The team that wins two-thirds of its one run games usually wins the pennant.

The team that wins two-thirds of its one run games usually wins the pennant.

Pete Rose

Among many U. S. wine consumers, California holds a strong position.

Among many U. S. wine consumers, California holds a strong position.

I admitted I bet on baseball, but I wasn't suspended from baseball for betting on baseball.

I admitted I bet on baseball, but I wasn't suspended from baseball for betting on baseball.

Baseball is an individual game, but it should never be a personal game.

Baseball is an individual game, but it should never be a personal game.

I came to Vegas because I work 20 days a month here; I couldn't live anywhere else.

I came to Vegas because I work 20 days a month here; I couldn't live anywhere else.

Am I still in uniform? Then I ain't retired.

Am I still in uniform? Then I ain't retired.

I played with 11 Hall of Famers and played against 52 Hall of Famers, and I don't know any of them linked to steroids.

I played with 11 Hall of Famers and played against 52 Hall of Famers, and I don't know any of them linked to steroids.

I'd be willing to bet you, if I were a betting man, that I have never bet on baseball.

I'd be willing to bet you, if I were a betting man, that I have never bet on baseball.

I can't remember, I wish I could remember the first time I bet on baseball.

I can't remember, I wish I could remember the first time I bet on baseball.

The only way I can't hit .300 is if there's something physically wrong with me.

The only way I can't hit .300 is if there's something physically wrong with me.

I'm no different from anybody else with two arms, two legs, and forty-two hundred hits.

I'm no different from anybody else with two arms, two legs, and forty-two hundred hits.

If you screw up and do something, don't lie about it; come clean.

If you screw up and do something, don't lie about it; come clean.

With the money I'm making, I should be playing two positions.

With the money I'm making, I should be playing two positions.

Playing baseball for a living is like having a license to steal.

Playing baseball for a living is like having a license to steal.

Don Gullett's the only guy who can throw a baseball through a car wash and not get the ball wet.

Don Gullett's the only guy who can throw a baseball through a car wash and not get the ball wet.

I don't smoke. Smoking will hurt you when you try to run out a triple.

I don't smoke. Smoking will hurt you when you try to run out a triple.

There is an old saying that money can't buy happiness. If it could, I would buy myself four hits every game.

There is an old saying that money can't buy happiness. If it could, I would buy myself four hits every game.

I'm not bad (his speed). I'm no Joe Morgan, but I'm pretty good for a white guy.

I'm not bad (his speed). I'm no Joe Morgan, but I'm pretty good for a white guy.

The manager of a team is like a stagecoach, he can't move unless he has the horses.

The manager of a team is like a stagecoach, he can't move unless he has the horses.