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“People don't know this, but I helped the Cardinals win the pennant. I came down with hepatitis. The trainer injected me with it!” quote by Bob Uecker — Download Open image

“People don't know this, but I helped the Cardinals win the pennant. I came down with hepatitis. The trainer injected me with it!”

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Anybody with ability can play in the big leagues. But to be able to trick people year in and year out the way I…

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I remember one time I'm batting against the Dodgers in Milwaukee. They lead, 2 - 1, it's the bottom of the ninth, bases loaded,…

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I think my top salary was maybe in 1966. I made $17,000 and 11 of that came from selling other players' equipment.

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They have Easter egg hunts in Philadelphia, and if the kids don't find the eggs, they get booed.

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Career highlights? I had two - I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets.

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Any teammate of mine that had a kid and a boy that was capable of playing baseball, I think I set a terrific example…

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If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to? I always tried to stay around .190, with three…

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I spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade.

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You know, I was once named Minor League Player of the Year...unfortunately, I had been in the majors for two years at the time.

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Baseball hasn't forgotten me. I go to a lot of old-timers games and I haven't lost a thing. I sit in the bullpen and…

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I was acting when I was playing baseball.

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