jorge, 353
Cardenal, José, 233
Cardenas, Leo, 177
Carroll, Dink, 42, 43, 47–49, 363n
Carroll, Parke, 57
Carty, Rico, 236
Cash, Dave, 226, 245, 252, 260, 265, 277
Caspiró, Armando, 10, 11
Cassini, Jack Dempsey, 43, 48
Castillo, Ambrosio, 30
Castro, Elliott, 339
Castro, Fidel, 7, 50, 138
Cave, Ray, 196
Ceccarelli, Art, 57
Cepeda, Orlando, 8, 12, 54, 57, 97, 100, 139, 143, 155, 160–62, 177, 226, 305, 327, 333, 361n
Cepeda, Pedro, 28, 54
Cerv, Bob, 120, 121
Chabon, Michael, 187
Chamorro, Pedro, 8, 289, 297, 298
Chapman, Ben, 32
Cheney, Tom, 116
Chicago Cubs, 28–31, 60, 96, 102, 103, 154, 160, 225, 226, 228, 229, 237, 277
Chicago White Sox, 30, 72, 75, 97, 126, 145–47, 152, 161, 177, 229, 354
Chiti, Harry, 57
Christine, Bill, 227
Christopher, Joe, 170, 252
Cienfuegos Elephants, 26, 61
Cimoli, Gino, 43, 44, 48, 101, 106, 117, 119, 128, 134, 147
Cincinnati Reds, 12, 92, 93–94, 96, 108, 139, 158, 178, 179, 226, 229, 233, 242, 243, 258, 283, 284
Cintron, Raymond, 323
Clark, Tom, 188
Clarkson, Buster, 55, 57, 365n
Cleaveland, Gary, 328, 329
Clemente, Anairis, 17–18, 21, 167, 207
Clemente, Andres, 17, 39, 58, 182, 184–86, 195, 239
Clemente, Justino (Matino), 17, 19, 21, 23, 37, 39, 58, 102, 108–9, 112, 140, 182, 185, 239, 331–32
Clemente, Luisa, 17–22, 58, 80, 108, 112, 135, 177, 178, 182, 238, 264, 272, 332, 337
Clemente, Luisito, 15, 211, 238, 269, 337
Clemente, Melchor, 6, 17–23, 33, 37, 39, 80, 108, 112, 159, 167, 182, 195, 238, 264, 270, 271, 306, 331, 332, 337, 340
Clemente, Osvaldo, 17, 182, 239, 331–32
Clemente, Paco, 165
Clemente, Rafaela, 166, 167, 239, 331
Clemente, Ricky, 14–15, 238, 239, 269, 331, 337, 352
Clemente, Roberto
All-Star appearances of, 155–57, 177–78, 236–37
awards received by, 4, 138, 160, 182, 195, 210, 215, 216, 266–67, 284, 285
bats used by, 38, 152–53, 187–88, 284
birth of, 18
breakthrough season of, 93–96, 99–103, 139
Brezovec-Rauch family and, 203–7, 210–12, 318
childhood of, 20–25
courtship of Vera by, 163–68, 176–79
drafted by Pirates, 51–52, 56–57, 62
earthquake relief effort of, 291–92, 294–96, 298–99, 302–7, 316–19
European trip, 221–22
family background of, 18–20
fans and, 85–86, 108, 136, 187, 190, 222–24, 280–81, 283, 376n
first season with Pirates, 76–81, 85
healing arts of, 214–15, 270, 274
health problems and injuries of, 85, 139, 174–75, 184–85, 190–91, 196–97, 213, 216–17, 222, 236, 241, 271, 273–74, 276–77
hitting by, 151–52, 154–55, 158–61, 168, 187–89, 193–95, 207–8, 217, 224–26, 277, 283–84, 371n
home-coming celebrations for, 137–38, 161–62, 222, 272
inducted into Hall of Fame, 1, 342–43, 345
letter to Brown from, 89–91
in Marine Corps Reserves, 88, 89, 276
married life of, 183–84, 193–95, 208, 269
memorial service for, 346–50
on Montreal Royals, 37–40, 43–55, 57, 126, 168, 237–38, 364n
mugging of, 226–28
Murtaugh’s relationship with, 96, 174–75, 235–36
myth of, 353–54
