1.
It's only a hitch when you're in a slump. When you're hitting the ball its called rhythm.
Eddie Mathews
2.
When you're a kid, what fun the game is! You grab a bat and glove and ball, that's it. I know what Ted Williams and Stan Musial meant when they said it got tougher to get in shape every year.
Eddie Mathews
3.
I don't know where Hank Aaron will break (Babe) Ruth's record but I can tell you one thing - ten years from the day he hits it three million people will say they were there.
Eddie Mathews
4.
I'm just a beat up old third baseman. I'm just a small part of a wonderful game that is a tremendous part of America today.
Eddie Mathews
5.
My mother used to pitch to me and my father would shag balls. If I hit one up the middle close to my mother, I'd have some extra chores to do. My mother was instrumental in making me a pull hitter.
Eddie Mathews
