"Baseball and malaria keep coming back."

"He (Gaylord Perry) should be in the Hall of Fame with a tube of KY jelly attached to his plaque."

"He (Don Drysdale) talks very well for a guy who's had two fingers in his mouth all his life."

"He (Sandy Koufax) throws a 'radio ball,' a pitch you hear, but you don't see."

"I have an amazing ability to forget."

"I'm not the manager because I'm always right, but I'm always right because I'm the manager."

"I want everybody to feel he has a chance to get into a game when he comes to the ballpark. I play guys when I want to so they'll be ready when I have to. I don't consider myself a motivator of players. I think it's an insult to a ballplayer to have to be motivated."

"Losing streaks are funny. If you lose at the beginning you got off to a bad start. If you lose in the middle of the season, you're in a slump. If you lose at the end, you're choking."

"Most one run games are lost, not won."

"Play him (Dick Allen), fine him, and play him again.."

"The worst thing is the day you realize you want to win more than the players do."

"There should be a new way to record standings in this league, one column for wins, one for losses, and one for gifts."

"You have to bear in mind that Mr. Autry's favorite horse was named Champion. He ain't ever had one called Runner Up." Source: Sports Illustrated (June 1, 1987)

"If you had the best club, you had a chance to beat him; if he had the best club, you had no chance; if the clubs were even, he had the advantage. I managed against him for a long time. I always had the better teams. (Gene) Mauch wasn't aloof (a common accusation), he was only intense." - Sparky Anderson in The Man in the Dugout (2000)

"(Gene) Mauch was from the old school, a manager who was obviously in charge. A smile on Gene's face was as rare as a perfect game. I was a little scared of this guy, too, but I kind of liked him. He was aloof but not antagonistic. He usually came in by himself around noon and immediately put on his uniform. Then he would sit in front of his locker going over his notes. He always had a look on his face that said he was in deep thought and unapproachable. He really wasn't." - Tom Flaherty in Jocks and Socks (2001)

"(Gene) Mauch was known as a sharp tactician who loved the sacrifice bunt and the pinch hitter. His detractors faulted him for overmanaging and for giving more signs than the Coast Guard." - Author Norman L. Macht

"You (Gene Mauch) play for one run, that is all you are going to get is one run" - Angels Catcher Joe Ferguson