Duke Snider Quotes

United States, Baseball Player
September 19, 1926 – February, 27, 2011.

Edwin Donald "Duke" Snider (September 19, 1926 – February 27, 2011), nicknamed "The Silver Fox" and "The Duke of Flatbush", was an American professional baseball player. Usually assigned to center field, he spent most of his Major League Baseball (MLB) career playing for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers (1947–1962), later playing one season each for the New York Mets (1963) and San Francisco Giants (1964).

Swing hard, in case they throw the ball where you're swinging.

Duke Snider
My high salary for one season was forty-six thousand dollars and a Cadillac.

Duke Snider
- High

In the split second from the time the ball leaves the pitcher's hand until it reaches the plate you have to think about your stride, your hip action, your wrist action, determine how much, if any the ball is going to break and then decide whether to swing at it.

Duke Snider
- Time
- Action
- Hand
What a player does best, he should practice least. Practice is for problems.

Duke Snider
- Player
- Practice
Man, if I made one million dollars I would come in at six in the morning, sweep the stands, wash the uniforms, clean out the office, manage the team and play the games.

Duke Snider
- Team
- Morning