Stephen Thomas Bilko (November 13, 1928 - March 7, 1978) was a home run-hitting first baseman of the 1950s and early 1960s who enjoyed his greatest fame with the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League from 1955–57. His greatest year came in 1956 when he won the PCL's Triple Crown with a .360 batting average, 55 home runs, and 164 RBIs. November 13 is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 48 days remaining. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in Leap years). ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... For other uses of the phrase see Home run (disambiguation) In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run himself (along with a run for each runner who was already on... The position of the first baseman First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that players team. ... Millennia: 1st millennium - 2nd millennium - 3rd millennium // Events and trends The 1950s in Western society was marked with a sharp rise in the economy for the first time in almost 30 years and return to the 1920s-type consumer society built on credit and boom-times, as well as the... The 1960s, or The Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... For the American League franchise see: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. ... The Pacific Coast League (PCL) is a minor league baseball league operating in the West and Midwest of the United States. ... See also: 1954 in sports, other events of 1955, 1956 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing NASCAR Championship - Tim Flock AAA Racing: Bob Sweikert won the Indianapolis 500 Bob Sweikert won the season championship Formula One Championship - Juan Manuel Fangio of Argentina 24 hours of... See also: 1956 in sports, 1958 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing NASCAR Championship - Buck Baker Indianapolis 500 - Sam Hanks USAC Racing - Jimmy Bryan won the season championship Formula One Championship - Argentina 24 hours of Le Mans: the team of Ron Flockhart / Ivor Bueb won... See also: 1955 in sports, 1957 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing NASCAR Championship - Buck Baker The United States Auto Club (USAC) was founded to take over race sanctioning from the American Automobile Association (AAA). ... The Triple Crown is a term sometimes used to describe the three-tiered crown or tiara formerly used by popes. ... Batting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsmen, respectively. ... In baseball statistics, a run batted in (RBI) is given to a batter for each run scored as the result of a batters plate appearance. ...
He also played for several major league teams, including the Los Angeles Angels of the American League in 1961 and 1962, but never enjoyed the success that he had had with the PCL Angels in the 1950s. For the Pacific Coast League franchise see: Los Angeles Angels (PCL). ... The American League (or formally the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States of America and Canada. ...
He was nicknamed "Stout Steve" during his career because of his ample girth.
Bilko was a slugger who posted phenomenal numbers in the minor leagues but never met expectations in the majors.
Bilko was sold to the Cubs for $12,500 in April 1954 and was let go after the season.
Bilko struck out five times in a row at Cincy last night, and today hits a record-tying two doubles (last done by the Braves' Bob Thorpe last season) in Cards 10-run 4th inning against the Braves.
In "Sgt. Bilko,"Steve Martin takes on the role of television con artist Master Sgt. Ernie Bilko, a character forever identified with the late Phil Silvers, at least for an older generation that remembers the early sitcom.
With Bilko in charge of the motor pool, it's more often a casino than a haven for jeep repairs, and most of the sergeant's time is spent coming up with elaborate gambling opportunities, from in-barracks hockey games to dog races to lotteries.
The filmmakers cleverly introduce Bilko and his troops as seen through the eyes of a new, by-the-book PFC (Daryl "Chill" Mitchell), who is quite shocked at all the antics that surround him, though he eventually finds himself compromising to fit in.
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