The field was even greener than my boy's mind had pictured it. In later years, friends of ours visited Ireland and said the grass there was plenty green all right, but that not even the Emerald Isle itself was as… — Duke Snider Copy Share Image
Not even the Emerald Isle itself was as green as the grass that grew in Ebbets Field. — Duke Snider Copy Share Image
We wept, Brooklyn was a lovely place to hit. If you got a ball in the air, you had a chance to get it… — Duke Snider Copy Share Image
The sport to which I owe so much has undergone profound changes, but it's still baseball. Kids still imitate their heroes on playgrounds. Fans… — Duke Snider Copy Share Image
He (Jackie Robinson) was the greatest competitor I've ever seen. I've seen him beat a team with his bat, his ball, his glove, his… — Duke Snider Copy Share Image
The field was even greener than my boy's mind had pictured it. In later years, friends of ours visited Ireland and said the grass… — Duke Snider Copy Share Image
He (Jackie Robinson) knew he had to do well. He knew that the future of blacks in baseball depended on it. The pressure was… — Duke Snider Copy Share Image
You know you're pitching well when the batters look as bad as you do at the plate. — Duke Snider Copy Share Image
Man, if I made one million dollars I would come in at six in the morning, sweep the stands, wash the uniforms, clean out… — Duke Snider Copy Share Image
My high salary for one season was forty-six thousand dollars and a Cadillac. — Duke Snider Copy Share Image
Today's baseball players are walking conglomerates. They have fantastic salaries, multiple investments, but we had one thing they don't have today, the train ride.… — Duke Snider Copy Share Image
In the split second from the time the ball leaves the pitcher's hand until it reaches the plate you have to think about your… — Duke Snider Copy Share Image
My high salary for one season was forty-six thousand dollars and a Cadillac. If I were to get paid a million, I'd feel that… — Duke Snider Copy Share Image
