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Tris Speaker

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Quotes by Tris Speaker

If you put a baseball and other toys in front of a baby, he’ll pick up a baseball in preference to the others.
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If you put a baseball and other toys in front of a baby, he’ll pick up a baseball in preference to the others.
Taking the best left-handed pitcher in baseball and converting him into a right fielder is one of the dumbest things I ever heard.
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Taking the best left-handed pitcher in baseball and converting him into a right fielder is one of the dumbest things I ever heard.
Babe Ruth made a great mistake when he gave up pitching.
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Babe Ruth made a great mistake when he gave up pitching.
Luck is the great stabilizer in baseball.
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Luck is the great stabilizer in baseball.
When I was a rookie, Cy Young used to hit me flies to sharpen my abilities to judge in advance the direction and distance of an outfield-hit ball.
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When I was a rookie, Cy Young used to hit me flies to sharpen my abilities to judge in advance the direction and distance of an outfield-hit ball.
Ruth made a grave mistake when he gave up pitching. Working once a week he might have lasted a long time and become a great star.
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Ruth made a grave mistake when he gave up pitching. Working once a week he might have lasted a long time and become a great star.
The American boy starts swinging the bat about as soon as he can lift one.
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The American boy starts swinging the bat about as soon as he can lift one.
The Babe was a great ballplayer, sure, but Cobb was even greater. Babe could knock your brains out, but Cobb would drive you crazy.
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The Babe was a great ballplayer, sure, but Cobb was even greater. Babe could knock your brains out, but Cobb would drive you crazy.
It would be useless for any player to attempt to explain successful batting.
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It would be useless for any player to attempt to explain successful batting.
If you put a baseball and other toys in front of a baby, he'll pick up a baseball in preference to the others.
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If you put a baseball and other toys in front of a baby, he'll pick up a baseball in preference to the others.