There are surprisingly few real students of the game in baseball; partly because everybody, my eighty-three year old grandmother included, thinks they learned all there was to know about it at puberty. Baseball is very beguiling that way. — Alvin Dark Copy Share Image
In this game of baseball, you live by the sword and die by it. You hit and get hit. Remember that. — Alvin Dark Copy Share Image
The writers want to know were you made your mistake, no how well your curve is breaking. — Alvin Dark Copy Share Image
There are surprisingly few real students of the game in baseball; partly because everybody, my eighty-three year old grandmother included, thinks they learned all… — Alvin Dark Copy Share Image
The Lord taught me to love everybody, but the last ones I learned to love were the sportswriters. — Alvin Dark Copy Share Image
A fellow has to have faith in God above and Rollie Fingers in the bullpen. — Alvin Dark Copy Share Image
Any pitcher who throws at a batter and deliberately tries to hit him is a Communist. — Alvin Dark Copy Share Image
In this game of baseball, you live by the sword and die by it. You hit and get hit. Remember that. — Alvin Dark Copy Share Image
Slow thinkers are part of the game too. Some of these slow thinkers can hit a ball a long way. — Alvin Dark Copy Share Image
Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played -… — Alvin Dark Copy Share Image
