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37 quotes found searching on Position: SS
Rome wasn't born in a day.
Milwaukee Braves
SS
Contributed by: Rich Bohn
It is a privilege to have been compared with him.
John Peter "Honus" Wagner
Pittsburgh Pirates
SS
HOF 1936; a.k.a. "The Flying Dutchman"
I got along with him fine. He only suspended me once, for two weeks. It was on account of I socked him. Well, I didn't really sock him. It was more of a push. I pushed him, sort of, and he fell down the dugout steps. Well maybe it was a sock at that. I'm not sure now. After all, it took place about 60 years ago. What happened was that I missed a sign. It wasn't my fault, it really wasn't. When I got back to the dugout he called me a lot of names and so I hit him. He suspended me for two weeks without pay, but once it was over he forgot about it completely. Never mentioned it again.
In the mid-1960's
Albert Henry "Al" Bridwell
New York Giants
SS
I could see the seams on the ball...it was so strange to see a ball hit that way, and so hard, that I yelled "Look out!" as it went by me. Dauer never had a chance.
Timothy John "Tim" Foli
Pittsburgh Pirates
SS
Jackie Robinson was more than just my teammate. He had a tremendous amount of talent, ability, and dedication. Jackie set a standard for future generations of ball players. He was a winner. Jackie Robinson was also a man.
Harold Henry "Pee Wee" Reese
Brooklyn Dodgers
SS
HOF 1984
There ain't much to being a ballplayer, if you're a ballplayer.
Pittsburgh Pirates
SS
HOF 1936; a.k.a. "The Flying Dutchman"
If I do well in Baseball, everybody will say my Dad was chiefly responsible, but Baseball took a lot of my Dad's time and most of the time my mother took me to Little League games.
Calvin Edwin "Cal" Ripken, Jr.
Baltimore Orioles
SS
HOF 2007
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