A Summer Up North: Henry Aaron and the Legend of Eau Claire Baseball

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Aaron, Henry, 65, 80, 85–87, 92–93, 95–96, 98–99, 101, 106, 123, 132, 140, 142, 162–63; 1952 season ends 164–66; arriving in Eau Claire, 9–10, 17; Chuck Wiles incident, 39–42; compared with Roger Maris, 135–36; Eau Claire Bears teammates, 54–59; Eau Claire statue dedication, xv, xvi, xxi, 141, 144–50; end of 1952 season, 164–66; first game in Eau Claire, 24–26; first home run as Eau Claire Bear, 42–43; friendships in Eau Claire, 49–54; Henry Aaron Night in Milwaukee, 158–60; I Had a Hammer, 30, 35–37, 41, 173; impressions of Eau Claire, 28–30, 44–45, 47–49; Indianapolis Clowns, 4–7; on Billy Bruton, 35; living in Eau Claire, 37–38; loses Northern League batting title, 59–63, 163–64; memories of 1952 season, 170–74; race relations, xx; signs Eau Claire contract, 18; speech at University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, 142–43; traveling in the Northern League, 101–4. See also Eau Claire Bears Aaron, Tommie, xxi, 86 Aberdeen Municipal Ballpark (South Dakota), 104 Adair, Marion “Bill,” 25, 47, 54–55, 58, 61, 102–3, 141, 171, 173 Agee, Tommie, 3 Ali, Muhammad, xx Allenport, Pennsylvania, 173 Alou, Mateo, 87 Alvis, Max, 112 American Association, 30, 58, 67, 114 American Legion, 93 Amery, Wisconsin, 117 Anderson, Marian, 31 Angels, Anaheim (California), 87, 124, 150 Applegate, Gideon, 166 Appleton, Wisconsin, 9, 18 Associated Press, 163 Athletics, Kansas City, 123 Athletics, Philadelphia, 6–7, 122 Atlanta, Georgia, xi, xv, xvii, 58, 144, 147, 170 Augusta, Wisconsin, 122, 156 Augustine, Jerry, 161 Austin, Minnesota, 74 Austin, Texas, 33 Auten, Don, 61 179 index Bagby, Jim, 123 Bailey, Russ, 73 Bakersfield, California, 98 Ballclub, Minnesota, 129 Banks, Ernie, 169 Barber, Steve, 87 Barnett Field (Fargo, North Dakota), 136 Barney, Ed, 117 Barrow, Ed, 118 Baseball Hall of Fame, xvii, xviii, xx, 16, 60, 73, 75, 85, 87, 105, 120–22, 127, 134, 136, 138–39, 142, 150–51, 155, 172–73 Baseball’s Greatest Pitchers, 123 Bass, Earl, 18 Bebop, Spec, 4 Bemidji, Minnesota, 130 Bench, Johnny, 109, 131 Benevides, Frank, 156–57 Bennett, Bob, 41–42 Berra, Yogi, 107, 131 Big State League, 173 Birchwood, Wisconsin, 118–19 Birmingham, Alabama, 75 Bismarck, North Dakota, 90, 139 Black Barons, Birmingham (Alabama), 8, 167 Black Wolf, Madison, 127 Black Yankee Travelers, 35 Blaney, Lantz, 25, 54, 62, 103, 171 Bluefield, West Virginia, 27 Blues, Superior (Wisconsin), 8, 15, 28, 39–43, 48, 61–62, 166 Bolling, Frank, 3 Bolling, Milt, 3 Borchert Field (Milwaukee), 159 Borders, Ila, 124–27 Boudreau, Lou, 44 Bowers, Julius “Julie,” 25, 35–38, 47–48, 51, 54, 60, 102, 103, 166, 168, 170–71 Boyceville, Wisconsin, 83, 85 Bradenton, Florida, 159 Braves, Atlanta, xxi, 54, 92, 109, 132, 138 Braves, Boston, xi, 3, 6–7, 17, 29–30, 44–45, 91, 150, 157, 173 Braves, Milwaukee, xxi, 18, 34, 36, 54, 57, 85, 87–88, 90–91, 104, 109–10, 112, 114, 117, 150–51, 163, 167, 172–73 Brewer, Sherwood, 6, 168–69 Brewers, Milwaukee: Major League, xi, 85, 92, 109, 150–55, 158–63; minor league, 58 Briggs, Johnny, 161 Brock, Lou, 87 Brooklyn, New York, 98–101, 114, 121 Brown, Bobby, 25, 47, 54, 61, 100, 103, 171 Brown University, 44 Brown v. Board of Education, 12, 168 Browns, Saint Louis, 44, 114 Bruton, Billy, xx, xxi, 30–35, 85–86, 141, 163–64 Bullock, Howie, 81 Bush, George H.W., xix Bush, Homer, 109 Buzzell, Clell “Buzz,” xvi, 8–9, 17, 26–27, 35, 49, 88 Caffie, Joe, 164–66, 168 California League, 7 Callahan, Dave, 71 Campanella, Roy, 114, 166 Canaries, Sioux Falls (South Dakota): old Northern League, 8, 13, 41, 48, 61, 102–3, 114, 166; modern Northern League, 125, 137 Cardinals, Saint Louis, xviii, 29, 34, 109–10, 114–15, 121, 150, 162 Carew, Rod, 95 Carreon, Camilo, 87 Carson, Johnny, 154 Carson, William, 14 Carty, Rico, xxi, 86–87 Carver, Jonathan: Travels Through the Interior Parts of North-America, 66 Casellas, Orlando, 26–27 Cepeda, Orlando, 87, 162 180 index Chattanooga, Tennessee, 75, 173 Chelsea, Massachusetts, 59 Chenger, Paul, 112 Chicago, xviii, 7, 11, 16, 67, 85, 90, 118, 121, 170 Chicks, Moorhead (Minnesota), 136 Chiefs, Grand Forks (North Dakota), 8, 45, 58, 81, 89, 102–4, 130, 132, 136 Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, xix, 67, 69, 76, 80, 122 Chippewa...