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 spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade.

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

Between me and my roommate, we've hit 400 Major League home runs.

I set records that will never be equaled. In fact, I hope 90% of them don't even get printed.

Before broadcasting for 50-some years, I did TV, played 10 years in the big leagues, won a world championship - and played a big part in that, too, letting the Cardinals inject me with hepatitis. Takes a big man to do that.

If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to? I always tried to stay around .190, with three or four RBI. And I tried to get them all in September. That way I always had something to talk about during the winter.