Baseball Quote by Gabe Paul

I don't want to take anything away from Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle. They're both great hitters, but they're batting against guys they never…

— Ted Williams

And that one is gone. A home run for Mickey Mantle! How do you like that?

— Mel Allen

Mickey Mantle was baseball.

— Bob Costas

If you want to know who was better, me or Willie Mays, you have to look at our career stats. And Willie's bottom line…

— Mickey Mantle

Even if Mays is given every conceivable break on every unknown - defense, base running, clutch hitting - his performance still would not match…

— Bill James

If I had to pick the greatest team player in baseball today-and I have some of the greats on my own club-I would have…

— John McGraw

Willie Mays was the best baseball player I ever saw. He could do anything.

— Doug Harvey

On two legs, Mickey Mantle would have been the greatest ballplayer who ever lived.

— Nellie Fox

Everyone has someone they looked up to. Mine was Mickey Mantle. For Alex Rodriguez to idolize me coming up, that makes me feel very…

— Keith Hernandez

Ladies and gentlemen, the great number seven, Mickey Mantle.

— Mel Allen

Here lies Mickey Mantle. Banned from baseball.

— Peter Ueberroth

He really loved baseball and loved being on the field. But Mantle was lonely in a lot of ways. He had many great friends,…

— Jane Leavy