Casey Stengel

As a player

As a manager

  • 8 × World Series champion (1922, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1958)
  • New York Mets # 37 retired (1965 )
  • New York Yankees # 37 retired (1970 )

Charles Dillon " Casey " Stengel ( born July 30, 1890 in Kansas City, Missouri, † September 29, 1975 in Glendale, California ) was an American baseball player and manager in Major League Baseball. His nickname was The Old Perfesser.

Short Biography

Casey Stengel grew up as the youngest of three children in Missouri. In his high school, he was member of the team in three sports: baseball, basketball and football. At age 19, he dropped out of high school to play professional baseball. By the year 1912, he played for various teams in the minor leagues, mostly it was used in the outfield.

His playing career in Major League began on September 17, 1912 in a game of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Further stations were the Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Giants and the Boston Braves. In the majors Stengel was mostly used as outfielder. He was not an outstanding player, but reached thrice the World Series, with the Dodgers in 1916 and 1922 and 1923 with the Giants. In his last World Series, he even managed two home runs.

Much more successful as a manager should run his career. However, the first stations in Brooklyn and Boston were not very successful. Best Placements were fifth places in the leagues comprehensive 8 teams. With his move to the New York Yankees in 1949 changed that Stengel won five consecutive World Series with his team, to date, this performance remains unmatched.

1960 decided the Yankees that Stengel with 70 years too old to manage the team. His last position as a manager he spent with the New York Mets, but ended up in each season in last place.

1966 Stengel was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. His number 37 will no longer be awarded by both the Yankees and the Mets.

His positions as a player

His positions as Manager

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