In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year. It was my second season in the bigs.

I knew when my career was over. In 1965 my baseball card came out with no picture.

In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year. It was my second season in the bigs.

Phil Niekro and his brother were pitching against each other in Atlanta. Their parents were sitting right behind home plate. I saw their folks more that day than they did the whole weekend.

I had been playing for a while, and I asked Louisville Slugger to send me a dozen flame treated bats. But when I got it, I realized they had sent me a box of ashes.

I would order a dozen bats and there were times they'd come back with handles at each end.

I just grew the hair on my back. Facial hair just wasn't appealing to me. I liked it on my back, though.