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Rome wasn't born in a day.

John "Johnny" Logan
Milwaukee Braves
SS
Contributed by: Rich Bohn

It is a privilege to have been compared with him.

After Pop Lloyd of the 1909 Negro League Philadelphia Giants earned the nickname of The Black Honus Wagner

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.

On Giants manager John McGraw

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.

In the 1979 World Series against Baltimore, with Foli on first running to second, after batter Dave Parker smashed a hard infield hit, with the ball having no spin on it, towards Orioles second baseman Rich Dauer

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.

October 31, 1989

Harold Henry "Pee Wee" Reese
Brooklyn Dodgers
SS
HOF 1984

There ain't much to being a ballplayer, if you're a ballplayer.

John Peter "Honus" Wagner
Pittsburgh Pirates
SS
HOF 1936; a.k.a. "The Flying Dutchman"

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