1960 World Series Quotes

“You keep it. The memory's good enough for me.”

“I was gonna hit one. Can I help it if Maz got cute?”

“The best team lost. Imagine Hal Smith hitting a homer.”

“Maybe we lost, but I was on the better team this time.”

“This'll probably be Yogi's last year behind the plate..”

“Why did you come in here if you didn't expect to get wet?”

“With lineup they have, they should have won pennant in August.”

“I don't know what pitch it was. All I know is, it was the wrong one.”

“I think it was just sheer guts against power, and the guts came through.”

“Don't put that tag on the poor fellow. He's young and he'll grow out of it.”

“It was like a slow-pitch softball game. It all came down to who had the last ups.”

“Hell, it's true, isn't it? If you don't want to be quoted on that, he can quote me.”

“Roberto Clemente says he's tired and is down to 165 from his customary weight of 185.”

“I gotta shake hands with himǃ That's one guy I know I'm better lookin' than.”

“Well, tomorrow will be it and you are a very nice gentleman whether you win, lose or draw.”

“They've been knocking me down all season in the National League and I've still gotten my share of base hits.”

“I'm going to invest most of it in stocks and bonds. I'll take the rest and take my wife on a Caribbean vacation.”

“That's the worst thing about it. We hit so much better, but we lost anyhow. This is a lot better club than they are.”

“Wouldn't it be something if the Pirates did to the Yanks what the Yanks did to them in 1927—sweep them in four games?”

“Ditmar didn't have a thing on the ball, not a thing.”