Authors: Nancy Finley
CHAPTER 1
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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/
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CHAPTER 6
1
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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.
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“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
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CHAPTER 13
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Hal Bodley,
USA Today
, August 13, 1993.
CHAPTER 23
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Bruce Markusen, “Card Corner: 1973 Topps: Mike Andrews,” The Hardball Times, May 17, 2013,
http://www.hardballtimes.com/card-corner1973-topps-mike-andrews/.
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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
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3
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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
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4
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Saul Wisnia, “Mike Andrews,” Society for American Baseball Research,
http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/7f1f5b41
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CHAPTER 29
1
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Hal Bodley, “Finley: Maverick Turned Prophet,”
USA Today
, August 13, 1993.
CHAPTER 31
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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
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CHAPTER 32
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Bowie Kuhn,
Hardball: The Education of a Baseball Commissioner
(New York: Times Books, 1987).
CHAPTER 40
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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
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A
Agnos, Art,
154
Aker, Jack,
72
All About Eve
,
75
Allen, Dick,
194
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
,
225â26
,
231
American League Championship Series (AL),
104
,
116
,
170
,
176
,
179
,
226
American League West,
134
,
195
,
225
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adopted the designated hitter in 1973,
107â8
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“the biggest blast in All-star history,”
102â4
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Championship series,
116â19
   Â
City of Oakland and County of Alameda file lawsuit,
203
   Â
1975 playoffs, the,
176â9
Anaheim, CA,
67
Andrews, Mike,
xii
,
139
,
140â44
   Â
errors in Game Two of 1973 World Series,
135â37
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examination by Dr. Walker,
140
   Â
hired by Charlie,
141â42
   Â
scandal surrounding,
142â43
   Â
statements under oath,
144â47
Angels (team),
49
Appling, Luke,
73
Arizona State Sun Devils,
86
Arizona State University,
60
Associated Press, the (AP),
43
,
188
B
Ball Four
(Bouton),
113
Baltimore Orioles, the,
17
,
104
,
159
,
134
Bando, Salvatore “Sal,”
60â61
,
103
,
116
,
118
,
157
,
159â61
,
177
Barber, Red,
65
Beanie and Cecil
,
30
Bell, Cool Papa,
40
Bench, Johnny,
123
Benjamin Stables,
55
Benny, Jack,
179
Bergman, Ron,
60
,
86
,
115
,
157
,
213
Billingham, Jack,
120â22
Binns, Val,
86
Birmingham, AL,
233
Black Panthers, the,
94â95
Blass, Steve,
145
Blue, Vida,
97
,
101â3
,
108
,
118â20
,
157
,
159â60
,
169
,
177
,
184â85
,
194
,
237
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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,
25â26
Bronx Bombers, the,
176
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
,
121â22
,
136
,
169
,
206
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injured by Lerrin LaGrow,
117
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sued for paternity,
67
Caray, Harry,
98
Carroll, Clay,
120â21
Carroll, Parke,
13
Castro Valley,
179
Chaney, Darrel,
124
Charlie O (mule),
53â55
,
80
,
104
,
158
,
167â68
,
222
,
235
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death of,
188â90
Chevrolet Caprice,
130
Chicago, IL,
4
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9
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13
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22
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29
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32
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36â37
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51
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53â54
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88
,
134
,
153
,
168
,
179
,
182
,
184
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189
,
192
,
202â3
,
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
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butted heads with Monte Moore,
93
   Â
leaves the A's,
187
,
198
College World Series championship,
86
Colt, John W.,
7
Concepcion, Dave,
123
Conga Room, the,
63
Contra Costa Times
,
xiv
Cooper, Cecil,
177
Costas, Bob,
103
Cow Palace, the,
167
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
,
25â26
,
30
,
39â40
,
44â45
,
64
,
76
,
91â92
,
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
,
174â75
,
178â80
   Â
fired by Charlie,
72
   Â
jabs at Charlie,
165
   Â
rehired for the 1974 season,
156
Davalillo, Vic,
135
Davis, Bette,
75
designated hitters,
107
,
139
,
142
,
145
,
148
DiMaggio, Joe,
65
,
87
,
93
,
202
,
215
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hired by Charlie,
59
Drabowsky, Moe,
55
Drago, Dick,
178
Dunne, Robert J.,
18
E
Eagles, the,
170
Eastwood, Clint,
179
Edgewater Inn,
134
Ed Sullivan Show
,
49
Ellis, Dock,
102
Emerson, Ralph Waldo,
176
Epstein, Brian,
49
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
Federal Bureau of Investigation, the (FBI),
95
Feeney, Chuck,
231
Ferguson, Joe,
159
Fingers, Rollie,
59
,
116
,
119
,
123â24
,
157
,
160
,
162
,
169â70
,
177
,
184â85
,
237
   Â
hired by Charlie,
59
Finley, Carl,
xii
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xiiiâxv
,
14
,
19
,
25â27
,
29â33
,
37
,
43â52
,
55
,
58
,
61
,
63â64
,
70
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72â80
,
87â89
,
91â95
,
98
,
101
,
104
,
111â14
,
116
,
122
,
124
,
127â31
,
133â34
,
137
,
139â40
,
142â43
,
152â54
,
156
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158
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163
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165â66â68
,
171
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173â75
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178
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181â84
,
187â91
,
194
,
197â99
,
202â3
,
205â8
,
211
,
216
,
219â22
,
226
,
229â31
,
233â39
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agrees to move to Oakland,
88
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agrees to return to the A's,
129â31
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book contract,
113
   Â
disagreements with Charlie,
87
   Â
divorce,
111
   Â
early morning phone calls with Charlie,
127
   Â
fake proposals,
129
   Â
financial troubles of,
113
   Â
first offers to work with the A's,
14
   Â
girlfriend Sharon,
93
,
98
   Â
given lifetime pass by MLB,
231
   Â
the indispensable man,
129
   Â
infidelity of,
63
   Â
method of planting ideas in Charlie's head,
127
   Â
persuasion by Charlie to help the team,
25
   Â
secretary,
198
   Â
split with Charlie,
111
   Â
various titles of,
221
   Â
working with Charlie,
87
Finley, Charlie O.,
xi
,
xii
,
xivâxv
,
3â9
,
14
,
17â23
,
25â37
,
39â44
,
46â61
,
63â65
,
67â81
,
86â89
,
91â95
,
97â98
,
101â5
,
107â16
,
120â25
,
127â31
,
133â37
,
140â44
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146â48
,
152â56
,
158â71
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173â76
,
179
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181â85
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187â95
,
197â99
,
201â8
,
211â13
,
215â17
,
219â23
,
226â27
,
229
,
231
,
233
,
234â39