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National Football League,
120
,
293
,
347

National League,
12
,
52
,
56
,
60
,
72
,
92
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95
,
100
,
139
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149
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151
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154
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158
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176
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183
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189
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202
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209
,
224
,
225
,
229

All-Star teams,
155
–57,
177
–78,
237
,
258
,
346

black players in,
79
,
96
–97

Eastern Division,
226
,
237
,
278

Gold Glove awards,
4
,
160
,
284
,
342
–43

Latin players in,
29
,
31

Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards,
4
,
140
,
143
,
151
,
154
,
161
,
207
,
210
,
215
,
217
,
273

pennant,
103
,
107
,
110

playoffs in,
241
,
242
,
283
,
284

Rookie of the Year award,
79

Silver Bat awards,
160
,
182
,
186
,
195
,
226
,
285

Year of the Pitcher in,
217

Necciai, Ron,
64

Negro Leagues,
18
,
24
,
72
,
83
,
144
,
170

Nelson, Rocky,
46
,
47
,
49
,
99
,
106
,
117
,
119
,
126
,
129
,
132
,
252

New Orleans Pelicans,
74
,
91

New York Giants,
24
,
29
,
36
–37,
51
,
54
–56,
61
,
75
–77,
79
,
85
,
116

New York Giants football team,
120
–21

New York Mets,
153
,
168
,
206
,
226
,
228
,
237
,
274
,
278
–82

New York Yankees,
24
,
32
,
34
,
35
,
76
,
78
–79,
105
–33,
137
,
143
,
150
,
151
,
154
,
160
,
180
,
203
,
228
,
233
,
242
,
246
,
368
n

Newark Eagles,
24

Newcombe, Don,
43
,
75
,
79
,
83
,
97
,
363
n

Nixon, Pat,
247
,
289
,
296
,
348

Nixon, Richard M.,
101
,
109
,
123
–24,
265
,
287
–90,
293
,
295
–96,
304
,
312
,
341
,
345
–48,
352

Nover, Sam,
69
,
172
,
291
,
284
,
362
n

Nunn, Bill, Jr.,
71
,
79
,
82
,
96
,
97
,
100
,
107
,
135
–36,
147
–49,
293
,
367
n,
370
n

Oakland A’s,
228
,
242
,
275
,
305

Oakland Raiders,
293
–94

O’Brien, Eddie,
77

O’Brien, Johnny,
77

Oceak, Frank,
251
,
262

Oliva, Tony,
177

Oliver, Al,
220
,
226
,
244
,
252
,
253
,
260
,
277
,
280
,
282
–83,
286
,
349
,
351

Olivo, Diomedes Antonio,
135
–36

Olmo, Luis,
28
,
31
–36,
56
,
57
,
62
,
72
,
112
,
334

O’Malley, Walter,
42
,
49

Oquendo, Luis,
17
,
58
,
332
,
364
n

Oquendo, Rosa,
17

Ortiz, David,
354

Otero, Regie,
47

Ott, Mel,
29

Ottawa Athletics,
41

Pagán, Delia,
208
,
334

Pagán, José,
8
,
184
,
206
,
208
,
218
,
227
,
238
,
241
,
244
,
252
,
261
,
262
,
361
n

Page, Joe,
32

Pagliaroni, Jim,
208

Paige, Satchel,
75

Palmer, Jim,
243
,
244
,
247
,
249
,
259
,
260

Paniagua, Tito,
183

Pappas, Milt,
229
,
231

Parker, Dan,
42

Parker, Lt. John,
342

Parks, Rosa,
144

Parrales, Julio,
13

Parrilla, Efrain,
317
–18

Pascual, Camilo,
177

Patterson, Floyd,
150

Pearson, Preston,
347

Pelligrina, Maj. Raul,
300
,
302
–3,
316

Peña, Orlando,
238

Pendleton, Jim,
92

Perez, Tony,
284

Perry, Gaylord,
208

Pesky, Johnny,
181
,
193

Peterson, Harding,
214
,
244
,
274

Peterson, Richard,
81

Philadelphia Athletics,
35
,
66
,
119

Philadelphia Phillies,
73
,
76
,
96
,
171
,
178
–80,
200
–202,
222
,
225
,
229
,
230
,
252
–53,
278
,
368
n

