Ernie Harwell
Wheaties was the big sponsor in those days (1940s). They sponsored almost all the baseball games in the majors and the minors. That was a lot of Wheaties. I think there were twenty-four boxes in a case and some of these guys were hitting twenty-five and thirty home runs a season. We had a dog in those days named Blue Grass and the players used to give us their Wheaties for him. Blue Grass loved Wheaties and so did I.Collection: Baseball
Why the fairy tale of Willie Mays making a brilliant World Series catch, and then dashing off to play stickball in the street with his teenage pals. That’s baseball. So is the husky voice of a doomed Lou Gehrig saying, ‘I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of this earth.’Collection: Baseball
I had a job to do, and I did it all these years to the best of my ability. That's what I'd like to leave behind as I finish my final game in Toronto.Collection: Jobs
The good Lord has blessed me with a great journey.Collection: Blessed
Needless to say, I have more no-hitters than Nolan Ryan.Collection: Nolan
Sparky's the only guy I know who's written more books than he's read.Collection: Sports
Baseball is continuity. Pitch to pitch. Inning to inning. Season to season.Collection: Baseball