If it wasn't for baseball, I'd be in either the penitentiary or the cemetery.

Quote by Babe Ruth

Topics: Baseball Quotes

Paris ain't much of a town.

Paris ain't much of a town.

I'll promise to go easier on drinking and to get to bed earlier, but not...

I'll promise to go easier on drinking and to get to bed earlier, but not...

Baseball was, is and always will be to me the best game in the world.

Baseball was, is and always will be to me the best game in the world.

If it wasn't for baseball, I'd be in either the penitentiary or the cemetery.

If it wasn't for baseball, I'd be in either the penitentiary or the cemetery.

Who is richer? The man who is seen, but cannot see? Or the man who...

Who is richer? The man who is seen, but cannot see? Or the man who...

Gee, its lonesome in the outfield. It's hard to keep awake with nothing to do.

Gee, its lonesome in the outfield. It's hard to keep awake with nothing to do.

I had only one superstition. I made sure to touch all the bases when I...

I had only one superstition. I made sure to touch all the bases when I...

I didn't mean to hit the umpire with the dirt, but I did mean to...

I didn't mean to hit the umpire with the dirt, but I did mean to...

Reading isn't good for a ballplayer. Not good for his eyes. If my eyes went...

Reading isn't good for a ballplayer. Not good for his eyes. If my eyes went...

As soon as I got out there I felt a strange relationship with the pitcher's...

As soon as I got out there I felt a strange relationship with the pitcher's...

How about a little noise. How do you expect a man to putt?

How about a little noise. How do you expect a man to putt?

Yesterday's home runs don't win today's games.

Yesterday's home runs don't win today's games.

You just can't beat the person who never gives up.

You just can't beat the person who never gives up.

Reading isn't good for a ballplayer. Not good for his eyes. If my eyes went...

Reading isn't good for a ballplayer. Not good for his eyes. If my eyes went...

I learned early to drink beer, wine and whiskey. And I think I was about...

I learned early to drink beer, wine and whiskey. And I think I was about...

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.

Cobb is a prick. But he sure can hit. God Almighty, that man can hit.

Cobb is a prick. But he sure can hit. God Almighty, that man can hit.

Slave to no sect, who takes no private road, But looks through Nature up to...

Slave to no sect, who takes no private road, But looks through Nature up to...

I don't stand for the black man's side, I don't stand for the white man's...

I don't stand for the black man's side, I don't stand for the white man's...

If I can't get people to commit themselves on whether or not there is a...

If I can't get people to commit themselves on whether or not there is a...