When I came up to bat with three men on and two outs in the ninth, I looked in the other team’s dugout and they were already in street clothes. BOB UECKER AlreadyCameClothDugoutNinth
In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year. It was my second season in the bigs. BOB UECKER BigLayerMinorNameSeasonSecondYear
I used to soak my mitts in a bucket of water for about two days. Then I’d put a couple of baseballs in the pocket and wrap it up with a rubber band. BOB UECKER BandBaseballBucketDayMittsRubSoakTwoUseWrap
The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until it stops rolling and then pick it up. BOB UECKER KnuckleballPickRollUntilUpWay
I knew when my career was over. In 1965 my baseball card came out with no picture. BOB UECKER BaseballCameKnewOut
I hit a grand slam off Ron Herbel and when his manager Herman Franks came out to get him, he was bringing Herbel’s suitcase. BOB UECKER BringCameGrandManagerOutSlamSuitcase
People have asked me a lot of times, because I didn’t hit a lot, how long a dozen bats would last me. BOB UECKER BatLastLot
Today you don’t have to do that, because catchers’ mitts are more like first baseman’s gloves. BOB UECKER BaseballCatcherFirstGloveMittsMoreToday
Phil Niekro and his brother were pitching against each other in Atlanta. Their parents were sitting right behind home plate. BOB UECKER BehindBrotherOtherPitchPlateSit
I saw their folks more that day than they did the whole weekend. BOB UECKER DayFolkMoreSawWeekendWhole
