Finley Ball (20 page)

NOTES

CHAPTER 1

1
.
      
Merle Harmon, quoted in Matt Kelsey, “Remembering the World Champion 1962 Kansas City A's,” Dec. 4, 2010,
http://www.i70baseball.com/2010/12/04/remembering-the-world-champion-1962-kansas-city-a's/
.

CHAPTER 6

1
.
      
David Brang and V. S. Ramachandran, “Survival of the Synesthesia Gene: Why Do People Hear Colors and Taste Words?,”
PLoS Biol
9(11): e1001205. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1001205. San Diego, La Jolla: Department of Psychology, University of California, November 22, 2011.

2
.
      
“The objectification of overlearned sequences: A new view of spatial sequence synesthesia”; David M. Eagleman, Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine: Houston, 2009. Journal homepage:
www.elsevier.com/locate/cortex
.

CHAPTER 13

1
.
      
Hal Bodley,
USA Today
, August 13, 1993.

CHAPTER 23

1
.
      
Bruce Markusen, “Card Corner: 1973 Topps: Mike Andrews,” The Hardball Times, May 17, 2013,
http://www.hardballtimes.com/card-corner1973-topps-mike-andrews/.

2
.
      
Donald Moore, “Oakland A's History: Finley Fires Andrews,” Oakland Clubhouse, September 24, 2007,
http://www.scout.com/mlb/athletics/story/683126-oakland-a-s-history-finley-fires-andrews
.

3
.
      
Billy Witz, “Second Basemen Joined by Time and Miscues,”
New York Times
, October 17, 2010,
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/sports/17andrews.html
.

4
.
      
Saul Wisnia, “Mike Andrews,” Society for American Baseball Research,
http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/7f1f5b41
.

CHAPTER 29

1
.
      
Hal Bodley, “Finley: Maverick Turned Prophet,”
USA Today
, August 13, 1993.

CHAPTER 31

1
.
      
Jerome Holtzman, “Finley-Kuhn: That Was Drama,”
Chicago Tribune
, July 19, 1992,
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1992-07-19/sports/9203050272_1_charlie-finley-new-trial-commissioner-bowie-kuhn
.

CHAPTER 32

1
.
      
Bowie Kuhn,
Hardball: The Education of a Baseball Commissioner
(New York: Times Books, 1987).

CHAPTER 40

1
.
      
Daniel Brown, “Oakland Athletics were perfect misfits in the early 1970s,”
San Jose Mercury News
, May 30, 2014,
http://www.mercurynews.com/athletics/ci_25870418/oakland-athletics-were-perfect-misfits-early-1970s
.

INDEX

A

Agnos, Art,
154

Aker, Jack,
72

All About Eve
,
75

Allen, Dick,
194

All-Star games,
34
,
107
,
169

All-Star teams,
102

Allyn, Arthur,
54

Alou, Jesus,
135

Alston, Walter,
160

American League (AL), the,
4
,
12
,
34
,
54
,
72
,
89
,
134
,
159
,
170
,
195
,
216
,
225–26
,
231