in Nicaragua, 3–14, 286
in plane crash, 2, 321–37, 339–42, 350–52, 379n
as player representative, 229–33, 275
on Puerto Rican teams, 4, 25–27, 54, 56–58, 61–62, 67, 91, 141–43, 162, 165, 166, 233–34, 361n, 364n
racism experienced by, 70–71, 80–81, 147–51, 158, 172–73, 219–21
running style of, 189–90
salary of, 75, 139
scouting reports on, 26–27, 52–53, 62–67, 107–8, 364n
signed by, 36–37
sleeplessness of, 3, 9, 139, 270
South American vacation of, 269–70
in spring training, 39–40, 67–72, 143, 147–48, 151, 185–86, 198–99, 216–17
sportswriters and, 10–12, 69–72, 79, 97–100, 107, 139, 140, 155–57, 160–61, 173–76, 191–93, 196–97, 234, 235, 243–44, 343–44, 362n
superstitions of, 213–14
temper outbursts of, 199–203
Three Rivers Stadium ceremony honoring, 237–40
three-thousandth hit of, 1, 4, 278–84
wedding of, 182–83
in World Series, 4, 11, 106–9, 112–15, 117–19, 121–24, 129–30, 132–37, 222, 241, 243–44, 245–67, 271–72, 354, 370n
younger players and, 168–72, 194, 209, 272–73
Clemente, Robertito, 15, 193, 211, 238, 239, 269, 270, 275, 330, 331, 337
Clemente, Vera Zabala, 8, 15, 186, 195, 207, 214, 215, 217–20, 227, 235, 271, 273–74, 348, 350–51, 361n
Brezovec-Rauch family and, 205, 211, 322, 329–32
and earthquake relief efforts, 295, 300, 307, 316–17
in Europe, 221–22
married life of, 183–84, 193–95, 208, 269
in Nicaragua, 3, 9, 12, 14
and 1971 World Series, 241, 249, 266
at Pirates’ Roberto Clemente night, 238
and plane crash, 321–22, 324–26, 331, 332, 334, 337, 340–42, 350, 352
RC’s courtship of, 163–68, 176–79
in South America, 269–70
wedding of, 182–83, 349
Clendenon, Donn, 169–73, 189, 200, 206, 218, 229
Cleveland Indians, 9, 46, 55–56, 75, 97, 126, 157, 218, 225, 228, 233, 237, 259
Clines, Gene, 252, 277, 349
Coates, Jim, 129–31, 251
Cobb, Ty, 278
Cogna, Jorge, 297
Cohen, Andy, 73
Coimbre, Pancho, 28, 162, 240
Collins, Eddie, 278
Colón, Cristobal, 324–25, 333
Colson, Charles, 345
Condon, David, 117, 249, 344
Cooke, Jack Kent, 41
Cope, Myron, 128, 174, 196–98, 294
Corey, Jill, 92
Cortázar, Julio, 1
Couric, William B., 312–13, 315, 337
Cox, Billy, 50
Cox, Glenn, 44, 49
Coyle, James, 201
Cronin, Joe, 111
Crosby, Bing, 77, 366n
Crosetti, Frank, 121, 122
Crowe, George, 57
Cuellar, Mike, 233, 243, 244, 250, 255, 261, 279
Curry, Bill, 225
Cuyler, Hazen, 123
Daley, Arthur, 117, 130, 249
Dandridge, Ray, 24
Dark, Alvin, 218
Davalillo, Vic, 241, 252, 260, 277
Davis, Leonard, 315, 326, 332
Dean, Dizzy, 64
Dean, Jerry, 57
DeJesus, Carlos, 281
Delgado-Cintron, Rafael, 315, 316, 323, 326, 328, 379n
DeMaestri, Joe, 129
Detroit Tigers, 158
Devine, Bing, 180
DiMaggio, Joe, 107, 223
Ditmar, Art, 111, 112, 114
Dobson, Pat, 243, 253–54, 260
Doby, Larry, 75, 97
Donoso, Lino, 70, 71, 75, 89
Dorsey, Phil, 81–82, 182, 205–7, 238
Douglas, Whammy, 92
Doyle, Chilly, 67, 74
Drysdale, Don, 107, 217, 225–26
Dunmore, Al, 71, 73–74
