Balls Quote by Johnny Evers

After I hit a home run I had a habit of running the bases with my head down. I figured the pitcher already felt…

— Mickey Mantle

I just try to make contact with the ball. It's obvious that I like to swing the bat. I'm not thinking of taking a…

— Jose Altuve

I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it.

— Sandy Koufax

As a pitcher, you're supposed to succeed, and you're not supposed to give up a hit.

— Clayton Kershaw

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

When I was up there at the plate, my purpose was to get on base anyway I could, whether by hitting or by getting…

— Anonymous

I get on base by making good contact with the ball. But whenever I hit a home run, I'm as surprised as everybody else.

— Amos Otis

Every at-bat, I try to hit the ball. I don't like to strike out. I put the ball in play a lot, so I'll…

— Garrett Atkins

In the minor leagues, previous to 2008, I took a lot of pitches. I prided myself on on-base percentage. I made sure that I…

— Ben Zobrist

I might have a great game hitting, but if I'm not having a great game fielding, if I feel like I let a guy…

— Ben Zobrist

I got into a bad habit of dropping my elbow and pushing the ball to the plate instead of getting on top of it…

— Matt Cain

I always had the attitude that I wanted to throw a no-hitter every game.

— Dennis Eckersley