Batting Quote by Geoffrey Boycott

I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.

— Casey Stengel

I always tried to learn about the hitters. Anytime someone got a hit off me, I made a mental note of the pitch. He'd…

— Christy Mathewson

I always believed that all it would take was a decent role. I felt like a pinch hitter with a leaden bat: that if…

— Martin Landau

Oh, honey, if he swung batter-batter for my team, I'd be all over that in a heartbeat.

— J. Lynn

I always could hit, but fielding I had to work at. I took as much pride in fielding as hitting. I became a complete…

— George Kell

Then there's Johnny Pesky, hit me countless number of ground balls and improved my fielding so much.

— Wade Boggs

I had great control, I never missed hitting the other's fellow bat.

— Bill Terry

When I hit, I felt I was in control of the home-plate area, and it was important that I felt that way. If I…

— Reggie Jackson

He (Babe Ruth) was very brave at the plate. You rarely saw him fall away from a pitch. He stayed right in there. No…

— Casey Stengel

I have natural talent when it comes to batting.

— Bhuvneshwar Kumar

There's so much attached to playing shortstop that you lose your concentration on hitting, unless you're a natural hitter. There's so much to think…

— Lou Boudreau

I'm sure people will wonder if I could have hit all those home runs had I never taken steroids.

— Mark McGwire