Elden Auker Quotations

He said he was tired. The idea of a pitcher wearing out is ridiculous. He weakens because he's not in condition. I was never taken out of a game because I was weak. I was taken out because I was getting hit.

Pitchers today are only expected to pitch into the sixth inning. I read where a pitcher pitched deep into the sixth inning. Isn't that something? Deep into the sixth inning.

Pitchers today are only expected to pitch into the sixth inning.

Babe was a wonderful person. He was just a big kid who loved the limelight. If 500 children were waiting for his autograph, he'd stand there and sign for each one.

It's like anything else. If you don't use it, you're going to lose it. Excessive throwing never hurts a pitcher's arm; it's the lack of throwing that hurts the arm.

I never had a sore arm or sore leg in my life.