The Machine (36 page)

and Great Eight, 263–64

in Hall of Fame, 270

injury to, 131

in the lineup, 55, 109, 154, 157, 158, 208, 243

and Nautilus machine, 28–29

and 1969 season, 12

and playoffs (1975), 208, 211–12

as superstar, 25, 27, 209, 237, 270

and team members, 121, 131, 155–57, 161, 186, 212, 243, 244, 263–64, 271

and trade talk, 26–27, 29–32, 92, 261, 262

as underappreciated, 31, 161–63

and World Series Game 1, 226, 227

and World Series Game 2, 230

and World Series Game 5, 241–44, 245

and World Series Game 6, 249, 250

and World Series Game 7, 8–9, 257–58, 261

Petit, Cheryl, 149

Petrocelli, Rico, 236, 243, 251

Philadelphia Phillies, 13, 105–8, 117, 130, 163, 261

Phinney, Elihu, 49

Pinson, Vada, 268

Pittsburgh Pirates:

and 1975 season, 129–30, 174, 192–93

and playoffs (1975), 205, 206, 207–10, 214–16, 274

Plaswirth, A. L. III, 85

Players Association, 29, 126–27

Plimpton, George, 190

Plummer, Bill, 136

Pocoroba, Biff, 202

Powell, Paul, 184–85

Prince, Bob, 125

Pryor, Paul, 59

Quilici, Frank, 174

Rapp, Vern, 166

Reese, Pee Wee, 158

Renko, Steve, 120

Rettenmund, Merv, 24, 181, 182, 201, 235

Reuschel, Rick, 132–33

Reuss, Jerry, 129, 207–8

Revere, Paul, 2

Rice, Jim, 174, 221, 222, 227

Richard, J. R., 145

Riggs, Bobby, 159

Robello, Tony, 80

Robertson, Bob, 129

Robinson, Frank, 204, 268

Robinson, Jackie, 39, 42, 158, 224

Ronstadt, Linda, 10

Rose, Fawn, 173

Rose, Harry “Big Pete,” 4, 18, 44, 67, 128, 129, 132, 171–73, 268

Rose, Karolyn, 128, 262

Rose, Pete, 46, 248

batting average of, 127–30, 144, 186, 205, 272, 274

and Bench, 6–7, 24–25, 267–68

and Big Red Machine, 10

and book
Charlie Hustle,
144–46

and boxing match, 40–41, 45

career of, 90

as “Charlie Hustle,” 19

early years of, 128–29

eligibility for Hall of Fame, 270–71, 273

enthusiasm of, 3, 16, 38, 43, 93–94, 178, 273, 276–77

and fans, 66–68, 93–94, 215

at Field of Dreams, 265–74

and games in April, 66–69, 70, 73

and games in August, 177, 183, 185, 189, 191, 193, 194, 195, 198, 200

and games in July, 157, 168, 169, 175–76

and games in June, 127–30, 136, 144–46

and games in May, 97, 102, 106, 113, 120, 121

and games in September, 201, 204

and Great Eight, 263–64

and his father,
see
Rose, Harry “Big Pete”

in the lineup, 55, 109, 154, 157, 158

and memorabilia, 194, 265, 266–67

and Morgan, 4–5, 7, 41–45, 93, 128, 273–74

and 1969 season, 12

and 1973 season, 20, 67, 124, 205

and 1974 season, 63, 64, 67, 144

and 1975 season, 269, 276–77

on opening day, 55, 60, 64

personal traits of, 90, 94, 156, 268

and playoffs (1975), 214, 215–16

and reporters, 30–31, 93, 94, 162, 195, 245, 255, 268

and rules, 60, 115–16

salary of, 18–21, 262, 267

and Sparky, 15, 88–91

as superstar, 25, 26, 27, 53, 101, 105, 209, 237

suspension of, 262, 266, 267, 269–71, 273, 277

and team members, 90, 92, 121, 156, 161, 186, 214, 244, 245, 263–64, 267–68, 271–72

