"To name names for the unfortunate horseplay really has no purpose at this time. I suppose many were to blame and not just one person. The person who twisted my foot has had enough disappointments in his own life. All of us were a close-knit bunch of players, and I believe all the players would lose a great deal of respect for me if this person was named. The players involved literally picked me up and tried ripping my shirt off, but because I resisted so, it might have been my fault as well. , our TV and radio announcer, probably was more of an instigator than anyone, as he was in front of me, leading the pack on. There were about five or six of them, and it could have been any of them. Certainly Bob could have stopped the whole thing if he wanted to. There never were any hard feelings toward anyone for putting me through three years of misery. The important thing is, I was able to continue my career. I loved what I was doing and I wanted to go out of the game on my own terms."
1960 World Series

January 1, 1970