Babe Quote by Mel Allen

Mickey Mantle was baseball.

— Bob Costas

In the spring of 1957, Mickey Mantle was the king of New York. He had the Triple Crown to prove it, having become only…

— Jane Leavy

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

Here lies Mickey Mantle. Banned from baseball.

— Peter Ueberroth

There is nothing like Ruth ever existed in this game of baseball. I remember we were playing the White Sox in Boston in 1919,…

— Waite Hoyt

The greatest thing I ever saw was Roger Maris breaking Babe Ruth's record.

— Mickey Mantle

I don't know where Hank Aaron will break (Babe) Ruth's record but I can tell you one thing - ten years from the day…

— Eddie Mathews

No one hit home runs the way Babe (Ruth) did. They were something special. They were like homing pigeons. The ball would leave the…

— Lefty Gomez

If that guy (Mickey Mantle) were healthy, he'd hit 80 home runs.

— Carl Yastrzemski

Don't worry about it. Babe Ruth struck out on occasion, too.

— Walter Annenberg

The first time that I ever saw Babe Ruth was in the Boston Red Sox clubhouse.

— Waite Hoyt

There's only one Mark McGwire. The man walked over 160 times. Just think. If he walks 60 times, he might hit 100 homers.

— Eric Davis