Top 6 Quotes & Sayings by Smoky Joe Wood

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Last updated on November 8, 2024.

Howard Ellsworth "Smoky Joe" Wood was an American professional baseball player for 14 years. He played for the Boston Red Sox from 1908 to 1915, where he was primarily a pitcher, and for the Cleveland Indians from 1917 to 1922, where he was primarily an outfielder. Wood is one of only 13 pitchers to win 30 or more games in one season since 1900.

Baseball player | October 25, 1889 - July 27, 1985

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When I wasn't lying awake thinking and planning and fighting over that furious pennant race, I was dreaming restless dreams about it.

Smoky Joe Wood

I threw so hard I thought my arm would fly right off my body.

Smoky Joe Wood

But wherever I was I played baseball. That's all I lived for. When I sat up on the front seat of that covered wagon next to my father, I was wearing a baseball glove. That showed anybody who was interested where I wanted to go.

Smoky Joe Wood

Baseball is all I ever wanted. I could eat, sleep, and dream baseball.

Smoky Joe Wood

I threw so hard (after striking out Art Fletcher & Doc Crandall in the 9th inning of Game 1 of the 1912 World Series) I thought my arm would fly right off my body.

Smoky Joe Wood

The smaller the town the more important the ball club was. But if you beat a bigger town they'd practically hand you the key to the city. Any if you lost a game by making an error in the ninth or something like that, well, the best thing to do was just pack your grip and hit the road, because they'd never let you forget it.

Smoky Joe Wood

Top 6 Quotes & Sayings by Smoky Joe Wood

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