I was a good fielder in the gully in my college days. But in the outfield, I was not such a good fielder.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I played outfield in high school a little bit.
I thought I was a pretty good shortstop, but I also wanted to play in the major leagues.
I was a baseball player. I played in high school and a little bit in college. I was a catcher. I don't know if I could have played any other position. As a catcher, you're always on the ball.
I was a very good baseball player and football player as a kid.
I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.
Hitters never showed me up, as hard as I threw. And I was pretty mean out on the mound.
I used to be a pretty good hit-and-run man when I played in the minors. I handled the bat well and could hit the ball to the right side of the infield. Nevertheless, I know that you often give the opposition an out on the hit-and-run play.
The fall of 1912 my fielding was above the average, but my hitting was not so good. However, I was the talk of the town because of my peculiar way of catching a fly ball. They later named it the Vest-Pocket Catch.
I pitched and I played the outfield.
I was a great base umpire, but I was the most mediocre plate umpire to ever come into the major leagues.