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.

The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until it stops rolling and then pick it up.

People don't know this, but I helped the Cardinals win the pennant. I came down with hepatitis. The trainer injected me with it!

Where would I be without baseball? Who am I without baseball?

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.

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

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