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Carl Hubbell [1903-1988] American
Rank: 103
Athlete, Baseball player


Carl Owen Hubbell, nicknamed "The Meal Ticket" and "King Carl", was an American baseball player. He was a member of the New York Giants in the National League from 1928 to 1943.


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They talk about those All-Star Games being exhibition affairs, and maybe they are, but I've seen very few players in my life who didn't want to win, no matter whom they were playing or what for.
101
A fellow doesn't last long on what he has done. He has to keep on delivering.
102
Besides, there were 50,000 fans or more there, and they wanted to see the best you've got. There was an obligation to the people, as well as to ourselves, to go all out.
103
As far as control and stuff is concerned, I never had any more in my life than for that All-Star game in 1934.
104
It was funny, when I thought of it afterward, how Ruth and Gehrig looked as they stood there. The Babe must have been waiting for me to get the ball up a little so he could get his bat under it.
105
If I'm playing cards for pennies, I want to win.
106
Striking out Ruth and Gehrig in succession was too big an order.
107

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