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The Bilko Athletic Club
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-8108-9289-7 (ISBN)
The Bilko Athletic Club tells the story of the 1956 Los Angeles Angels, a team of castoffs and kids built around Steve Bilko, a bulky, beer-loving basher of home runs. Author Gaylon H. White provides an intimate portrait of life in minor league baseball in the 1950s and gives readers a glimpse inside the heads and hearts of the players as they experience the same doubts and frustrations many face in the pursuit of a dream. The Angels’ unforgettable season unfolds through stories told by the players themselves, as they racked up runs and rolled to a 107-61 won-loss record, finishing sixteen games ahead of their closest competitor.
Featuring in-depth interviews with Steve Bilko and twenty-five of his ’56 Angels teammates, The Bilko Athletic Club also includes several photos and is highlighted by never-before-told anecdotes. A fascinating account of a season to remember, The Bilko Athletic Club will take fans and historians of the national pastime back to the golden era of baseball.
Gaylon H. White started his career as a sportswriter for the Denver Post before moving to the corporate world as a speechwriter. He has authored some 80 articles for international and U.S. publications, many on baseball, and is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research.
Acknowledgments
Preface
Foreword, John Schulian
Introduction
Chapter 1: Of Buzz and Bilko
Chapter 2: The Best Minor League Team I Ever Saw, Bar None!
Chapter 3: Little Wrigley
Chapter 4: A Major League of Our Own
Chapter 5: An Unforgettable Season
Chapter 6: Stout Steve, the Slugging Seraph
Chapter 7: Gangbuster Gene and Gang
Chapter 8: Windy
Chapter 9: In Stout Steve’s Shadow
Chapter 10: The Singing Catcher
Chapter 11: No Room at the Top
Chapter 12: Mr. Automatic
Chapter 13: Grump’s Old Men
Chapter 14: The Kid Phenoms
Chapter 15: Perfect Wasn’t Good Enough
Chapter 16: From Bombshells to Bomb Threats to Dodger Stadium
Chapter 17: Reminiscing in Newland
Chapter 18: Where Have You Gone, Steve Bilko?
Appendix A: 1956 Los Angeles Angels Batting Averages
Appendix B: 1956 Los Angeles Angels Pitching Statistics
Appendix C: Steve Bilko Career Batting Statistics
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 6.5.2014 |
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Verlagsort | Lanham, MD |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 162 x 234 mm |
Gewicht | 612 g |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft | |
ISBN-10 | 0-8108-9289-8 / 0810892898 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8108-9289-7 / 9780810892897 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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