Top 4 Quotes & Sayings by Bobby Wallace

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American athlete Bobby Wallace.

Last updated on December 18, 2024.

Roderick John "Bobby" Wallace was a Major League Baseball infielder, pitcher, manager, umpire, and scout. Wallace claimed to have invented the continuous throwing motion as a shortstop.

American - Athlete | November 4, 1873 - November 3, 1960

Source: Wikipedia

We were in Philadelphia when Manager Pat shifted me from third to short, and right off the bat, I knew I had found my dish. Footwork was more a part of the new position than it had been at third. I suddenly felt I had sprouted wings. A world of new possibilities opened for me.

Bobby Wallace

As more speed afoot was constantly demanded for big league ball, I noticed the many infield bounders which the runner beat to first only by the thinnest fractions of a second.

Bobby Wallace

If I disliked managing, I liked umpiring even less.

Bobby Wallace

I never had the slightest desire to be a major league manager, and all knew it. But Ban Johnson, Bob Hedges, and Jimmy McAleer persuaded me that the Browns were in a sort of a jam, and it was up to me, as an old standby, to do what I could.

Bobby Wallace

Top 4 Quotes & Sayings by Bobby Wallace

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