Perfect: Don Larsen's Miraculous World Series Game (63 page)

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hits four home runs in game
importance of family to
Joan (wife) and-
large hands of
learns to play first base
as manager
military service of
as minor leaguer
pays Robinson to catch pop flies
post-1956 career of
protective nature of
receives hitting instruction from Lavagetto
relationship with umpires of
religiousness of
Rickey and
second at bat in perfect game
supported by fans during slump
temperament of
third at bat in perfect game
tries out for Dodgers
in World Series of 1953,
Hodges, Gil, Jr.
Hodges, Irene
Hodges, Joan Lombardi
Hodges, Russ
Hopp, Johnny
Hopper, Clay
Hornsby, Rogers
Horton, Tom
Houk, Ralph
House Un-American Activities Committee
Howard, Elston
Hubbell, Carl
Humphreys, Jim
Hunter, Catfish
Hutchinson, Fred
Hyland, Robert F.
“I Play Baseball for Money—Not Fun” (Snider)
Irvin, Monte
Jackson, Reggie
Johnson, Billy
Jones, Cleon
Jorgensen, Spider
Kaat, Jim
Kahn, Roger
Kain, Shaky
Kaline, Al
Kanehl, Rod
Kaplan, Dave
Kennedy, John
Kinder, Ellis
Kiner, Ralph
Klinger, Bob
Knockdown pitches
Kollonige, George
Koosman, Jerry
Koslo, Dave
Koufax, Sandy
Kubek, Tony
Kuenn, Harvey
Kurowski, Whitey
Kuzava, Bob
Labine, Clem
Landis, Kenesaw Mountain
Lardner, John
Larsen, Charlotte
Larsen, Corrine
Larsen, Don
baseball ambitions as child
baseball fantasy camps and
on demotion from Yankees
drafted during Korean war
drinking of
in eighth inning of perfect game
fails to make support payments
in fifth inning of perfect game
finds out he’s starting game
first at bat in perfect game
in first inning of perfect game
in fourth inning of perfect game
on
Good Morning America
as high school athlete
on his slider during perfect game
hitting ability of
on Hodges’ fly ball in fifth inning of perfect game
makes predictions the night before perfect game
memorabilia shows and
as minor leaguer
in ninth inning of perfect game
no-windup delivery of
personality of
physical appearance of
on pitching perfect game
plays for Baltimore Orioles
plays for St. Louis Browns
post-1956 career of
second at bat in perfect game
in second game of World Series of 1956,
in second inning of perfect game
selected to start game
in seventh inning of perfect game
in sixth inning of perfect game
on Snider’s near home run in fourth inning of perfect game
social habits of
socializes the night before perfect game
statistics in 1956 regular season
on superstition regarding no-hitters during games
third at bat in perfect game
in third inning of perfect game
traded to Kansas City Athletics
traded to Yankees
during Yankee’s 1955 season
Larsen, James
Larsen, Scott
Larsen, Vivian
Lasorda, Tommy
Lavagetto, Cookie
Lemon, Bob
Liddle, Don
Liderman, Bill
Lobert, Hans
Loes, Billy
Look
Lopat, Eddie
Lopata, Stan
Lopez, Al
Lown, Turk
Luque, Dolf
McCarthy, Joe
McConnell, Mickey
McCorry, Bill
McCulley, Jim
McDougald, Gil
approach to playing the infield
batting stance of
Bauer and
childhood of
Collins and
competitiveness of
expresses desire to play second base
in the field during perfect game
first at bat in perfect game
hearing loss of
hits Herb Score with line drive
Lucille (wife) and
as minor leaguer
plays basketball in college
plays in semipro league
retirement of
rookie season of
second at bat in perfect game
spiked by Slaughter
Stengel and
takes over at shortstop
temperament of
third at bat in perfect game
on third strike to Mitchell
wins Rookie of the Year in 1951,
in World Series of 1951,
McDougald, Lucille Tochilin
McGowan, Jack
McGowan, Roscoe
McGraw, John
McGwire, Mark
Mack, Connie
Mackey, Biz
MacPhail, Larry
MacPhail, Lee
Magerkurth, George
Maglie, Doris Ellman
Maglie, Kay Pileggi
Maglie, Sal
as basketball player in youth
brain aneurysm and stroke of
business ventures of
celebrates winning the pennant in 1951,
confidence in Campanella of
curveball of
death of
Doris (wife) and
in eighth inning of perfect game
on feelings toward Dodgers
in fifth inning of perfect game-
first at bat in perfect game
in first inning of perfect game
in fourth inning of perfect game
on Furillo
Kay (wife) and
knockdown pitch of
on Larsen’s perfect game
on Mantle’s home run in fourth inning of perfect game
in Mexican League
as minor leaguer
on New York Giants team
personality of
as pitching coach
plays for Dodgers in 1956 regular season
post-1956 career of
Robinson’s retaliation tactic and
second at bat in perfect game
in second inning of perfect game
in semipro leagues
in seventh inning of perfect game
in sixth inning of perfect game
“The Barber” nickname of
in third inning of perfect game
traded to Brooklyn Dodgers
traded to Cleveland Indians
in World Series of 1951,
in World Series of 1954,
Maglie, Sal, Jr.