and third base, 88–91, 93, 95–97, 105, 110, 112, 193, 227, 274

winning at all cost, 44, 134, 145, 178–79

and World Series Game 1, 225–26, 227, 228

and World Series Game 2, 228–29, 230, 233

and World Series Game 3, 235, 236

and World Series Game 4, 239

and World Series Game 5, 243, 244

and World Series Game 6, 249, 250, 253, 254, 274

and World Series Game 7, 1–7, 256, 257, 258, 259, 274

and writing books, 144, 145, 146, 266

Rose, Pete Jr., 171, 173

Roseboro, Johnny, 150

Ruby, Jeff, 47–48, 95, 139–40, 147, 195

Rudi, Joe, 192

Ruffian (horse), 158, 159–60, 161

Ruth, Babe, 39, 62, 93, 94, 122–23, 269, 274

bat used by, 163

in Hall of Fame, 158

and World Series (1932), 255

Sackler, Mark, 99, 101

Sada, Pepe, 182

Safer, Morley, 188

St. Louis Cardinals, 18, 195, 248

San Diego Padres, 56, 99, 158, 160

San Francisco Giants, 56, 84, 86, 87–88, 180, 188

Sanguillen, Manny, 208, 209

Sauer, Hank, 34

Scheider, Roy, 141

Scherger, George “Shug,” 6, 71, 74, 75, 85, 95

Schoendienst, Red, 199

Scott, Michael, 126

Scott, Tony, 109

Seaver, Tom, 168–70

Secretariat (horse), 159

Sedaka, Neil, 224

Seiko Company, 100, 102, 103

Seitz, Peter, 127

Seitz Decision, 127

Sells, Dave, 202

Shepard, Larry, 180

Shore, Dinah, 22

Simmons, Lon, 34

Simpson, O. J., 273

Sinatra, Frank, 135

Singer, Bill, 11

Sipple, Oliver, 203–4

Slaughter, Enos, 173

Smith, Red, 236, 246

Sneva, Tom, 118

Snider, Duke, 158

Spahn, Warren, 66

Speaker, Tris, 269

Speed, Horace, 87–88

Speier, Chris, 82, 86, 88, 180

Springsteen, Bruce, 197–98

Stargell, Willie, 163, 192, 214

Stengel, Casey, 187, 216, 276

Stockton, Dick, 232

Strom, Brent, 191

Sutton, Don, 70, 72

Sweasy, Charles J., 50

Taft, Robert A., 54–55

Taft, William Howard, 54

Tata, Terry, 106

Tekulve, Kent, 209

Thomas, B. J., 77

Thomas, Derrel, 180

Thomson, Bobby, 171, 255

Thornton, Andre, 133

Tiant, Luis, 221

and World Series Game 1, 224–26, 227, 228

and World Series Game 4, 239–40

and World Series Game 6, 249–50

Tiant, Luis Sr., 224–25

Title IX, 126, 159

Tolan, Bobby, 115

Tootsie Rolls, 100, 103–4

Trevino, Lee, 149

Trillo, Manny, 136

Truman, Harry S, 158

Turner, Ted, 12

Uecker, Bob, 58

Underwood, Tom, 105–6

Unser, Bobby, 118

Updike, John, 221

Vasquez, Jacinto, 160

Vietnam War, 22, 54, 85, 118

Vukovich, John “Balsa”:

in the lineup, 55, 56

sent to the minors, 114

and Sparky, 26–28, 55, 56, 71–73, 74–76, 86, 88, 90, 91, 92, 114, 193

Wagner, Dick, 19–21, 38, 46, 195, 203, 211, 262

Walker, Harry “the Hat,” 42

Waterman, Fred A., 50

Watson, Bob, 103–4, 157

Wepner, Chuck, 40–41

Westrum, Wes, 87, 184

Weyer, Lee, 143

Wight, Bill, 149

Williams, Bill, 18–19

Williams, Charlie, 84

Williams, Earl, 138

Williams, Robin, 254

Williams, Ted, 248, 255

Wilson, Don, 56

Wise, Rick, 220

women, and Title IX, 126, 159

World Series (1918), 2, 248

World Series (1919), 51

World Series (1932), 255

World Series (1940), 51

World Series (1946), 248

World Series (1954), 205

World Series (1967), 248

World Series (1969), 168

World Series (1970), 15, 82, 256

World Series (1972), 15–16, 218, 256

World Series (1975):

Game 1, 223–28

Game 2, 228–33

Game 3, 233–37, 238, 274

Game 4, 238–41

Game 5, 241–45

Game 6, 2–3, 245–55, 274

Game 7, 1–9, 256–59, 261, 274

World Series (1976), 261

World Series (1979), 262

Wright, George, 50, 51

Wright, Harry, 50

Wynn, Jimmy, 74

Yastrzemski, Carl, 221

in Hall of Fame, 262

and 1967 season, 227, 248

and umpires, 235–36

and World Series (1975), 227, 229, 231, 233, 235–36, 253, 259

Young, Cy, 269

Young, Dick, 62, 225

Zamora, Oscar, 136

Zimmer, Don, 3, 243, 252

Zisk, Richie, 214

Jacket design by Richard L. Aquan

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