Baseball Quote by Ted Williams

Mickey Mantle was baseball.

— Bob Costas

I have to give Mays one edge, durability. Mickey isn't sound and Willie is. Otherwise, if I had a chance to trade for either…

— Gabe Paul

Here lies Mickey Mantle. Banned from baseball.

— Peter Ueberroth

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

— Mel Allen

I consider Billy Keeler, Mike Tiernan, Ed Delihanty and Larrie La Joie the toughest hitters I had to pitch to, but I did not…

— Kid Nichols

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

— Carl Yastrzemski

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

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

— Nellie Fox

You never want to have Yadier Molina up with the bases loaded in the World Series, but, dammit, you wouldn't want a better hitter…

— Gerrit Cole

There was a point at which I thought I'd never get the most valuable player, especially the years I played at Minnesota. We never…

— Rod Carew

He (Mickey Mantle) should lead the league in everything. With his combination of speed and power he should win the triple batting crown every…

— Casey Stengel

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