There’s a man in Mobile who remembers that Honus Wagner hit a triple in Pittsburgh 46 years ago. That’s baseball. – Ernie Harwell
I think if you checked the attendance records of all the announcers, you’d find a lot better record than you would of anybody else in any other business because we love the game and have a passion for it. – Ernie Harwell
I praise the Lord here today. I know that all my talent and all my ability comes from him, and without him I’m nothing and I thank him for his great blessing. – Ernie Harwell
That other saying, I’m a part of all that I have met, I think that would have to begin with my wonderful parents back in Atlanta when I was a youngster five years old I was tongue tied. – Ernie Harwell
Baseball is a spirited race of man against man, reflex against reflex. A game of inches. Every skill is measured. Every heroic, every failing is seen and cheered, or booed. And then becomes a statistic. – Ernie Harwell
I deeply appreciate the people of Michigan. I love their grit. I love the way they face life. I love the family values they have. – Ernie Harwell
A tall, thin old man waving a scorecard from the corner of his dugout. That’s baseball. – Ernie Harwell
In baseball, democracy shines its clearest. The only race that matters is the race to the bag. The creed is the rule book. And color, merely something to distinguish one team’s uniform from another’s. – Ernie Harwell
It’s time to say goodbye, but I think goodbyes are sad and I’d much rather say hello. Hello to a new adventure. – Ernie Harwell
I knew that everybody could be replaced. Nobody lasts forever. And if you work for somebody, he’s certainly got the privilege and the right to fire you. – Ernie Harwell
The best thing anyone can do is be himself. Everyone was made different by God, and that’s the way it should be. And if I were a writer or an announcer starting out, I don’t think I’d imitate anybody. I’d try to be whatever I am. – Ernie Harwell
Baseball is a rookie, his experience no bigger than the lump in his throat as he begins fulfillment of his dream. – Ernie Harwell
Baseball is a lot like life. It’s a day-to-day existence, full of ups and downs. You make the most of your opportunities in baseball as you do in life. – Ernie Harwell
Why the fairy tale of Willie Mays making a brilliant World Series catch, and then dashing off to play stickball in the street with his teenage pals. That’s baseball. So is the husky voice of a doomed Lou Gehrig saying, ‘I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of this earth.’ – Ernie Harwell
Baseball is a tongue-tied kid from Georgia growing up to be an announcer and praising the Lord for showing him the way to Cooperstown. This is a game for America. Still a game for America, this baseball! – Ernie Harwell
I’ve been lucky to broadcast some great events and to broadcast the exploits of some great players. – Ernie Harwell
In my almost 92 years on this earth, the good Lord has blessed me with a great journey. – Ernie Harwell
But most of all, I’m a part of you people out there who have listened to me, because especially you people in Michigan, you Tiger fans, you’ve given me so much warmth, so much affection and so much love. – Ernie Harwell
I think I owe thanks to the people who have listened to me over the years, who tuned in on the radio. They have given me a warmth and loyalty that I’ve never been able to repay. The way they have reached out to me has certainly been the highlight of my life. – Ernie Harwell
Baseball just a came as simple as a ball and bat. Yet, as complex as the American spirit it symbolizes. A sport, a business and sometimes almost even a religion. – Ernie Harwell
The game’s the thing. That’s why people tune in. They don’t tune in to hear an announcer. – Ernie Harwell
