Dick Stuart Quotes

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"One night in Pittsburgh, thirty-thousand fans gave me a standing ovation when I caught a hot dog wrapper on the fly." - Dick Stuart
Dick Stuart Quotes

Quotes From & About Dick Stuart

Quotes From Dick Stuart

"I had such a great year I didn't want to forget it."

"I know I'm the world's worst fielder, but who gets paid for fielding? There isn't a great fielder in baseball getting the kind of dough I get paid for hitting." Source: Yaz (Carl Yastrzemski)

"I want to walk down the street and hear them say, 'Jesus, there goes Dick Stuart.'" Source: Sport Magazine (December 1963)

"One night in Pittsburgh, thirty-thousand fans gave me a standing ovation when I caught a hot dog wrapper on the fly."

Quotes About Dick Stuart

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Did you know that Dick Stuart's quotation about catching a hot dog wrapper on the fly is actually a true story which took place during a regular season ballgame?

Dick Stuart played ball for ten years from 1958 to 1969 with the Pirates, Red Sox, Phillies, Mets, Dodgers and Angels. Click his name to review complete career statistics.

Dick Stuart led the league in runs batted in during 1963, was named to an All Star squad in 1961 and saw postseason action twice during his Major League career.

     

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