Miller Huggins Quotes

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"A manager has his cards dealt to him and he must play them." - Miller Huggins
Miller Huggins Quotes

Quotes From & About Miller Huggins

Quotes From Miller Huggins

"A good catcher is the quarterback, the carburetor, the lead dog, the pulse taker, the traffic cop and sometimes a lot of unprintable things, but no team gets very far without one."

"A manager has his cards dealt to him and he must play them."

"Any ballplayers that played for me on either the Cardinals or the Yankees could come to me if he were in need and I would give him a helping hand. I made only two exceptions, Carl Mays and Joe Bush. If they were in a gutter, I'd kick them."

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Miller Huggins was once asked what a player needs to get out of a slump and he replied, "A string of good alibis!"

Did you know that Miller Huggins died without warning in 1929 of blood poisoning?

Miller Huggins once fined Babe Ruth $5,000 for staying out three consecutive nights — this was ten times bigger than any previous fine in Major League history.