Authors: Mark Kurlansky
The Eastern Stars (36 page)
Giants, New York
Alou, Felipe
Latham, Arlie
Martínez, Horacio
Pompez, Alejandro
Thompson, Hank
Virgil, Ozzie
Giants, San Francisco
Gibson, Bob
Gibson, Josh
Gil, Jerry
Glanville, Doug
Goldberg, Arthur
Gómez, Petronila Angélica
González, Juan
González, Pedro
as Atlanta Braves scout
background
as Consuelo manager
major-league career
racism endured by
temper
González Echevarría, Roberto
Gooden, Dwight
Grant, Ulysses S.
Greenberg, Hank
Greene, Graham
Griffin, Alfredo
on Andújar’s behavior
background
charity golf tournament
as Estrellas manager
investment in San Pedro
major-league career
mansion
temperament
Gross, Kevin
“Guavaberry” (song; Guerra)
Guerra, Felito
Guerra, Juan Luis
Guerrero, Epifanio “Epy,”
Guerrero, Felito James “Ñato,”
Guerrero, Juan
Guerrero, Julio
Guerrero, Mario
Guerrero, Pedro
Guillén, Ozzie
Guillot, Ernesto and Nemesio
Guzmán, Santiago
Haiti
and abolition of slavery in Dominican Republic
blackening of Dominican Republic
Creole language
Dominican Republic compared with
invasion and occupation of Dominican Republic
migrant workers in Dominican Republic from
as threat to Dominican Republic
Hall, Toby
Hall of Fame
Anson, Cap
induction process
Marichal, Juan
Hard Ball
(Bell)
(Bell)
Hart, Clemente
Hazín family
Hemingway, Ernest
Henderson, Donald Warner
Hernández, Enrique
Hernández, Rudy
Hiroshima Carp Baseball Academy
Houston Astros
Howe, Art
Indians, Cleveland
Abreu, Abner
Doby, Larry
González, Pedro
Griffin, Alfredo
Miñoso, Minnie
Otero, Reggie
Veeck, Bill
ingenios
Inoa, Michael
Irvin, Monte
Isla al Revés, La
(Balaguer)
(Balaguer)
Jackson, “Shoeless” Joe
Jacobo, Astin, Sr.
Jacobo, Astin, Jr.
Japanese training system
Javier, Ignacio “Al,”
Javier, Julián
Jean, Domingo
Jiménez, Elvio
Jiménez, José
Jiménez, Manny
Johnson, Lyndon
Johnson, Randy
José, Gladys María
José Canó Baseball Academy
Joseph, Rick
Kahn, Roger
Kake, Yasushi
Kansas City Athletics
Kansas City Royals
Kennedy, John F.
Knapp, Harry Shepard
Knickerbockers, New York
Koufax, Sandy
La Romana Azucareros
Landis, Kenesaw Mountain
Las Pajas mill
Latham, Arlie
Lee, Manny
Licey Tigers
in Dominican League
foreign players
founding of
major-league pitching staff
in 2008 playoff
wealth
Linares, Rufino
Lions, Escogido
Lois, Alberto
Los Angeles Dodgers
Avila, Rafael
Beltré, Adrián
Canó, Charlie
Galvez, Balvino
Griffin, Alfredo
Guerrero, Pedro
Roseboro, Johnny
Lugo, Julio
Lugo Martínez, Ludín
Luque, Adolfo
Macorixes
Major League Baseball
budget disparities among teams
dead-ball eras
as Dominican industry
draft system
first Dominicans
first Latinos
first Macorisanos
foreigners in
minimum signing age
numbers of teams and players
off-season play
racism
record comparisons
reserve-clause rule
rule changes
salaries and bonuses
scouting in Dominican Republic
selection of prospects
steroid abuse
See also
academies; scandals
academies; scandals
Manny Acta Foundation
Manzanillo, Josias
Manzanillo, Ravelo
Marichal, Juan
Mariners, Seattle
Maris, Roger
Marlins, Florida
marriage scandal
Martí, José
Martin, Norberto
Martínez, Elio
Martínez, Herman
Martínez, José
Martínez, Manny
Martínez, Pedro
Mateo, Victor
Mays, Willie
McGwire, Mark
McNally, Dave
Medina, Alberto
Mejía, Hipólito
Mejía, Miguel
Mellor, Santiago W.
