“Here's the pitch. Mantle swings. There's a tremendous drive going into deep left field! It's going, going! It's over the bleachers... over the sign atop the bleachers... into the yards of houses across the street! It's got to be one of the longest runs I've ever seen! How about that!” RunningHouseLeftStreetsFieldsSwingsYardsYankeesNew York YankeesLeft FieldBleachers Author:Mel Allen
“I hit an inside-the-park home run! I beat it out! Can you believe that?” BelieveHomeRunningBeatsParksYankeesNew York YankeesHome Run Author:Babe Ruth
“It only took me 21 runs and five years to get a win here.” YearsRunningWinningFiveFive YearsYankeesNew York Yankees Author:Andy Pettitte
“Finally learning his baseball history, on the topic of Hank Aaron and his home run record” HomeRunningRecordsBaseballTopicsYankeesNew York YankeesHome RunBaseball History Author:Alfonso Soriano
“Hitting in a game is no different than hitting in a home run contest. It pisses me off to say Barry Bonds is the greatest hitter. He's playing in a wussy era. The game is soft. You never get thrown at today. Last thing a hitter has to worry about today is getting hit. The first thing Hank Aaron had to worry about is: Am I going to survive this at-bat because I'm black.” FirstsDifferentHomeRunningTodayLastsGamesBlackWorryErasThrownHittingBatsContestsYankeesNew York YankeesHome Run Author:Goose Gossage
“There was buried in Ruth humanitarianism beyond belief, an intelligence he was never given credit for, a childish desire to be over-virile, living up to credits given his home-run power - and yet a need for intimate affection and respect, and a feverish desire to play baseball, perform, act and live a life he didn't and couldn't take time to understand.” NeedsPlayHomeRunningDesireBeliefGivenBaseballAffectionCreditIntimateBuriedTake TimeHumanitarianismYankeesNew York YankeesHome RunRuth Author:Waite Hoyt