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The Bilko Athletic Club

The Story of the 1956 Los Angeles Angels

By: Gaylon H. White

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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 to the pennant. Bilko hit one mighty home run after another to earn Minor League Player of the Year honors and inspire the team’s nickname, “The Bilko Athletic Club.” 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.

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327

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Rowman & Littlefield

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ISBN 10

0810892901

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9780810892903

Marriages Designed In Heaven

By: Gaylon West

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Marriages Designed In Heaven

By: Gaylon West

The subject of marriage is a timely subject. The Bible simply defines marriage as "a man takes a woman." Happiness and well-being in marriage is based on a specific design. This design along with society's mores, civil government expectations, and ecclesiastical laws and fantasies are addressed. Jesus' message is compared and/or contrasted with Moses, the Prophets, the Pharisees, the Apostles, and Medieval church leaders. Over 40 translations of the Bible were consulted in addition to comparing the ancient Hebrew with its Greek equivalents through interlinears, word studies, lexicons, dictionaries, textual variants, and scholastic articles and comments. The appendix gives the history of Christendom's changing positions on marriage, divorce, and remarriage.

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446

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Lulu.com

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1312698306

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9781312698307

The Best Little Baseball Town in the World

The Crowley Millers and Minor League Baseball in the 1950s

By: Gaylon H. White

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The Best Little Baseball Town in the World

The Crowley Millers and Minor League Baseball in the 1950s

By: Gaylon H. White

The Crowley Millers were the talk of minor league baseball in the 1950s, with crowds totaling nearly 10 times Crowley’s population and earning Crowley the nickname of “The Best Little Baseball Town in the World.” The Best Little Baseball Town in the World: The Crowley Millers and Minor League Baseball in the 1950s tells the fun, quirky story of Crowley, Louisiana, in the fifties, a story that reads more like fiction than nonfiction. The Crowley Millers’ biggest star was Conklyn Meriwether, a slugger who became infamous after he retired when he killed his in-laws with an axe. Their former manager turned out to be a con man, dying in jail while awaiting trial on embezzlement charges. The 1951 team was torn to pieces after their young centerfielder was struck and killed by lightning during a game. But aside from the tragedy and turmoil, the Crowley Millers also played some great baseball and were the springboard to stardom for George Brunet and Dan Pfister, two Crowley pitchers who made it to the majors. Interviews with players from the team bring to light never-before-heard stories and inside perspectives on minor league baseball in the fifties, including insight into the social and racial climate of the era, and the inability of baseball in the fifties to help players deal with off-the-field problems. Written by respected minor-league baseball historian Gaylon H. White, The Best Little Baseball Town in the World is a fascinating tale for baseball fans and historians alike.

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280

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1538141167

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9781538141168

Present at the Beginning

Malinda Cramer, Fannie James and the Study of Infinite Spirit

By: Rocco A. Errico,Barbara L. King,C. William Mercer,Sheila McKeithen,Tim Stewart,Jacqueline Atkins,Eric Page,Lisa Stewart,Gaylon McDowell,Durrell Watkins,Jamie Sanders,Julianne Lewis,Mary Keller

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Present at the Beginning

Malinda Cramer, Fannie James and the Study of Infinite Spirit

By: Rocco A. Errico,Barbara L. King,C. William Mercer,Sheila McKeithen,Tim Stewart,Jacqueline Atkins,Eric Page,Lisa Stewart,Gaylon McDowell,Durrell Watkins,Jamie Sanders,Julianne Lewis,Mary Keller

Intimate history of New Thought in America, including long-hidden notes from a February 1890 class conducted by Malinda Cramer, founder of Divine Science.

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0578151774

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9780578151779

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The Bilko Athletic Club

The Bilko Athletic Club

Marriages Designed In Heaven

Marriages Designed In Heaven

The Best Little Baseball Town in the World

The Best Little Baseball Town in the World

Present at the Beginning

Present at the Beginning

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