The Bilko Athletic Club: The Story of the 1956 Los Angeles Angels

by Gaylon H White

During the 1956 baseball season in the city of Los Angeles, Mickey Mantle's pursuit of Babe Ruth's single-season home run record was matched only by the day-to-day drama of Steve Bilko's exploits in the Pacific Coast League. While Mantle was winning the Triple Crown in the American League, Bilko was doing the same in the highest of all the minor leagues with the Los Angeles Angels. He led the league hitters in eight categories, and the Angels romped...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810892898
• ISBN13: 9780810892897
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"