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