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Casey Stengel
Full name Charles Dillon Stengel Born July 30, 1890, Kansas City, Missouri Died September 29, 1975, Glendale, California Buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California (Court of Freedom- Long Crypt 6A Block 7060) First Game: September 17, 1912 ; Final Game: May 19, 1925 Managed First Game: April 17, 1934 ; Managed Final Game: July 24, 1965 Bat: Left Throw: Left Height: 5' 11" Weight: 175 Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1966 Named Major League Manager of the Year by The Sporting News (1949, 1953 and 1958) Named Minor League Manager of the Year by The Sporting News (1948) Ejections as player: 1913 (2), 1914 (1), 1915 (2), 1916 (1), 1917 (2), 1918 (2), 1919 (1), 1921 (2), 1923 (2), 1924 (1). Total: 16 Ejections as coach: 1932 (1), 1933 (2). Total: 3 Ejections as manager: 1934 (5) , 1935 (2), 1936 (2), 1938 (2), 1939 (5), 1940 (2), 1941 (2), 1942 (4), 1952 (1), 1953 (1), 1954 (3), 1955 (2), 1956 (1), 1958 (1), 1959 (3), 1962 (1), 1963 (2), 1964 (1), 1965 (1). Total: 41 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1912 BRO N Daily Splits 17 57 9 18 1 0 1 13 15 0 9 1 1 0 2 0 5 3 .316 .466 .386 0.1 1912 BRO N
1913 BRO N Daily Splits 124 438 60 119 16 8 7 44 56 0i 58 1 7 0 11i 2i 19 15i .272 .356 .393 -0.8 1913 BRO N
1914 BRO N Daily Splits 126 412 55 130 13 10 4 56 56 0 55 5 10 0 19 0 19 14 .316 .404 .425 1.2 1914 BRO N
1915 BRO N Daily Splits 132 459 52 109 20 12 3 47 34 1 46 3 14 0 17 7 5 8 .237 .294 .353 -1.5 1915 BRO N
1916 BRO N Daily Splits 127 462 66 129 27 8 8 54 33 2 51 1 15 0 18 8 11 10 .279 .329 .424 1.0 1916 BRO N
1917 BRO N Daily Splits 150 549 69 141 23 12 6 72 60 1 62 5 8 0 19 7 18 12 .257 .336 .375 1.4 1917 BRO N
1918 PIT N Daily Splits 39 122 18 30 4 1 1 13 16 1 14 2 2 0 4 1 11 2 .246 .343 .320 0.2 1918 PIT N
1919 PIT N Daily Splits 89 321 38 94 10 10 4 40 35 2 35 1 13 0 12 4 12 8 .293 .364 .424 1.2 1919 PIT N
1920 PHI N Daily Splits 129 445 53 130 25 6 9 50 38 1 35 6 15 0 10 6 7 13 .292 .356 .436 0.0 1920 PHI N
1921 PHI N Daily Splits 24 59 7 18 3 1 0 4 6 0 7 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 .305 .369 .390 0.2 1921 PHI N
1921 NY N Daily Splits 18 22 4 5 1 0 0 2 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .227 .261 .273 -0.3 1921 NY N
1921 TOT N 42 81 11 23 4 1 0 6 7 1 12 0 1 0 0 3 1 2 .284 .341 .358 -0.1 1921 TOT N
1922 NY N Daily Splits 84 250 48 92 8 10 7 48 21 2 17 9 3 0 4 3 4 2 .368 .436 .564 1.3 1922 NY N
1923 NY N Daily Splits 75 218 39 74 11 5 5 43 20 0 18 2 6 0 6 2 6 2 .339 .400 .505 0.4 1923 NY N
1924 BOS N Daily Splits 131 461 57 129 20 6 5 39 45 3 39 3 9 0 9 13 13 13 .280 .348 .382 -2.0 1924 BOS N
1925 BOS N Daily Splits 12 13 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 .077 .143 .077 -0.4 1925 BOS N
Total (14 Years) Splits 1277 4288 575 1219 182 89 60 527 437 14i 453 39 105 0 132i 56i 131 105i .284 .356 .410 2.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
i - incomplete World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1916 BRO N Daily Splits 4 11 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .364 .364 .364 1916 BRO N
1922 NY N Daily Splits 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 1922 NY N