American League Championship Series (AL),
104
,
116
,
170
,
176
,
179
,
226

American League West,
134
,
195
,
225

    
adopted the designated hitter in 1973,
107–8

    
“the biggest blast in All-star history,”
102–4

    
Championship series,
116–19

    
City of Oakland and County of Alameda file lawsuit,
203

    
1975 playoffs, the,
176–9

Anaheim, CA,
67

Anderson, Sparky,
121
,
123

Andrews, Mike,
xii
,
139
,
140–44

    
errors in Game Two of 1973 World Series,
135–37

    
examination by Dr. Walker,
140

    
hired by Charlie,
141–42

    
scandal surrounding,
142–43

    
statements under oath,
144–47

Angels (team),
49

Appling, Luke,
73

Arizona,
183
,
193
,
211

Arizona State Sun Devils,
86

Arizona State University,
60

Armas, Tony,
195
,
201
,
212

Associated Press, the (AP),
43
,
188

B

Bachman, Marcy,
168
,
238

Ball Four
(Bouton),
113

Baltimore Orioles, the,
17
,
104
,
159
,
134

Bando, Salvatore “Sal,”
60–61
,
103
,
116
,
118
,
157
,
159–61
,
177

Barber, Red,
65

Bauer, Hank,
6
,
37
,
86

Beanie and Cecil
,
30

Beatles, the,
49–50
,
80

Bell, Cool Papa,
40

Bench, Johnny,
123

Benjamin, Howard,
55
,
64
,
111

Benjamin Stables,
55

Benny, Jack,
179

Bergman, Ron,
60
,
86
,
115
,
157
,
213

Barry, Mary,
99
,
158

Billingham, Jack,
120–22

Billy Ball,
211
,
213
,
225

Billy Club,
205
,
207
,
209

Binns, Val,
86

Birmingham, AL,
233

Black Panthers, the,
94–95

Blass, Steve,
145

Blue, Vida,
97
,
101–3
,
108
,
118–20
,
157
,
159–60
,
169
,
177
,
184–85
,
194
,
237

    
hired by Charlie,
55
,
60

Borbon, Pedro,
120

Boston, MA,
4
,
70
,
72
,
98
,
137
,
140
,
170
,
176

Boston Red Sox, the,
40
,
113
,
149
,
170
,
176

Boswell, Dave,
207

Bouton, Jim,
113

Bowman, Joe,
79

Braniff airlines,
25–26

Bronx Bombers, the,
176

Brooklyn Dodgers,
12
,
170

Brown, Daniel,
237

Bruns, William,
113

Bryson, Bill,
51

Buckner, Bill,
160

Burleson, Rick,
177

Bush, David,
128

C

Cactus League, the,
211

Cadillac Eldorado,
102

Campaneris, Dagoberto “Bert” or “Campy,”
58
,
94
,
121–22
,
136
,
169
,
206

    
injured by Lerrin LaGrow,
117

    
sued for paternity,
67

Caray, Harry,
98

Carroll, Clay,
120–21

Carroll, Parke,
13

Castro Valley,
179

Caywood, Betty,
50
,
237

Chaney, Darrel,
124

Charlie O (mule),
53–55
,
80
,
104
,
158
,
167–68
,
222
,
235

    
death of,
188–90

Chevrolet Caprice,
130

Chicago, IL,
4
,
9
,
13
,
22
,
29
,
32
,
36–37
,
51
,
53–54
,
88
,
134
,
153
,
168
,
179
,
182
,
184
,
189
,
192
,
202–3
,
205
,
234

Chicago White Sox, the,
8
,
11
,
145
,
170
,
175

Child Protective Services,
91

Children's Memorial Hospital in Kansas City,
49

Chillicothe Tribune
,
57

Cimoli, Gino,
34

Cincinnati Reds, the,
118

City Center Bank,
19

City National Bank & Trust Company,
3

Cleveland Browns, the,
40

coaches,
125
,
145
,
230
,
234

Coffin, Carolyn,
88
,
152

    
butted heads with Monte Moore,
93

    
leaves the A's,
187
,
198

College World Series championship,
86

Colt, John W.,
7

Comiskey Park,
52
,
54
,
134

Concepcion, Dave,
123

Conga Room, the,
63

Contra Costa Times
,
xiv

Cooper, Cecil,
177

Cosca, Stan,
167
,
188

Costas, Bob,
103

Cow Palace, the,
167

Cronin, Joe,
108
,
117

Cuellar, Mike,
134

Cy Young Award,
164

D

Daily Record
,
236

Daily Record and Kansas City Daily News-Press
,
7

Dallas, TX,
xv
,
7
,
9
,
13
,
25–26
,
30
,
39–40
,
44–45
,
64
,
76
,
91–92
,
95
,
111
,
127
,
238

