Acknowledgments Introduction: On the Brink of Greatness 1. Stuart Might as Well Not Even Take a Bat to the Plate: 1932–1951 2. He Has Power, He Has a Good Arm and He Will Give You a Million Laughs: 1952–1954 3. Potentially, He Is the Best Hitter in the Pittsburgh Organization: 1955 4. The Most Sensational Individual Player in the Capital City's Diamond Memory: 1956 5. Jesus, There Goes Dick Stuart: 1957 6. Shepard Has a Problem—So Had Miller Huggins with Babe Ruth: 1958—Part 1 7. I'm Living in a Dream World at the Moment: 1958—Part 2 8. You Can't Blame It All on Stuart: 1959 9. The People Came to See Me Hit the Home Run, Not You, Bill: 1960 10. I Want This Club to Play Me Regularly or Trade Me: 1961 11. He's Too Good a Hitter to Be Kept in Check for a Long Time: 1962 12. You Gotta Have the Park: 1963 13. It's About Time Stuart Grew Up: 1964 14. They've Been Very Impartial Here—They Boo Everybody: 1965 15. I'm Not in a Position to Give Anyone an Ultimatum: 1966 16. I Don't Think I Could Play Here One More Minute: 1967–1968 17. The Old Dick Stuart Is Just That, a Thing of the Past: 1969 18. A Nobody: 1970–2002 Appendix Dick Stuart Home Run Log Chapter Notes Bibliography Index