Durocher, Leo, 29, 31, 37
Easter, Luke, 75
Eckersley, John, 291
Ellis, Dock, 241–43, 245, 246, 248, 252, 253, 275, 276, 281, 347, 351
Enrique, Roberto, 219
Etchebarren, Andy, 248
Ewell, James, 146
Face, Elroy, 80, 88, 92, 95, 100, 114, 115, 121, 122, 124, 127–28, 134, 154, 159, 168, 208
Fairless, Benjamin F., 68
Fanning, Jim, 274
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), 310–12, 314–16, 322–26, 332, 337
Fernández, Chico, 40, 44–48, 50–51
Fernández, Ruth, 295, 296, 298–99
Ferré, Luis, 295, 339
Finegold, Joe, 222, 275
Fineman, Howard, 187, 188, 190, 367n
Flood, Curt, 230–32, 275
Flowers, Ben, 57
Fonet, José, 323
Ford, Whitey, 111, 119, 124–25, 155
Fosse, Ray, 237
Franks, Herman, 55, 57, 61–62
Freese, Gene, 73–78
Fregosi, Jim, 282
Frick, Ford, 56, 105, 115, 138, 149
Friend, Bob, 68, 81, 92, 94, 95, 101, 102, 107, 115–16, 122, 123, 127, 131–33, 149, 158, 168
Fryman, Woody, 206, 253
Fuqua, Frenchy, 294
Galan, Augie, 31
Galbreath, Dan, 134, 345–48
Galbreath, John, 60, 65, 66, 68, 123, 134–35, 346, 347
Galbreath, Squire, 123
Gallman, Al, 65
Garagiola, Joe, 115
Garber, Gene, 194
Garcia, Arturo, 222
Garcia, Martiniano, 162
Garland, Stanley and Mamie, 82, 179, 182, 238
Gehrig, Lou, 105, 349
Gentile, Jim, 46
Gibbon, Joe, 116
Gibson, Bob, 143, 181, 209, 210, 217, 226, 276
Gibson, Josh, 24, 28, 141
Gil, Osvaldo, 4, 5, 9, 11, 13–15, 285–86, 295, 300, 302, 306–7, 327, 333, 340
Giles, Warren, 149, 202
Gilliam, Junior, 24, 43, 79, 83
Giusti, Dave, 247–48, 275–76, 335, 346
Goggin, Chuck, 281–82, 335
Golding, Nancy, 235, 336–37
Gomez, Ruben, 36, 55, 56, 364n
González, Fernando, 272–73, 276, 342
Gorbous, Glenn, 57
Gordon, Sid, 80
Grammas, Alex, 181
Grant, Mudcat, 252
Grapefruit League, 65, 150, 272
Grasso, Mickey, 57
Green, Fred, 116
Green, Pumpsie, 36
Greenlee, Gus, 83
Groat, Dick, 74, 77, 88, 92–93, 95, 98–102, 106, 108, 112, 114, 129, 130, 140, 149, 154, 156, 168, 178, 180–81, 371n
Gross, Milton, 344
Guerra, Mike, 47
Guerrero, Vladimir, 354
Guilfoile, Bill, 283, 335, 349
Guillen, Ozzie, 354
Haak, Howie, 52–53, 56, 60, 110, 182, 194, 244, 263
Haddix, Harvey, 92, 95, 102, 122, 127, 131
Haig, Gen. Alexander M., Jr., 296
Haldeman, H. R., 345–46
Hall, Dick, 77
Haller, Tom, 229, 231, 232
Haney, Fred, 73, 74, 76, 89
Hanson, George, 265
Harris, Franco, 294
Harsh, Len, 66, 69, 365n
Harvey, Doug, 282
Havana Sugar Kings, 41, 47–50, 61, 138, 237–38, 363n
Haynes, Vernon, 315–16
Heatherington, Jack, 111–12
Hebner, Richie, 226, 244, 247, 253, 260, 262, 276, 277, 280, 281, 347
Heller, Bernie, 200–203
Hendricks, Elrod, 243, 262
Hernández, Chico, 29
Hernández, Jackie, 252, 253, 261, 262–64, 272
Hernández, Miguel, 29
Hernández, Myrna Luz, 183
Hernández, Ramon, 276
Hernández Colón, Rafael, 15, 295, 340–41
Hernon, Jack, 67, 74, 80, 99–100, 158–60
Higgins, Charles, 45
High, Andy, 50–51
