Babe Quote by Rogers Hornsby

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

Babe Ruth was the home-run king of his time, but also the strikeout king.

— Dan Millman

Well I can't rightly say (which player hit the ball hardest), but the ones (home runs by) Ruth hit got smaller quicker.

— Walter Johnson

“Even with the benefit of steroids most modern players still couldn't hit as many home runs as Babe Ruth hit on hotdogs.”

— Bill Bryson

Finally learning his baseball history, on the topic of Hank Aaron and his home run record

— Alfonso Soriano

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

Guys that are striking out 200 times, like Joey Gallo - in 1990 he would have hit 75 home runs every year because he's…

— Trevor Bauer

Now they talk on the radio about the record set by (Babe) Ruth, and (Joe) DiMaggio and Henry Aaron. But they rarely mention mine.…

— Roger Maris

“Even the legendary Babe Ruth batted “only” .342. You can’t hit every ball that comes your way, and neither can anyone else.”

— Valerie Young

I'm not thinking home run, I just want to put a good swing on the ball. When you go looking for home runs, you…

— David Ortiz

The difference between a home run and a swing-and-a-miss is, what, an inch and a half? You can throw a great pitch, the guy…

— Phil Humber

“Home run hitters strike out a lot.”

— Reggie Jackson