This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Gaylon White is nationally-recognized author ...
Minor League Baseball players don’t usually become famous – at least not when they’re still in the minor leagues. Between 1949 and 1962, Steve Bilko played for six Major League Baseball teams. But it ...
Before the Brooklyn Dodgers departed the fabled Ebbets Field in New York City in 1958 for the City of Angels, one of the key reasons leading to the exodus was the public frenzy for an much admired ...
Nanticoke natives of a certain age will never forget his long-ball exploits. Southern Californians who saw his titanic blasts in person will always remember too. But there’s a whole country full of ...
Authors Andy McCue and Gaylon White will discuss their new baseball-themed books Saturday at the annual Pacific Coast League Historical Society reunion, to be held at the Huntington Beach Public ...
Nanticoke natives of a certain age will never forget his longball exploits. Southern Californians who saw his titanic blasts in person will always remember, too. But there’s a whole country full of ...
To illustrate just how strongly Steve Bilko’s legend has resonated through the game of baseball throughout the ages, Terry Cannon points to a story shared by an old California Angels hero named Bobby ...
When the PCL ruled baseball in Los Angeles, this ex-Cub was king Wrigley Field was quite the place in the 1950s: a championship, star players with star power and home runs flying out of a ...
One swing of the late Nanticoke native Steve Bilko’s bat could cause quite a stir. So could the reputation of his legendary minor league career. And when you put them together, it creates a legendary ...
In the 1970s, Hallmark published a greeting card booklet titled: What Makes This Country So Great? The booklet features Peanuts comic strip characters and opens with Linus saying, "Just think of all ...
In 1956, the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League won 107 games and finished 16 games ahead of their nearest competitor. That team has been described as a team of cast-offs and kids, built ...
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