"Well, a lot of stories have been written about that play. Actually, I don't know why I did that. Tony Kubek said it was the dumbest play he ever saw."
— 1960 World Series

January 1, 1970

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Mickey Mantle, responding to Curt Gowdy's query regarding Mantle's questionable Game 7, ninth-inning base-running decision; in the "1960 World Series" episode of The Way It Was, which aired on April 8, 1976.