Maguie, Jack, Jr.
Malamud, Bernard
Mantle, David
Mantle, Lovell
Mantle, Merlyn (Johnson)
Mantle, Mickey
on always trying for home runs
on attention of fans
batting accomplishments of
on Berra
Brooke Holly and
brought up to Yankees in September 1950,
cancer of
on catch in fifth inning of perfect game
childhood of
and Collins act as Howard’s “honor guard,”
comparison with Snider and Mays-
death of
DiMaggio (Joe) and
draft status of
drinking of
elected to Hall of Fame
as fan favorite
fantasy baseball camp of
in the field during perfect game
in first at bat of perfect game
friendship with Martin
frustration with strikeouts
Greenwade on
home-run trot of
joins Yankees’ instructional camp in 1951,
on Larsen’s drinking
with Larsen the night before the game
leg injuries of
long-distance home runs of
Lopat confronts
Lovell (mother) and
on Martin
memorabilia shows and
Merlyn (wife) and
as minor leaguer
Mutt (father) and
named after Mickey Cochrane
nervousness in top of the ninth inning of perfect game
osteomyelitis of
plays in Ban Johnson League
post-1956 career of
power of
pressure from publicity on
refuses to talk to Larsen during seventh inning of perfect game
relationship with teammates
retirement of
second at bat in perfect game (home run)
sent down to minors
shifted to the outfield
shy personality of
speed of
Stengel and
switch-hitting of
third at bat in perfect game
on third strike to Mitchell in perfect game
29th birthday celebration for Martin at Copacabana incident
Mantle, Mutt
Mantle, Ray
Marion, Marty
Maris, Roger
Marlow, Eddie
Martin, Alfred Manuel
Martin, Billy
aggressiveness of
batting accomplishments in World Series of 1952 and 1953,
Berra and
brought up to the Yankees in 1950,
childhood of
competitiveness of
confidence in locker room of
confusion about name of
death of
DiMaggio (Joe) and
drinking of
emulation of Stengel’s managerial style by
exuberance of
faces uncertain future on the Yankees in 1956 season
in the field during perfect game
fighting ability of
first at bat in perfect game
friendship with Mantle
in huddle before taking field in ninth inning of perfect game
intensity of
Jenny (mother) and
Lois (wife) and
as manager
as minor leaguer
reaction to divorce
recalled to active service
relays Stengel’s home run request to Carey
released from army on hardship grounds
second at bat in perfect game
sent down to Kansas City
small size of, in childhood
Stengel and
thanks Wolff for advice
third at bat in perfect game
traded to Kansas City Athletics
29th birthday celebration at Copacabana incident
Martin, Billy, Jr.
Martin, Jackie
Martin, Kelly
Martin, Lois Berndt
Mathews, Eddie
Mauch, Gene
Mays, Willie
Medwick, Joe (Ducky)
Menendez, Danny
Mexican League
Meyer, Dick
Meyer, Russ
Miksis, Eddie
Minoso, Minnie
Mitchell, Bo
Mitchell, Dale anger about strikeout in perfect game
in the army
athletic abilities of
batting accomplishments of
brought up to Cleveland Indians in 1947, childhood of
as college baseball player
criticized for not using power
death of
drinking of
embarrassing comment by Williams (Ted) at Fellowship of Christian Athletes function and
focus on science of hitting by
Greenberg and
heart attacks of
June (wife) and
on Maglie
Margaret Ruth (wife) and
with Martin Marietta division
as minor leaguer
pinch hits in ninth inning of perfect game
receives fielding instruction from Speaker
retirement of
signs deal with Cleveland Indians who withhold payments
sold to Dodgers in 1956,
on third strike in perfect game
Mitchell, Dale, Jr.
Mitchell, June
Mitchell, Lana
Mitchell, Margaret Ruth Emerson
Mize, Johnny
Monroe, Wayne
Moore, Terry
Mooty, Jake
Mueller, Don
Murray, Jan
Musial, Stan
Natural, The
(Malamud)
Neal, Bob:
on Larsen-Maglie battle
on Larsen’s batting prowess
on Larsen’s change of pace pitch to Snider in first inning
on Maglie’s pitching in fourth inning
on Maglie’s pitch to Bauer in first inning
on Mantle’s catch in fifth inning
on Mantle’s catch in third inning
on Mantle’s home run in fourth inning
on Reese’s catch in second inning
on retiring of first twelve Dodger batters
on Robinson at bat in fifth inning
on Snider’s catch in fourth inning
on tension in the fifth inning
Neal, William “Cap,”
Newcombe, Don
New York Daily News
New York Giants:
lose World Series of 1951,
Maglie plays for
win play-off series of 1951,
win World Series of 1954,
New York Herald Tribune
New York Times, The
New York Yankees:
Berra as manager of
competitiveness of

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