Dallas Independent School District,
14

Dallas Morning News
,
xv

Daly, Ed,
53

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's Jimmy Fund,
149

Darby, Jay,
237

Dark, Alvin,
67
,
72
,
98
,
157
,
159
,
165
,
174–75
,
178–80

    
fired by Charlie,
72

    
jabs at Charlie,
165

    
rehired for the 1974 season,
156

Davalillo, Vic,
135

Davis, Bette,
75

Davis, Marvin,
192
,
199

Denver, CO,
192
,
199

designated hitters,
107
,
139
,
142
,
145
,
148

Detroit,
4
,
102
,
116–18
,
206

Detroit Tigers, the,
68
,
207

DiMaggio, Joe,
65
,
87
,
93
,
202
,
215

Dobson, Chuck,
87
,
94
,
109

    
hired by Charlie,
59

Dolich, Andy,
221
,
225

Drabowsky, Moe,
55

Drago, Dick,
178

Duncan, Dave,
58
,
124

Dunne, Robert J.,
18

E

Eagles, the,
170

Eastwood, Clint,
179

Edgewater Hyatt,
104
,
117

Edgewater Inn,
134

Ed Sullivan Show
,
49

Eisenhardt, Roy,
222
,
230

Ellis, Dock,
102

Emerson, Ralph Waldo,
176

Epstein, Brian,
49

Epstein, Mike,
118
,
239

ESPN.com,
34

Evans, Dwight,
177

“Everything's Up to Date in Kansas City,”
23

F

“Fan-a-Grams,”
22

fans, as number one to the Finleys,
235

farm teams,
58
,
233

Federal Bureau of Investigation, the (FBI),
95

Feeney, Chuck,
231

Fenway Park,
170
,
177

Ferguson, Joe,
159

Fingers, Rollie,
59
,
116
,
119
,
123–24
,
157
,
160
,
162
,
169–70
,
177
,
184–85
,
237

    
hired by Charlie,
59

Finley, Carl,
xii
,
xiii–xv
,
14
,
19
,
25–27
,
29–33
,
37
,
43–52
,
55
,
58
,
61
,
63–64
,
70
,
72–80
,
87–89
,
91–95
,
98
,
101
,
104
,
111–14
,
116
,
122
,
124
,
127–31
,
133–34
,
137
,
139–40
,
142–43
,
152–54
,
156
,
158
,
163
,
165–66–68
,
171
,
173–75
,
178
,
181–84
,
187–91
,
194
,
197–99
,
202–3
,
205–8
,
211
,
216
,
219–22
,
226
,
229–31
,
233–39

    
agrees to move to Oakland,
88

    
agrees to return to the A's,
129–31

    
book contract,
113

    
disagreements with Charlie,
87

    
divorce,
111

    
early morning phone calls with Charlie,
127

    
fake proposals,
129

    
financial troubles of,
113

    
first offers to work with the A's,
14

    
girlfriend Sharon,
93
,
98

    
given lifetime pass by MLB,
231

    
the indispensable man,
129

    
infidelity of,
63

    
method of planting ideas in Charlie's head,
127

    
persuasion by Charlie to help the team,
25

    
secretary,
198

    
split with Charlie,
111

    
various titles of,
221

    
working with Charlie,
87

Finley, Charlie O.,
xi
,
xii
,
xiv–xv
,
3–9
,
14
,
17–23
,
25–37
,
39–44
,
46–61
,
63–65
,
67–81
,
86–89
,
91–95
,
97–98
,
101–5
,
107–16
,
120–25
,
127–31
,
133–37
,
140–44
,
146–48
,
152–56
,
158–71
,
173–76
,
179
,
181–85
,
187–95
,
197–99
,
201–8
,
211–13
,
215–17
,
219–23
,
226–27
,
229
,
231
,
233
,
234–39