1923 NY N Daily Splits 6 12 3 5 0 0 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .417 .563 .917 1923 NY N
Total ( 3 Years) Splits 12 28 5 11 0 0 2 4 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .393 .469 .607 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1912 BRO N Daily Splits OF 17 17 17 148 36 1 4 0 0 .902 0 17 0
1912 BRO N CF 17 17 17 148 35 1 4 0 0 .900
1913 BRO N Daily Splits OF 119 117 111 1035 270 16 12 1 0 .960 0 117 2
1913 BRO N CF 117 117 111 1033 273 15 13 1 0 .957
1913 BRO N RF 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1914 BRO N Daily Splits OF 121 118 109 1017 173 15 7 3 0 .964 0 1 120
1914 BRO N RF 120 118 109 1014 170 17 7 5 0 .964
1914 BRO N CF 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1915 BRO N Daily Splits OF 129 128 117 1118 220 13 10 2 0 .959 0 0 129
1915 BRO N RF 129 128 117 1118 217 14 10 2 0 .959
1916 BRO N Daily Splits OF 121 119 110 1061.2 206 14 8 4 0 .965 0 0 121
1916 BRO N RF 121 119 110 1061.2 209 15 8 5 0 .966
1917 BRO N Daily Splits OF 150 150 146 1342 256 30 9 9 0 .969 0 1 149
1917 BRO N RF 149 149 145 1333 253 31 9 8 0 .969
1917 BRO N CF 1 1 1 9 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1918 PIT N Daily Splits OF 36 36 33 302.1 64 7 2 3 0 .973 0 0 36
1918 PIT N RF 36 36 33 302.1 63 7 2 3 0 .972
1919 PIT N Daily Splits OF 87 87 85 754.2 195 7 9 3 0 .957 0 0 87
1919 PIT N RF 87 87 85 754.2 194 7 9 3 0 .957
1920 PHI N Daily Splits OF 118 114 110 1041.2 212 16 11 1 0 .954 1 5 112
1920 PHI N RF 112 109 105 996.2 197 15 11 1 0 .951
1920 PHI N CF 5 5 5 43 13 1 0 0 0 1.000
1920 PHI N LF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1921 PHI N Daily Splits OF 15 13 10 108.2 26 5 1 2 0 .969 0 0 15
1921 PHI N RF 15 13 10 108.2 25 5 1 2 0 .968
1921 NY N Daily Splits OF 8 3 1 37 7 0 1 0 0 .875 0 2 6
1921 NY N RF 6 1 1 24 4 0 1 0 0 .800
1921 NY N CF 2 2 0 13 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1921 TOT N RF 21 14 11 132.2 29 5 2 2 0 .944
1921 TOT N OF 23 16 11 145.2 33 5 2 2 0 .950 0 2 21
1922 NY N Daily Splits OF 77 70 59 614.2 179 7 6 2 0 .969 1 75 2
1922 NY N CF 75 69 58 596.2 172 9 6 2 0 .968
1922 NY N RF 2 1 1 11 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1922 NY N LF 1 0 0 7 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1923 NY N Daily Splits OF 57 50 42 457.1 115 4 2 1 0 .983 6 51 0
1923 NY N CF 51 44 37 403.1 106 4 1 1 0 .991
1923 NY N LF 6 6 5 54 8 0 1 0 0 .889
1924 BOS N Daily Splits OF 126 125 118 1093.2 211 12 5 4 0 .978 0 5 121
1924 BOS N RF 121 120 113 1049.2 206 11 5 4 0 .977
1924 BOS N CF 5 5 5 44 7 0 0 0 0 1.000
1925 BOS N Daily Splits OF 1 1 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1
1925 BOS N RF 1 1 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total (14 Years) Splits OF 1182 1148 1069 10140.2 2171 147 87 35 0 .964 8 274 901
Total (12 Years) RF 901 882 830 7784.2 1542 122 63 33 0 .964
Total ( 9 Years) CF 274 260 234 2293 614 30 24 4 0 .964
Total ( 3 Years) LF 8 6 5 63 11 0 1 0 0 .917
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
i - incomplete World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1916 BRO N Daily Splits OF 3 3 3 25 3 1 1 0 0 .800 0 0 3
