Angels Essential

Steven Travers is a sports historian and sportswriter who is the bestselling author of numerous books—including One Night, Two Teams and Barry Bonds—and has also written for StreetZebra magazine, the San Francisco Examiner, and the Los Angeles Times. He is a former professional baseball player with Major League Baseball teams the St. Louis Cardinals and the Oakland Athletics. He lives in San Anselmo, California. Ross Newhan is a former columnist for the Long Beach Press-Telegram and the Los Angeles Times and a recipient of an Associated Press Sports Editors Award and a J. G. Taylor Spink Award, given by the National Baseball Hall of Fame.