Hoak, Don (Tiger), 42, 50, 88, 92, 95, 98–101, 105–8, 116–17, 119, 122, 124, 125, 127, 131, 134, 140, 147, 150, 168, 236, 252
Hodges, Gil, 46
Hoerner, Joe, 230
Hofheinz, Roy, 153
Hollywood Stars, 28, 75, 91
Holman, Bud, 49
Hornsby, Rogers, 98, 195
Houde, Camillien, 42
Houk, Ralph, 154
Houston Astros (Colt .45s 1961–64), 153, 171, 175, 220, 229
Howard, Elston, 34, 35, 78–79, 114, 154, 155
Howard, Frank, 97, 207
Howell, Dixie, 48
Hughes, Howard, 6–7, 287–89, 291, 292–93, 295, 299–300
Hunt, Ron, 178, 206
Hunter, Billy, 260
Hutchinson, Fred, 94
International League, 39–42, 44, 47, 50, 126, 138
Irizarry, Abraham, 311
Irvin, Monte, 15, 24, 28, 36, 56, 75, 85, 240
Jackowski, Bill, 202
Jackson, Larry, 225
Jackson, Reggie, 228, 232, 24
2, 275
Jacobsen, Kurt, 302
Jacobson, Steve, 257
Jagger, Mick and Bianca, 302–3
Jeffcoat, Hal, 77
Jenkins, Ferguson, 224–25, 276, 277
Jethroe, Sam, 75, 79
Johansson, Ingemar, 150
Johnson, Bob, 335
Johnson, Connie, 53
Johnson, Davey, 262–63
Johnson, Jerry, 230, 247
Johnson, Lyndon, 109
Johnson, Walter, 123
Jones, Sam, 55
Juncos Mules, 4, 25, 26
Kaat, Jim, 180
Kahn, Roger, 266
Kansas City Athletics, 70, 78, 94, 96
Kansas City Monarchs, 72, 75, 365n
Kantrowitz, Henry and Pearl, 235, 238
Keane, Johnny, 180–81
Kennedy, John F., 101, 109, 123–24
Kerrane, Kevin, 53
Kibler, John, 259, 260
Killebrew, Harmon, 180
Kiner, Ralph, 60, 180
King, Clyde, 181, 214
King, Jim, 57
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 5, 144, 148, 220–21
King, Nellie, 77
Kirkland, Willie, 97
Kison, Bruce, 247, 254, 255, 276
Kissinger, Henry A., 293, 301, 345
Kline, John Robert, 57
Koback, Nick, 80
Koufax, Sandy, 12, 47, 157, 178, 209–10, 226
Kraft, Joseph, 345
Kranepool, Ed, 228, 279
Kubek, Tony, 120, 122, 127–30
Kuhn, Bowie, 245, 343, 347, 348
Labine, Clem, 116, 119
Lajoie, Nap, 278
Landau, Oscar, 164
Lang, Jack, 342–44
Larker, Norm, 46
Lasorda, Tom, 47, 48, 51
Laurie, Bruce, 187, 189, 253
Law, Vernon (Deacon), 88, 92, 93, 95, 99, 100, 102, 106, 110–15, 117, 120–21, 124, 125, 127, 132, 140, 154, 160, 168, 208, 252
Lawrence, David, 83, 120–21, 149
Lazzeri, Tony, 105
Leppert, Don, 173, 254, 279, 282
Lindstrom, Freddie, 128
Llanos, Carlos and Carmen, 177, 206, 219, 322
Locker, Bob, 229, 231
Logan, Vinton, 215
Long, Dale, 77, 113, 117, 123, 131–32
Long, Paul, 102–3
Lopez, Hector, 114, 127
Los Angeles Angels, 153, 228
Los Angeles Dodgers, 96, 102, 107, 157, 175, 179, 202, 209, 210, 225
Louisville Slugger bats, 38, 152–53, 158, 168, 187, 201, 214, 284
Loynaz, Nestor A., 347
Lozano, Angel, 321, 324, 326–27, 340
Luque, Adolpho, 29
Lynch, Jerry, 190
Mack, Connie, Sr., 66, 68
Macon, Max, 40, 44–53, 126
Maduro, Roberto, 47, 363n
Maglie, Sal, 32
Magnano, Joe, 117
Maisel, Bob, 257
Major League Baseball Players Association, 228–33, 274–75
Major-Minor League Rule 5 draft, 56, 62, 67
Malcolm X, 143–44, 148
Maldonado, Juan, 161
Mantilla, Felix, 33, 92