Piersall, Jimmy,
157

Pinson, Vada,
94
,
158

Pittsburgh Crawfords,
83

Pittsburgh Pirates,
4
,
12
–13,
28
,
62
–85,
89
–90,
152
,
161
,
168
–69,
190
–91,
196
,
200
–206,
215
,
227
,
232
,
235
–36,
286
,
335
–36

airplane travel by,
217
–18,
333
–34

on All-Star team,
177
,
178

black players with,
72
–75,
169
–71

broadcasts of games of,
87
–89,
280
–81,
283
,
336

fans of,
85
–86,
108
,
136
,
138
,
187
,
189
–90,
222
–24

rebuilding of,
59
–60,
75
–76,
91
–92

Latin players with,
30
,
71
,
81
–82,
170
–73,
333
,
334
,
340
,
342

losing seasons of,
59
,
158
–59,
179
–80,
217

at memorial service,
347
–51

Nixon and delegation from,
345
–47

pennant won by,
102
–3

and Pittsburgh Renaissance,
83
–84

Players Association representatives of,
229
,
275

in playoffs,
12
,
284

press coverage of,
66
–67,
70
–75,
78
–81,
98
–100,
140
,
162
,
172
–76,
191
,
343
–44

RC demands trade by,
191
–93

RC drafted by,
51
–53,
56
–57,
62

RC honored by,
237
–40

RC’s first season with,
76
–81,
85

and RC’s three-thousandth hit,
278
–83

Senadores and,
305
,
335

scouting trips for,
61
–66,
139
,
364
n

spring training camp of,
65
–74,
90
,
143
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147
–51,
154
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185
–86,
198
–99,
216
–17,
272
–75

training room of,
214

uniforms of,
2
,
138
–39,
182
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187
,
237

winning seasons of,
92
–96,
100
–102,
193
–95,
207
–9,
224
–26,
275
–77

in World Series,
11
,
12
,
105
–37,
139
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141
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143
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149
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154
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156
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168
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173
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179
–80,
202
–3,
208
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222
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228
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241
–67,
271
–73,
275
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279
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294
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346
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354
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368
n

Pittsburgh Steelers,
3
,
120
–21,
293
–94,
305
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347

Pizarro, Juan,
3
,
8
–9,
24
,
33
,
141
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143
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145
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160
–61,
177
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184
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218
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333
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361
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Planas, Salvador,
183

Podres, Johnny,
76

Povich, Shirley,
113
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126
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128

Powell, Boog,
250
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255
,
263

Power, Etta,
67

Power, Vic,
9
–11,
14
,
28
,
33
–35,
70
,
72
,
78
–79,
91
,
142
,
202
,
334
–35,
352

Powers, John,
92

Prince, Bob,
87
–89,
102
–3,
134
–35,
239
,
259
,
263
,
264
,
281
,
285
,
299
,
336

Pujols, Albert,
354

Quay, Luke,
279
–80

Quiles, Gilberto,
328

Quinland, Jack,
120

Raleigh Capitals,
170

Ramírez, Felo,
281
,
282

Ramirez, Manny,
354

Ramos, Luis,
281
,
283

Ranalli, Ann,
280
–81,
283
,
336
,
376
n

Reese, Pee Wee,
46
,
76

Reeves, Richard,
345

Reichler, Joe,
151

Rettenmund, Merv,
245
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247
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260
,
262
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263

Reyes, Juan,
328

Rice, Bob,
68
,
201

Rice, John,
254

Richards, Paul,
157

Richardson, Bobby,
115
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119
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121
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122
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124
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127
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128
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131
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132

Richman, Milton,
343
–44

Richmond Virginians,
41
,
52

Rickey, Branch,
32
,
52
–53,
59
–68,
71
–78,
81
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86
,
91
,
110
,
111
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115
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152
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180
–81,
365
n,
366
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Rickey, Branch, Jr.,
56
,
57

Ríos, Antonio,
327
,
328

Rivera, Arthur S.,
309
–19,
322
–26,
337
,
351

Rivera, Gregorio,
332

Rivera, Mariano,
354

Roberts, Christine,
73

Roberts, Curt,
71
–76,
80
,
253

Roberts, Ric,
71
,
75
,
368
n

Roberts, Robin,
73

Robertson, Bob,
226
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243
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251
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253
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262
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277

Robinson, Brooks,
229
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243
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247
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251
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255
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260
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263

Robinson, Frank,
97
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139
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155
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158
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207
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226
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233
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245
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247
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263

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