1916 BRO N RF 3 3 3 25 3 1 1 0 0 .800
1922 NY N Daily Splits OF 2 2 1 10 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 2 0
1922 NY N CF 2 2 1 10 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1923 NY N Daily Splits OF 6 4 3 36 11 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 6 0
1923 NY N CF 6 4 3 36 11 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 3 Years) Splits OF 11 9 7 71 18 1 1 0 0 .950 0 8 3
Total ( 2 Years) CF 8 6 4 46 15 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) RF 3 3 3 25 3 1 1 0 0 .800
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1934 BRO N 153 71 81 .467 748 795 6
1935 BRO N 154 70 83 .458 711 767 5
1936 BRO N 156 67 87 .435 662 752 7
1938 BOS N 153 77 75 .507 561 618 5
1939 BOS N 152 63 88 .417 572 659 7
1940 BOS N 152 65 87 .428 623 745 7
1941 BOS N 156 62 92 .403 592 720 7
1942 BOS N 150 59 89 .399 515 645 7
1943 BOS N 107 47 60 .439 323 457 6-18 6 6
1949 NY A 155 97 57 .630 829 637 1
1950 NY A 155 98 56 .636 914 691 1
1951 NY A 154 98 56 .636 798 621 1
1952 NY A 154 95 59 .617 727 557 1
1953 NY A 151 99 52 .656 801 547 1
1954 NY A 155 103 51 .669 805 563 2
1955 NY A 154 96 58 .623 762 569 1
1956 NY A 154 97 57 .630 857 631 1
1957 NY A 154 98 56 .636 723 534 1
1958 NY A 155 92 62 .597 759 577 1
1959 NY A 155 79 75 .513 687 647 3
1960 NY A 31 16 15 .516 158 132 5-27 5 1
1960 NY A 112 75 36 .676 544 452 6- 7 4 1
1962 NY N 94 24 70 .255 369 571 7-22 10 10
1962 NY N 66 16 49 .246 244 372 7-25 10 10
1963 NY N 162 51 111 .315 501 774 10
1964 NY N 163 53 109 .327 569 776 10
1965 NY N 96 31 64 .326 296 451 7-24 10 10
Total (25 Years) 3753 1899 1835 .509 16650 16260
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
World Series Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1949 NY A 5 4 1 .800 21 14
1950 NY A 4 4 0 1.000 11 5
1951 NY A 6 4 2 .667 29 18
1952 NY A 7 4 3 .571 26 20
1953 NY A 6 4 2 .667 33 27
1955 NY A 7 3 4 .429 26 31
1956 NY A 7 4 3 .571 33 25
1957 NY A 7 3 4 .429 25 23
1958 NY A 7 4 3 .571 29 25
1960 NY A 7 3 4 .429 55 27
Total (10 Years) 63 37 26 .587 288 215
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
All-Star Game Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1950 AL 1 0 1 .000 3 4
1951 AL 1 0 1 .000 3 8
1952 AL 1 0 1 .000 2 3
1953 AL 1 0 1 .000 1 5
1954 AL 1 1 0 1.000 11 9
1956 AL 1 0 1 .000 3 7
1957 AL 1 1 0 1.000 6 5
1958 AL 1 1 0 1.000 4 3
1959 AL 2 1 1 .500 9 8
Total ( 9 Years) 10 4 6 .400 42 52
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
Coaching Record
Year Team START END
1932 BRO N 4-12 9-25
1933 BRO N 4-13 10- 1
Total ( 2 Years)
Ejection Information
As player:
Date Team Umpire Reason
6-17-1913 BOX BRO N Lord Byron Call at 2B
9-27-1913 BOX BRO N Cy Rigler Call at HP
7-22-1914 BOX BRO N Lord Byron Fair/foul call
4-26-1915 BOX BRO N Lord Byron Arguing with opponent
5-29-1915 BOX BRO N Mal Eason Call at HP
9- 6-1916(2) BOX BRO N Ernie Quigley Call at 2B
6-25-1917(2) BOX BRO N Cy Rigler Check swing
8-14-1917(2) BOX BRO N Pete Harrison Fighting
5- 4-1918 BOX PIT N Pete Harrison Fair/foul call
6- 3-1918 BOX PIT N Pete Harrison Call at 1B
5-15-1919 BOX PIT N Pete Harrison Call at 2B
8- 4-1921 BOX NY N Ernie Quigley Fighting
10-10-1921 BOX NY N George Moriarty Bench jockeying
