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11 quotes by Juan Marichal

MLB debut July 19, 1960 for the San Francisco Giants Last MLB appearance April 16, 1975 for the Los Angeles Dodgers Career statistics Win–loss record 243–142 Earned run average 2.89 Strikeouts 2,303 Teams San Francisco Giants (1960–1973) Boston Red Sox (1974) Los Angeles Dodgers (1975) Career highlights and awards 10× All-Star (1962–1969, 1971) MLB All-Star Game MVP (1965) Pitched a no-hitter on June 15, 1963 San...
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My manager said it would more effective against left-handed hitters. It seemed to me that was impossible to do without the high leg kick, which I... →

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I faced Gibson many times and faced Sandy Koufax three times.

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Those days were very tough. All my teammates are white, and it was a different time. I couldn't go out to eat with the white players; I had to... →

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The only way you preserve pitching arms is throwing; that makes the arm stronger.

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There is no way to have a strong arm if you don't throw enough.

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We are all so close. We are godfather to each others' kids. I was the best man at Jesus' wedding.

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But when I stopped facing Sandy, I had to face Don Drysdale. No one on my team wanted to face him.

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We used to look at Felipe as our guiding man that we listened to.

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When he hit a ground ball to you, you knew you had to make a good throw because he was going to be running.

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If you are used to going five innings and then go six or seven, you won't have your good stuff. They need to start that from the minor leagues... →

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You had to pitch in and out. The zone didn't belong to the hitters; it belonged to the pitchers. Today, if you pitch too far inside, the umpire... →

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