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Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext The Bilko Athletic Club is the story of the 1956 Los Angeles Angels, a team of castoffs and kids built around a bulky, beer-loving basher of home runs named Steve Bilko. The Angels compiled a 107-61 won-loss record, finishing sixteen games ahead of their closest competitor. That year, Bilko paced the Pacific Coast League in eight categories: home runs, batting average, runs batted in, hits, runs scored, walks, total bases, and slugging percentage. 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgmentsPrefaceForeword, John SchulianIntroduction Chapter 1: Of Buzz and BilkoChapter 2: The Best Minor League Team I Ever Saw, Bar None! Chapter 3: Little Wrigley Chapter 4: A Major League of Our OwnChapter 5: An Unforgettable Season Chapter 6: Stout Steve, the Slugging SeraphChapter 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...
