tying of Scott’s record, 128
upbringing, 100
Gehringer, Charlie, 157
Gelbfisz, Schmuel. See Goldwyn, Samuel
Giambi, Jason, 262
GI Bill, 166
Gibson, Bob, 205
Gillick, Pat, 39, 43, 113, 239–40, 244, 248
Giordano, Tom, 44
Goldwyn, Samuel, 19–20
Gonzales, Adrian, 238
Gonzales, Rene, 11, 145
Gooden, Dwight, 209
Gore, Al, 6, 225
Gossage, Rich “Goose,” 237
Gott, Jim, 224
Graham, John, 25
Green, Shawn, 254
Griffith, Clark, 87–88, 167
Grove, Lefty, 106, 131
A. G. Spalding and Bros., 28
Guidelines for Cumulative Performance Records, 173
Gwynn, Tony, 181, 237
H
Haberman, Clyde, 242
Hanlon, Ned, 50
Harridge, Will, 128
Harris, Bucky, 167
Haselman, Bill, 174
Hatton, Grady, 201
Hemond, Roland, 110, 112, 175
Hendricks, Elrod, 10
Herman, Billy, 189
Herzog, Whitey, 210
Heydler, John, 52, 54, 56
Hickman, Jim, 207
Hiroshima Carp, 241
Hoag, Myril, 155
Hodges, Gil, 230
Hoiles, Chris, 223
Holzemer, Mark, 224
Hook, Eddie, 44
Hooper, Harry, 59
Horn, Sam, 151
Hornsby, Bruce, 225
Hornsby, Rogers, 128–29
Hornung, Joe, 28, 31
Hough, Charlie, 76
Houston Astros, 113, 266
Howe, Art, 261, 262
Hoyt, Waite, 61, 67, 92, 194
Hudler, Rex, 12, 225, 226–28
Hudson, Tim, 262
Huggins, Miller, x, 91, 92, 196
1925 season revitalization, 96–99
1926 season, 101–2
death of, 107
hiring by Yankees, 66
and Scott’s consecutive-game streak, 84, 85–86, 87, 93, 95, 166, 199
Hulett, Tim, 151
Hundley, Randy, 203
“Hurley” (sportswriter), 35–36
Huston, Tillinghast L’Hommedieu “Cap,” 65–66, 93
Hutchinson, Fred, 171
I
Irsay, Robert, 8
Irwin, Arthur, 90
Isbell, Frank, 54
J
Jackson, Reggie, 71
Japanese baseball, 241–43, 259
Jenkins, Ferguson, 205, 207
Jeter, Derek, 262, 263
Jett, Joan, 224
Johns, Doug, 250
Johnson, Ban, 66, 88
Johnson, Davey, 239, 240, 246, 249
Johnson, Randy, 5
Johnson, Walter, 88, 96
Jones, Adam, ix–xii
Jones, Sam, 67
Joshua, Von, 231
K
Keeler, “Wee Willie,” 50, 140
Keener, Sid, 128, 129, 157, 162
Kelley, Joe, 51
Kemmerer, Russ, 167
Kemp, Matt, 238
Kennedy, MacLean, 57
Kessinger, Don, 203, 207
Key, Jimmy, 78
Kieran, John, 69, 108, 129, 154, 195
Kinugasa, Sachio, 241–43
Knoblauch, Chuck, 250
Koenig, Mark, 96, 99
Kornheiser, Tony, 179
Krichell, Paul, 89, 91
L
LaChance, George, 54
Lachemann, Marcel, 227
La Guardia, Fiorello, 195
Landis, Kenesaw Mountain, 68
Lanigan, Ernest “Ernie,” 52–53, 64
Lasorda, Tommy, 231–32, 233–34, 235, 237
Lazzeri, Tony, 100, 102, 103, 194
Lewis, Duffy, 59, 101
Leyland, Jim, 254, 260
Lombardi, Vince, 40
Longoria, Evan, 258
loophole in game play rules, 170–71, 173
Lopes, Davey, 231
Lopez, Al, 137
Los Angeles Dodgers, 201, 254, 258
in 1974 World Series, 232
in 1977 World Series, 232
in 1978 World Series, 232
Steve Garvey and, 230–35
“Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day,” 17–18, 194–95
Lou Gehrig’s Disease. See ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
Louis, Spyridon, 24–25
Lowenstein, John, 48
Lucchino, Larry, 120
luck, good and bad, 68, 131–41
Luckiest Man (Eig), 105, 186
Luderus, Fred, 27, 54, 55–57, 63, 133
Lunte, Harry, 122
Lynn, Fred, 78
M
Macha, Ken, 262
Machado, Manny, xi, 272–73
Mack, Connie, 106, 124, 161, 271
Maddon, Joe, 258
major league baseball strike of 1994–1995, 6–7, 15, 181, 183
Mantle, Mickey, 167
Manto, Jeff, 223
Marichal, Juan, 262
Marion, Marty, 70, 137
Maris, Roger, 181
Markakis, Nick, xi
Maroon, John, 13, 213, 246
Marsalis, Branford, 225
Martinez, Buck, 15
Matsui, Hideki, 259
May, Lee, 74
Mays, Carl, 67, 122
McAllister, Jack, 123
McCarthy, Joe, 108, 121, 124, 157–59, 185, 191, 195, 196
McCarver, Tim, 136, 138, 200, 202, 256
McCotter, Trent, 82
McDermott, John, 25
