I leaned on him for support when I got out of the cab, and he just crumpled to the ground. That's how we found out.

After a play in the field Casey would turn (to the players on the bench) and say 'What did he do wrong?' or 'You're better than that guy.' Either way, he'd keep them from getting stale.

Somebody once asked me if I ever went up to the plate trying to hit a home run. I said, 'Sure, every time.'

I wanted to throw my glass at the TV.

I think the best all-round baseball player ever was Joe DiMaggio.

To play 18 years in Yankee Stadium is the best thing that could ever happen to a ballplayer.

I'll play baseball for the Army or fight for it, whatever they want me to do.