5- 7-1923 BOX NY N Barry McCormick Fighting
8- 7-1923 BOX NY N Bill Klem Fighting
5- 5-1924 BOX BOS N Jack Powell Balls and strikes
As manager:
Date Team Umpire Reason
5-21-1934 BOX BRO N Cy Rigler Call at 3B
6-26-1934 BOX BRO N Cy Rigler Call at 1B
7-21-1934 BOX BRO N Ernie Quigley Balls and strikes
9- 6-1934 BOX BRO N Dolly Stark Balls and strikes
9-10-1934 BOX BRO N Cy Pfirman Fair/foul call
6-26-1935 BOX BRO N Charlie Moran Call at HP (Timing play)
8- 9-1935 BOX BRO N Bill Klem Called third strike
7-15-1936 BOX BRO N Larry Goetz Call at 1B (Reversed)
8-19-1936 BOX BRO N Lee Ballanfant Interference non-call
5- 9-1938 BOX BOS N Bill Klem Condition of field
6-29-1938 BOX BOS N Bill Stewart Balls and strikes
5-29-1939 BOX BOS N Bick Campbell HBP non-call
6-11-1939(1) BOX BOS N George Magerkurth Balls and strikes
7- 2-1939(1) BOX BOS N Dolly Stark Fighting
9-15-1939 BOX BOS N George Barr Timing of third out
9-21-1939(2) BOX BOS N Tom Dunn Arguing foul ball
7- 5-1940 BOX BOS N Bick Campbell Incorrectly calling time
8-22-1940 BOX BOS N Tom Dunn Catch/trap call
5- 7-1941 BOX BOS N Bill Stewart Balk call
8-17-1941(2) BOX BOS N Lou Jorda Call at 1B
Date Team Umpire Reason
5-24-1942(2) BOX BOS N George Magerkurth Stalling
5-31-1942(1) BOX BOS N Al Barlick Call at HP
6- 7-1942(2) BOX BOS N Lou Jorda Home run call
8-15-1942 BOX BOS N Larry Goetz Call at 1B
7- 6-1952(1) BOX NY A Jim Honochick Balls and strikes
7-25-1953 BOX NY A Jim Honochick Check swing
5-10-1954 BOX NY A Bill Summers Balls and strikes
5-31-1954(1) BOX NY A Johnny Stevens Interference non-call
6-22-1954 BOX NY A Ed Runge Balk call
5- 4-1955 BOX NY A Larry Napp Balls and strikes
9- 4-1955 BOX NY A Red Flaherty Balls and strikes
4-28-1956 BOX NY A Eddie Rommel Ball in play or home run
5-31-1958 BOX NY A Charlie Berry Call at 1B (Threw equipment)
6-21-1959(1) BOX NY A Red Flaherty Balls and strikes
7- 2-1959 BOX NY A Jim Honochick Balls and strikes
9- 7-1959 BOX NY A Bill McKinley Balls and strikes
9- 4-1962 BOX NY N Stan Landes Call at 2B
8-11-1963(1) BOX NY N Stan Landes Fair/foul call
9-24-1963 BOX NY N Chris Pelekoudas Balk call
9-19-1964 BOX NY N Shag Crawford Call at HP
Date Team Umpire Reason
4-21-1965 BOX NY N Bill Williams Check swing
As coach:
Date Team Umpire Reason
8-27-1932 BOX BRO N Charles Donnelly Balls and strikes
6-21-1933 BOX BRO N Ernie Quigley Balk non-call
7-20-1933 BOX BRO N Ernie Quigley Balk non-call
Transaction Information
Selected by Brooklyn Superbas from Aurora (Wisconsin-Illinois) in the major league draft (September 1, 1911 ).
Traded by Brooklyn Robins with George Cutshaw to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for
Chuck Ward , Burleigh Grimes and Al Mamaux (January 9, 1918 ).
Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Possum Whitted
(August 9, 1919 ).
Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Johnny Rawlings to New York Giants in exchange
for Goldie Rapp , Lee King and Lance Richbourg (July 1, 1921 ).
Traded by New York Giants with Dave Bancroft and Bill Cunningham to Boston Braves in
exchange for Billy Southworth and Joe Oeschger (November 12, 1923 ).
Released by Boston Braves (May 20, 1925 ).
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