Rabbit Maranville Quotes

United States, Baseball Player
November 11, 1891 – January, 6, 1954.

Walter James Vincent "Rabbit" Maranville was an American professional baseball shortstop, second baseman and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Robins, and St. Louis Cardinals between 1912 and 1934. At the time of his retirement in 1935, he had played in a record 23 seasons in the National League, a mark which wasn't broken until 1986 by Pete Rose.

Nobody gets any fun out of baseball any more. I guess a kid's crazy not to be serious about it when he's drawing down $20,000 or $30,000 a year, and any smart-aleck gag you try may be your last. But what's life without a laugh?

Rabbit Maranville
- Life
- May
- Fun
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.

Rabbit Maranville
- Good
- Fall
- Fly

For a quarter of a century, I've been playing baseball for pay. It has been pretty good pay, most of the time. The work has been hard, but what of it? It's been risky. I've broken both my legs. I've sprained everything I've got between my ankles and my disposition. I've dislocated my joints and fractured my pride.

Rabbit Maranville
- Time
- Good
- Work
I've lost a lot of teeth and square yards of hide. But I've never lost my self-respect, and I've kept what I find in few men of my age - my enthusiasm.

Rabbit Maranville
- Men
- Age
- Respect
I've spent more time in hospitals than some fellows ever spend in church.

Rabbit Maranville
- Time
- Church
- More
There is much less drinking now than there was before 1927, because I quit drinking on May 24, 1927.

Rabbit Maranville
- Drinking
- Now
- Quit