49 Quotes by Lefty Gomez

I've got a new invention. It's a revolving bowl for tired goldfish.

If you don't throw it, they can't hit it.

The secret of my success was clean living and a fast outfield.

No one hit home runs the way Babe did. They were something special. They were like homing pigeons. The ball would leave the bat, pause briefly, suddenly gain its bearings, then take off for the stands.

I'm the guy that made Joe DiMaggio famous.

I was the worst hitter ever. I never even broke a bat until last year when I was backing out of the garage.

When Neil Armstong first set foot on the moon, he and all the space scientists were puzzled by an unidentifiable white object. I knew immediately what it was. That was a home run ball hit off me in 1973 by Jimmie Foxx.

He's in a rut. Gehringer goes two for five on opening day and stays that way all season.

I'd rather not throw the ball at all.