McDonald, Ben, 115, 181, 182, 223
McGarr, James “Chippy,” 33–34
McGinnity, Joe (“Ironman”), 26, 36
McGraw, John, 65, 90–91
McGunnigle, William “Gunner,” 31–32, 34
McLemore, Mark, 174
media pressure, 213–14, 216–17, 252
Melvin, Bob, 180
Melvin, Doug, 255, 257, 259
Mercer, Sid, 195
Merkle, Fred, 99, 101
Metrodome, 114, 115
Meusel, Bob, 92, 94, 102, 103, 194
Milan, Clyde, 54
Miller, Jon, 22, 180–81
Miller, Ray, 249, 254
Milwaukee Brewers, 72, 109, 255, 259
Milwaukee Journal, 63–64
Miner, Junior, 45
Minnesota Twins, 71, 80, 114, 144–45
Minor, Ryan, 250
Mitchell Report, 266
Monday, Rick, 233
Monroe, Marilyn, 16
Montreal Expos, 181
Moreland, George, 52, 64
Morris, Jack, 152
Mulder, Mark, 262
Munzel, Edgar, 208
Murphy, Dale, 208–11
Murray, Eddie, 47, 79, 147
consecutive-game streak, 135–36
departure from Orioles, 142–43
endurance of, 135
friendship and influence on Ripken, 74–76, 119, 229
Musial, Stan, x, 166, 169–73, 203, 204, 205, 206, 214
Mussina, Mike, 22, 174, 181, 214, 225
Myers, Randy, 239
N
National League
Billy Williams’s consecutive-game record, 234
Garvey’s consecutive-game record, 230–38
The National League Story (Allen), 26
Navin Field, 157
Nettles, Graig, 237
New Orleans Pelicans, 122
New York Clipper, 29
New York Daily Mirror, 197
New Yorker, 90, 93
New York Evening Telegram, 53
New York Evening World, 103
New York Giants, 26, 54, 65, 99, 134, 135, 196
in 1921 World Series, 67
in 1922 World Series, 86
in 1923 World Series, 92, 93
in 1936 World Series, 161
Gehrig’s tryout for, 90
New York Herald Tribune, 197
New York Journal-American, 53
New York Mets, 206, 208, 239
in 1969 World Series, 205
in 1986 World Series, 239
New York Sun, 162
New York Times, 69, 100, 153, 158, 234, 242, 244
New York World-Telegram, 92, 197
New York Yankees, 4, 16, 58, 60, 122, 181, 215, 259
1921 season, 67
1922 season, 84–89
in 1922 World Series, 86
1923 season, 91–92, 93
in 1923 World Series, 92
1924 season, 92–94, 93
1925 season, 94–99
1926 season, 99–100, 101–2
in 1926 World Series, 102
1927 season, 102–5
in 1927 World Series, 105
1928 season, 106
in 1928 World Series, 106
1929 season, 106–7
1930 season, 107–8
1931 season, 121, 125
1932 season, 126
1933 season, 127–130
1934 season, 153–59, 165, 218, 265
1935 season, 160, 161–62
1936 season, 161, 162–63
in 1936 World Series, 161
1937 season, 17–18, 188, 194–95
1938 season, 185–89
in 1938 World Series, 188–89
in 1977 World Series, 232
in 1978 World Series, 232
in 1995 World Series, 229
1996 season, 240, 244
1998 season, 249–50
acquisition of Gehrig, 92–93
acquisition of Ruth, 66–67
acquisition of Scott, 67–69
gift to Ripken, 251–52
hiring of Huggins, 66
“Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day,” 17–18, 194–95
Ruppert/Huston ownership of, 65–67
signing of Joe Sewell, 124–25
Nichols, Lance, 46
night games, advent of, 216
Norris, Tim, 45
The Numbers Game (Schwarz), 52
O
Oakland A’s, 176, 208, 261–62
in 1974 World Series, 232
Oates, Johnny, 150, 175, 177, 212, 226
O’Brien, Charlie, 244
O’Brien, Darby, 33, 35
Oh, Sadaharu, 242
Olney, Buster, 4–5, 244
Olson, Gregg, 143
Olympics of 1896, 24–25
The Only Way I Know (Ripken), 72
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, 151, 270
Orr, Dave, 31
Owens, Paul, 141
P
Page, Vance, 188
Painter, Doc, 155, 157, 158
Palmeiro, Rafael, 2–3, 13, 181, 221, 226, 227, 263
Palmer, Jim, 47, 72
Peckinpaugh, Roger, 67, 123
Pence, Hunter, 255, 272
Pennock, Herb, 67
Percival, Roy, 222
Perez, Pascual, 236
performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs), 263, 266
Perlozzo, Sam, 263–64
Peters, Hank, 44–45, 109
