Dalko: The Untold Story of Baseball’s Fastest Pitcher

Both fascinating and tragic, the story of Steve “Dalko” Dalkowski is one of the most gripping tales in the history of baseball. The fastest pitcher to ever take the mound, this story explores Dalko’s unmatched talent and the forces that worked against him.

For the first time, Dalko: The Untold Story of Baseball’s Fastest Pitcher brings together all of the eyewitness accounts from the coaches, analysts, teammates, and professionals who witnessed the game’s fastest pitcher in action over the years. In doing so, it offers unparalleled insight into the game of baseball and the complex relationship between athletes and the sports that they love.

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October 27, 2020


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Both fascinating and tragic, the story of Steve “Dalko” Dalkowski is one of the most gripping tales in the history of baseball. The fastest pitcher to ever take the mound, this story explores Dalko’s unmatched talent and the forces that worked against him.

For the first time, Dalko: The Untold Story of Baseball’s Fastest Pitcher brings together all of the eyewitness accounts from the coaches, analysts, teammates, and professionals who witnessed the game’s fastest pitcher in action over the years. In doing so, it offers unparalleled insight into the game of baseball and the complex relationship between athletes and the sports that they love.

Bill Dembski

Bill Dembski is a successful entrepreneur, mathematician, researcher, and author of more than twenty books. A lifelong learner and avid baseball fan, Dembski became interested in studying the mechanics of the fastball, when he discovered physics and biology that allowed a relatively average sized pitcher from the 1950s to throw a blazing fastball. 

Alex Thomas

Alex Thomas has researched, edited, ghostwritten, and co-authored more than twenty books across a variety of subjects. His career began as an advertising copywriter and radio producer, including work for Young & Rubicam, the country’s largest advertising agency at the time.

Brian Vikander

Brian Vikander is a nationally recognized baseball pitching coach. For more than thirty years he has specialized in mental skill preparation, pitching mechanics, and the meaningful communication of that material. His client list includes a former Cy Young Award Winner, MLB All-Stars, as well as youth, college, and professional players. For two years Brian worked alongside the “father of modern pitching mechanics,”.

Authors: Bill Dembski, Alex Thomas, Brian Vikander

6” x 9” hardcover, 304 pages

ISBN: 9781645427100

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