Bob Uecker

Ballplayers' lament: Breaking up is hard to do

•Bob Uecker, Milwaukee Brave rookie, who has hit one homer and is rooming with Eddie Mathews: "Between me and my roommate, we've hit 400 major league home runs."—March 18, 1963

The report on 'Major League' is good field, no hit

•John Trautwein, Boston Red Sox pitcher, after relieving Roger Clemens, who had had a rare poor start: "It was like Frank Sinatra opening for Bob Uecker."

WELFARE CADILLACSThe Pirates are paying Lee Mazzilli $600,000, Sixto Lezcano $625,000, Jason Thompson $800,000, Johnny Le-Master $500,000 and Steve Kemp $1,200,000 not to play.