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Dick Stuart
14 quotes
“Every home run gives me the deepest personal thrill, although I've hit droves. Last year at Lincoln I hit 66, yet it gave me the deepest personal thrill every time I seen that ball flying nine miles out of the park.”
Dick Stuart (1932–2002) first seen 1957 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "The Man Who Hit Too Many Home Runs" by Mark Harris, in Life (September 2, 1957), p. 86
“I thought I could catch him. I demand a rematch.”
Dick Stuart (1932–2002) first seen 1960 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speaking on September 15, 1960, regarding a play that occurred the previous day: specifically, his failure to throw the ball to second base following 's successful of ; as quoted in "Alston Rates Wills with Robinson" by…
“I guess you're the manager of nothing.”
Dick Stuart (1932–2002) first seen 1960 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speaking on September 15, 1960—the day after his "bonehead play" had led to 2 runs in a 5-2 loss to L.A.—in response to manager Danny Murtaugh's question, "Now who am I?", posed immediately after having informed Stuart …
“Guess I'll send Bragan a wire to and tell him I see he is where he belongs and I'm up here where I belong.”
Dick Stuart (1932–2002) first seen 1958 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "Sidelights on Sports" by Al Abrams, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (August 2, 1958), p. 10
“I was gonna hit one. Can I help it if Maz got cute?”
Dick Stuart (1932–2002) first seen 1960 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From a telegram explaining why he hadn't delivered on his promise of a World Series home run; as quoted in "Big Stu Breaks Promise But It's Maz' Fault" by The Associated Press, in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Friday, Oc…
“There must be the best 169-pound slugger in baseball.”
Dick Stuart (1932–2002) first seen 1961 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On Roberto Clemente; as quoted in "Clemente’s Clouting Keeps Corsairs Hot on Trail of Treasure" by Les Biederman, in The Sporting News (May 31, 1961)
“I imagine they'll boo me in Philadelphia just as they did in Boston. That can be a rough town. I read where they even booed there.”
Dick Stuart (1932–2002) first seen 1964 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "Stuart Terms Trade to Phils 'Lopsided'" by Milton Richman (UPI), The Boston Globe (November 30, 1964), p. 34
“Philadelphia fans don't discriminate enough. They boo everybody. In Boston and Pittsburgh, they only booed me.”
Dick Stuart (1932–2002) first seen 1965 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Circa 1965; as quoted in "Stuart's Quip High on List" by Harold Kaese, in The Boston Globe (December 30, 1965), p. 17.
“I never did get a hit off him in the American League. One day Lou Clinton hit one back and it hit Wyatt right in the face. Cut his lip all up, big gash. They held the game up 15 minutes. He got up on the mound, the blood all coming out of his mouth. He sees me standing in the batter's box and decides he can pitch. Struck me out on three pitches.”
Dick Stuart (1932–2002) first seen 1963 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Stuart's only slightly exaggerated recollection of making the final out in a 9-7 Red Sox loss to Kansas City on May 19, 1963 (he actually struck out on 5 pitches); as quoted in "Nobody Loses When Mets, Phils Meet; Stuar…
“Sure he'll get his job back; he used to park cars in downtown L.A.”
Dick Stuart (1932–2002) first seen 1966 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: When asked—circa August 1966—whether he thought first baseman , whom Stuart had replaced in the Angels' starting lineup, would eventually win his job back; as quoted in "Extra Innings: Stuart Still Afire" by Phil Fuhrer…
“It was Hank Aaron who hung that Dr. Strangeglove tag on me. I told him, to his face, that he would never amount to anything.”
Dick Stuart (1932–2002) first seen 1987 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Clearly confusing "Strangeglove" with "Stone Fingers" (see below); as quoted in "A Sad Story: Dick Stuart's Bat Was Solid; So Was His Glove" by Milt Dunnell, in The Toronto Star (June 1, 1987), p. B1
“That was when I started telling s. Actually, Maz robbed me. If I had hit that home run, I would have made a lot more out of it than Maz did. He never made much effort to capitalize on it. Can you imagine what that homer would be worth in endorsements today?”
Dick Stuart (1932–2002) first seen 1960 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On the —hit with Stuart —that ended the 1960 World Series; as quoted in "A Sad Story: Dick Stuart's Bat Was Solid; So Was His Glove
“I guess you could say I never understood baseball trades. In 1963, I hit 42 home runs for the Red Sox and drove in 118 runs. You'd call that a pretty good year, wouldn't you? Next year, I'm down to 33 homers and 114 RBIs. In other words, you're looking at 75 home runs in two seasons. Are the Red Sox happy? Not so you'd notice. They trade me to the Phils. Boston was a crazy place. Now, with those good statistics, I tell the Phils I'm entitled to a healthy raise. You know what they tell me? They say I still haven't done anything for them. I did get a raise, though.”
Dick Stuart (1932–2002) said by 2002 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I had a good time there. Moby Dick was my nickname. I struck out four times one night, and in the papers they said Ahab got his whale.”
Dick Stuart (1932–2002) first seen 1967 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On his time—1967 and '68—with the ; as quoted in "The Summer of 66" by Rick Shrum, in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (September 20, 1998), p. D-3