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?

Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.

I used to soak my mitts in a bucket of water for about two days. Then I'd put a couple of baseballs in the pocket and wrap it up with a rubber band. Today you don't have to do that, because catchers' mitts are more like first baseman's gloves.

I hit a grand slam off Ron Herbel and when his manager Herman Franks came out to get him, he was bringing Herbel's suitcase.

Any teammate of mine that had a kid and a boy that was capable of playing baseball, I think I set a terrific example of 'Don't do this' and 'Don't do that.' And that's one of the things that I'm most proud of.

After getting out of the service and going into baseball I never wanted to do anything else.