Stan Coveleski Quotes

Stan Coveleski — American Athlete born on July 13, 1889, died on March 20, 1984

Stanley Anthony Coveleski was an American Major League Baseball pitcher during the 1910s and 1920s who primarily threw the spitball. In 14 seasons in the American League, Coveleski pitched for the Philadelphia Athletics, Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators and New York Yankees. In 450 career games, Coveleski pitched 3,082 innings and posted a win–loss record of 215–142, with 224 complete games, 38 shutouts, and a 2.89 earned run average. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969... (wikipedia)

I never did like Cleveland. Don't know why. Didn't like the town. Now, the people are all right, but I just didn't like the town.

I was never a strikeout pitcher. Why should I throw eight or nine balls to get a man out when I got away with three or four?

I wouldn't throw all spitballs. I'd go maybe two or three innings without throwing a spitter, but I always had them looking for it.