I played for the Cubs [from 1951 to '58], and we never made it. Then I joined the White Sox, and lo and behold, the good Lord was with me. I got to the World Series.

It was fabulous. You know the animosity between the Cub fans and Sox fans? Well, even the Cubs side of town went crazy when we won [the pennant]. It wasn't like the Cubs fans were mad at us. The whole city united.