Alex
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![The White Sox then were noted for their stinginess. You couldn't get a baseball out of them. Luke was popular, and everybody wanted an autographed baseball from a big league club, and especially from a guy like Luke. So he'd ask for the baseballs, and the White Sox management would send a message down, 'No!' He couldn't get any baseballs for autographs. So Luke would take batting practice early. I don't know whether he hit third, fourth, or fifth, I forget, but he'd lead off the batting practice. He could foul off every pitch. He was noted for fouling off pitches. He'd foul the balls into the grandstand, and the kids would grab the balls. Luke would flip the bat and look up at the press box as if to say, 'Take that!' I saw him do it once, and they talked about him doing that all the time. I understand he got baseballs pretty much whenever he wanted. It was either that, or he'd lose them all in batting practice."[6]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:euqtqx5di3jm6cgfgax74z6k/bafkreiel7jtgkda3ok3n67rjb7zhfn52mfaenssapzrfxykas4khujjpze)