Pheidippides, 24
Philadelphia Athletics, 54, 103, 106, 121, 188
Philadelphia Inquirer, 27, 56, 63
Philadelphia Phillies, 35, 106, 133, 171, 172
in 1915 World Series, 59–60
in 1918 World Series, 69
1919 season, 54–56
1920 season, 63
in 1980 World Series, 141
in 1983 World Series, 74
Pete Rose and, 140–41
Billy Williams and, 198–99, 206
Piercy, Bill, 67
Pierre, Juan, 258–59
Pinkney, George
character/personality, 29–30
comparisons to Scott, 58–59, 67
consecutive-game streak, 31–32, 33–36, 49, 53, 54, 56–57, 68, 198
consecutive innings played, 80
ignorance of streak by statisticians, 53, 54, 56–57
streak broken by Scott, 63–64
work ethic, 32
Pipp, Wally, 67, 92, 93, 94, 96, 98–100, 193, 256
Pittsburgh Alleghenys, 30
Pittsburgh Pirates, 134, 161, 164, 170–72, 204, 206, 208, 231–32, 236
in 1927 World Series, 105
Steve Brodie and, 49, 50–51
interest in Ripken, 113
players’ reputations, 68–69
Podres, Johnny, 169
positional demands, 218
Povich, Shirley, 197
Pratt, Del, 101, 136
The Pride of the Yankees (film), 19–22
Providence Grays, 28
Pulliam, Harry, 51–52
Q
Quinn, Jack, 67
R
Rayford, Floyd, 71
Reagan, Ronald, 3
Regan, Phil, 2, 5, 212–14, 219, 221–22, 223
Repulski, Rip, 170
Reuss, Jerry, 235
Reynolds, Carl, 161
Reynolds, Harold, 174
Rice, Grantland, 69, 161
Richards, Paul, 167
Rickey, Branch, 257
Ripken, Arend and Clara, 37
Ripken, Bill, 5, 40–41, 76, 82
on Cal’s 1,000th straight game, 112
on Cal’s endurance, 148
at Cal’s record-breaking game, 14
at Cal’s record-tying game, 222–23
and Cal Sr.’s firing, 110
on Cal Sr.’s infuence on Cal Jr., 119
on change in Cal’s routine, 240
Orioles debut, 79–80
Orioles’ release of, 176
tape ball games at Metrodome, 114
Ripken, Bill and Oliver, 37–38
Ripken, Cal Jr., xi–xii, 37–48, 137, 173, 174–81, 211
1,000-straight-games milestone, 112
1981 season, 8, 47–48, 70
1982 season, 70–72, 73
1983 season, 8, 73–74, 76
1984 season, 75–76, 135
1985 season, 76–79, 80
1987 season, 81–83, 109, 145
1988 season, 109–13, 116–17, 119–20, 143
1989 season, 142–46
1990 season, 146–49
1991 season, 149–51, 152
1992 season, 152, 177
1993 season, 174–81
1994 season, 181–83
1995 season, 6, 13, 16, 22, 183–84, 212–15, 219–29, 239
1996 season, 145, 239–41, 243–45, 248
1997 season, 245–46, 248
1998 season, 249–51
1999 season, 251
2000 season, 251
2000-straight-games milestone, 182
2001 season, 43–44, 251–52, 253
2,130th consecutive game, 22–23, 222–24
2,131st consecutive game, 1–3, 6, 7–14, 224–28
basketball games, 115, 118–19
on breakability of his record, 261
breaking of Kinugasa’s record, 243
and Cal Sr.’s firing, 110
comparisons to Billy Williams, 214
comparisons to Gehrig, 215, 219
competitive nature, 42
consecutive-innings streak, 80–83
contract negotiations, 119–20, 152
criticism for consecutive-game play, x, 4–6, 146, 148–49, 199–200, 243, 252
on decline of consecutive-game play, 255–56
defensive strengths, 143–44
early career highlights, 109
earnings, 76
end of streak, 245–51
family background and childhood, 37–42
fan appreciation of, 8–9
farewell tour, 251–52
final game of career, 253
full decade of consecutive games, 138
game ejections, 145
o
n Gehrig comparisons, 22, 23
on Gehrig’s streak, 106
good health of, 117–18
Hall of Fame plaque, 253
high school play and minor league play, 43–47
hitting slump, 146–49
injuries, 77–78, 152, 174–76, 245–48, 251, 269–71
major league debut, 47–48
media pressure on, 213–14, 216–17
mindset of, 119–20
MLB strike of 1994–1995, 183–84
move to third base, 240, 244–45
Murray’s influence on, 74–76
off-season conditioning, 118–19
parade honoring, 228–29