Mena, Rafael
Mercedes, José
Mercedes, Luis
merengue
Messersmith, Andy
Mets, New York
Milwaukee Braves
Minaya, Omar
Miñoso, Minnie
Mir, Pedro
Mirabal sisters
Montero, Agustín
Montreal Expos
Morales, Dionicio
Morales, José Ignacio
Moreno, Jose
Morillo, Juan
Mota, Guillermo
Moya Pons, Frank
music
Nationals, Washington
Negro League
New York Giants
Alou, Felipe
Latham, Arlie
Martínez, Horacio
Pompez, Alejandro
Thompson, Hank
Virgil, Ozzie
New York Mets
New York Yankees
Alexander, Manny
Blakely, Gordon
Boston Red Sox curse on
Canó, José
Canó, Robinson
first Dominican pitcher to defeat
González, Pedro
Jiménez, Elvio and Manny
Maris, Roger
Rodriguez, Alex
Soriano, Alfonso
Nina Santana, Federico
Noboa, Junior
Norman, Nelson
Nuevo Club
Oakland Athletics
Oakland Oaks
Offerman, José
Old Man and the Sea, The
(Hemingway)
(Hemingway)
Oliva, José
Olivo, Chi-Chi
Olivo, Diomedes
Orioles, Baltimore
Ortiz, David
Otero, Reggie
Our Man in Havana
(Greene)
(Greene)
Ozama Club
Paige, Satchel
Pan American baseball team
Paredes, Andre
Paulino, Dario
Peguero, Héctor
Pemberton, Rudy
Peña, Ángel
Peña, Elvis
Peña Gómez, José Francisco
Pérez, Julio Eladio
Pérez, Lulu
Pérez, Rafael
Pérez Tolentino, Ramón
Philadelphia Phillies
Physics of Baseball, The
(Adair)
(Adair)
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pompez, Alejandro
Ponce de León, Juan
Porvenir mill
Puerto Rico
music and culture
sense of identity
slavery
sugar industry
U.S. occupation of
Punta de Pescadores
Quisqueya mill
racism and racial tensions
in Dominican Republic
harassment of Dominicans in U.S.
in Major League Baseball
Ramírez, Carlos
Ramírez, Rafael “Rafelin,”
Rangers, Texas
Abreu, Esdra
academy in San Pedro
Franco, Julio
Minaya, Omar
Sosa, Sammy
Tatis, Fernando
2007 victory over Baltimore Orioles
Ravelo, Yan Carlos
Ray, Kenny
Rays, Tampa Bay
RBI (Revitalizing Baseball in Inner Cities)
recipes
congrejos al ajillo
crabs in coconut
domplin con pescado
English steamed fish
fungi
mofongo
Reds, Cincinnati
Red Sox, Boston
Alexander, Manny
as all-white team
curse of the Bambino
signing-bonus payment
Tartabull, José
Williams, Ted
Reed, Alberto
Reilly, Rick
Revitalizing Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI)
Reyes, José
Rickey, Branch
Rincón Cocolo restaurant
Ripken, Cal, Jr.
Risco Bermúdez, René del
Rivera, Ben
Rleal, Sendy
Robby Mar restaurant
Robinson, Jackie
Robles, Rafael
Rodríguez, Aaron
Rodriguez, Alex
Rodríguez, Eddy
Rodríguez, Iván
Rodríguez Montaño, Benancio
Rodríguez Perozo, Evangelina
Rogers, Danilo
Rogers, Eddie
Romero, Charlie
Romero, Ramón
Rosa, Luis
Rosario, Adriano
Rosario, Victor
Rose, Pete
Roseboro, Johnny
Royals, Kansas City
Ruth, Babe
Rymer, Carlos
Sabourín, Emilio
Samuel, Amado
Samuel, Juan
San Francisco Giants
San Pedro de Macorís
affluence
baseball connections
baseball equipment
baseball games and fields
baseball origins
black migrant workers
cricket
crime
fishing and crabbing business
hurricane devastation
immigrant culture
manufacturing zone
origin of town
poets
poverty
production of major-league players
shortstops from
sugar industry
tourism
university
women’s rights
See also
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
Sánchez, Alejandro
Sandino, Augusto César
Sandoval, Art
Santa Fe mill
Santa Fe team
Santana, Andrés
Santana, Danny
Santana, Ervin
Santana, Julio
Santana, Marino
Santana, Pedro
Santana, Rafael
Santo Domingo teams
Santos, Ángel Valera de los
Santos, Francisco de los
Santos, Isabel de los
Santos, Victor
Saraceno, Jon
Saturria, Luis
scandals
age falsification
corked bats
Dominican marriages
sex scandal
signing-bonus scams
steroid abuse
violence
World Series fixing
Seattle Mariners
Senators, Washington
Serra, José
Shamsky, Art
Sheffield, Gary
Sherry, Larry
signing bonuses
average
buscones
increase in
scams
significance of
Smith, Red
Soriano, Alfonso
Sosa, Rosa Julia
Sosa, Sammy
abandonment of San Pedro
arrogance
charitable foundation
childhood
corked-bat scandal
major-league career
shopping center
steroid scandal
Soulouque, Faustin-Élie
South Porto Rico Sugar Company
Spahn, Warren
St. Louis Browns
St. Louis Cardinals
Stengel, Casey
steroid abuse
Sumner, Charles
Tainos
Tampa Bay Rays
Tartabull, José
Tatis, Fernando
Tetelo Vargas Stadium
Texas Rangers
Abreu, Esdra
academy in San Pedro
Franco, Julio
Minaya, Omar
Sosa, Sammy
Tatis, Fernando
2007 victory over Baltimore Orioles
Thompson, Hank
Tiant, Luis, Sr.
Tigers, Licey
Toledo, Eddy
Toribio, Domingo
Toronto Blue Jays
Torres, Salomón
Trautman, George
Trujillo, Rafael Leónidas
control of baseball
control of sugar mills
dictatorship
extravagance
racial quotas
reconstruction of Santo Domingo
Trujillo, Ramfis
“Trujillo en la Frontera” (Pérez)
United States
Cuban baseball and
Cuban trade embargo
declining interest in baseball
deportation of Dominicans
Dominican immigration to
invasion and occupation of Dominican Republic
manufacturing in San Pedro
origin of baseball in
resentment of foreigners in baseball
spread of baseball throughout Caribbean
sugar consumption
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