“I have only one superstition. I touch all the bases when I hit a home run." -Babe Ruth” — Babe Ruth Copy Share Image
Mr. Rickey, I'll put more people in the park than anybody since Babe Ruth. — Dizzy Dean Copy Share Image
We'll put an asterisk next to Barry Bonds' name, sure, as soon as we put one next to Babe Ruth's name. Getting… — Daniel Tosh Copy Share Image
I want to thank my parents for letting me play baseball. I'm thankful I had baseball knuckles and couldn't become a dentist...I… — Casey Stengel Copy Share Image
Baseball has traditionally possessed a wonderful lack of seriousness. The game's best player, Babe Ruth, was a Rabelaisian fat man, and its… — Thomas Boswell Copy Share Image
Why shouldn't we pitch to Babe Ruth? We pitch to better hitters in the National League. — John McGraw Copy Share Image
“Not even much survives as memory. Many of the most notable names of the summer—Richard Byrd, Sacco and Vanzetti, Gene Tunney, even… — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image
Your mama is so fat and stupid, she heard you say Babe Ruth and said I'll take eight of them — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Honestly, at one time I thought Babe Ruth was a cartoon character. I really did, I mean, I wasn't born until 1961,… — Don Mattingly Copy Share Image
“Baseball is known for superstitious players and cursed teams—and at the root of every curse there’s a story. Boston’s curse was to… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“Even with the benefit of steroids most modern players still couldn't hit as many home runs as Babe Ruth hit on hotdogs.” — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image
The Negro League had some of the best players in history. Satchel Paige was probably one of the best pitchers in the… — Mark Kurlansky Copy Share Image
They said Babe Ruth built Yankee Stadium and Bruno Sammartino built the Garden. It always was my favorite place. — Bruno Sammartino Copy Share Image
This guy from L.A. sits down next to me, and he says 'you like baseball?' I said, 'Oh, man, I love baseball.'… — Bill Engvall Copy Share Image
Babe Ruth was the home-run king of his time, but also the strikeout king. — Dan Millman Copy Share Image
Alex Rodriguez never gets clutch hits in October, yet his fans insist on comparing him to Babe Ruth. So A-Rod tries to… — Nikhil Saluja Copy Share Image
Oscar Charleston was the Willie Mays of his day. Nobody ever played center field better than Willie Mays. Suppose they had never… — Monte Irvin Copy Share Image
I don't want to be Babe Ruth. He was a great ballplayer. I'm not trying to replace him. The record is there… — Roger Maris Copy Share Image
“Even the legendary Babe Ruth batted “only” .342. You can’t hit every ball that comes your way, and neither can anyone else.” — Valerie Young Copy Share Image
Personally, until Mike Trout came into the league I thought I would be in the conversation for best player in the game.… — Joey Votto Copy Share Image
“The ballpark is the star. In the age of Tris Speaker and Babe Ruth, the era of Jimmie Foxx and Ted Williams,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I don't want people to forget Babe Ruth. I just want them to remember Henry Aaron. — Hank Aaron Copy Share Image
