Casey Stengel (Baseball Hall of Fame Manager)
Profession: Baseball Hall of Fame Manager Biography: Manager of the New York Yankees between 1949 and 1960 and later the NY Met's 1st manager. Born: July 30, 1890 Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri, USA Generation: Lost Generation Star Sign: Leo Died: September 29, 1975 (aged 85) Cause of Death: Cancer Career highlights 1912-09-17 Center fielder Casey Stengel breaks in with Brooklyn & hits 4 singles 1918-01-02 After repeated clashes over pay with the Brooklyn Robins owner Charlie Ebbets, star right fielder and future Baseball Hall of Fame manager Casey Stengel is traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates 1919-05-25 Casey Stengel releases a sparrow from under his baseball cap 1934-02-23 Casey Stengel becomes manager of Brooklyn Dodgers 1936-10-07 7th-place Brooklyn Dodgers fire manager Casey Stengel 1937-10-25 Casey Stengel signs to manage Boston Bees 1943-04-20 Braves manager Casey Stengel is struck by a taxi, fractures a leg 1944-01-27 Casey Stengel, manager of the Boston Braves since 1938, resigns Lou Perini, Guido Rugo, & Joseph Maney buy control of Boston Braves 1948-10-12 Casey Stengel takes over as Yankee manager 1950-09-29 Yanks clinch 2nd consecutive pennant under Casey Stengel 1951-07-08 Yankee Joe DiMaggio and manager Casey Stengel feud after Stengel pulls DiMaggio out of game 1958-09-14 Yankees win 24th pennant, & 9th under Casey Stengel 1960-10-18 Casey Stengel retired by NY Yankees (won 10 pennants in 12 years) 1960-10-20 Ralph Houk, 41, replaces Casey Stengel as Yankee manager 1960-11-21 Bob Scheffing signs to manage Tigers after Casey Stengel turns it down 1965-07-24 Casey Stengel resigns as manager of NY Mets 1965-08-30 Casey Stengel announces his retirement after 55 years in baseball 1966-03-08 Baseball player, manager and coach Casey Stengel elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in a surprise ceremony 1970-08-08 MLB New York Yankees honor Casey Stengel, retiring his jersey number 37; Stengel managed team from 1949-60, winning 7 World Series titles in 10 appearances ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7sLrToaCsnJGue6S7zGinnqegobJwr8CsnLJlo6myr7PEpQ%3D%3D