Lou Gehrig (1903-1941)
There is no room in baseball for discrimination. It is our national pastime and a game for all.
Warren Spahn (1921-2003)
What is life, after all, but a challenge? And what better challenge can there be than the one between the pitcher and the hitter.
Lou Gehrig played his entire career with the New York Yankees. Nicknamed the “Iron Horse” because he played in a then-record 2,130 consecutive games, Gehrig was the Yankees first baseman for 17 seasons. He was also a player who displayed outstanding character and integrity. He was elected to the baseball Hall of Fame in 1939.
Pitcher Warren Spahn played 22 seasons, with all but one being with the Boston/Milwaukee Braves. A hallmark of his career was his longevity, especially for a pitcher to play in so many seasons. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1973. During World War II, he served his country in the United States Army.
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Ken, I appreciate your sharing of these quotes with your readers. In my youth, baseball was an annual summer adventure.
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22 years, that is unheard of now days.
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So true! You just don’t find pitchers with rubber arms anymore. Thank you Kev.
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Amen to this: “There is no room in baseball for discrimination. It is our national pastime and a game for all.”
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Amen! Gehrig’s words were slightly ahead of where major league baseball would be in 1947 with Jackie Robinson breaking racial discrimination once and for all.
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Love that fact he’s ahead of his time
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I love these baseball quotes!! Nice Job!!!!
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Sophia, I appreciate you checking these baseball quotes. I have quite a few others, just waiting in the on-deck circle. I grew up in a baseball-rich community.
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Do you mind if I use some of these baseball quotes you used in my writing? These are really cool!!
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Sophia, I encourage you to use these baseball quotes.
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