Casey Stengel

Charles Dillon "The Old Perfessor" Stengel
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: July 30, 1890 in Kansas City, MO
Signed: selected by the Brooklyn Dodgers from Aurora in the Rule 5 Draft, September 1911
Died: September 29, 1975 in Glendale, CA

Casey won five World Championships in a row, from 1949 to 1953 (his first five years as the skipper of the Yankees). The next season, his club won 103 games but came in second in the AL. Then the Yanks appeared in the World Series for Casey five more times in the next six seasons, winning two of those as well. His ticket to Cooperstown was punched. Casey's 1952 Bowman card is pictured here, and many more cards are pictured below—including the oldest item in my collection: a B18 felt blanket from 1914. For an additional treat, click on the SABR banner at the bottom for an extended biography of the Old Perfessor.

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BATTING RECORD

YEAR CLUB      G   AB   R    H  2B 3B HR RBI   TB  SB CS  SO  BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
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1912 Bro NL   17   57   9   18   1  0  1  13   22   5  -   9  15   1   1  - .466 .386 .316
1913 Bro NL  124  438  60  119  16  8  7  43  172  19  -  58  56   1   7  - .356 .393 .272
1914 Bro NL  126  412  55  130  13 10  4  60  175  19  -  55  56   5  10  - .404 .425 .316
1915 Bro NL  132  459  52  109  20 12  3  50  162   5 10  46  34   3  14  - .294 .353 .237
1916 Bro NL  127  462  66  129  27  8  8  53  196  11  -  51  33   1  15  - .329 .424 .279
1917 Bro NL  150  549  69  141  23 12  6  73  206  18  -  62  60   5   8  - .336 .375 .257
1918 Pit NL   39  122  18   30   4  1  1  12   39  11  -  14  16   2   2  - .343 .320 .246
1919 Pit NL   89  321  38   94  10 10  4  43  136  12  -  35  35   1  13  - .364 .424 .293
1920 Phi NL  129  445  53  130  25  6  9  50  194   7 13  35  38   6  15  - .356 .436 .292
1921 2teams   42   81  11   23   4  1  0   6   29   1  2  12   7   0   1  - .341 .358 .284
1922 N Y NL   84  250  48   92   8 10  7  48  141   4  2  17  21   9   3  - .436 .564 .368
1923 N Y NL   75  218  39   74  11  5  5  43  110   6  2  18  20   2   6  - .400 .505 .339
1924 Bos NL  131  461  57  129  20  6  5  39  176  13 13  39  45   3   9  - .348 .382 .280
1925 Bos NL   12   13   0    1   0  0  0   2    1   0  1   2   1   0   1  - .143 .077 .077
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CAREER TOTS 1277 4288 575 1219 182 89 60 535 1759 131 43 453 437  39 105  - .356 .410 .284

SPLIT SEASONS

YEAR CLUB      G   AB   R    H  2B 3B HR RBI   TB  SB CS  SO  BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
==========================================================================================
1921 Phi NL   24   59   7   18   3  1  0   4   23   1  1   7   6   0   1  - .369 .390 .305
1921 N Y NL   18   22   4    5   1  0  0   2    6   0  1   5   1   0   0  - .261 .273 .227

MANAGERIAL RECORD

YEAR CLUB      G    W    L  PCT FINISH                  
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1934 Bro NL  153   71   81 .467   6th                   
1935 Bro NL  154   70   83 .458   5th                   
1936 Bro NL  156   67   87 .435   7th                   
1938 Bos NL  153   77   75 .507   5th                   
1939 Bos NL  152   63   88 .417   7th                   
1940 Bos NL  152   65   87 .428   7th                   
1941 Bos NL  156   62   92 .403   7th                   
1942 Bos NL  150   59   89 .399   7th                   
1943 Bos NL  107   47   60 .439   6th                   
1949 N Y AL  155   97   57 .630   1st  *World Champions*
1950 N Y AL  155   98   56 .636   1st  *World Champions*
1951 N Y AL  154   98   56 .636   1st  *World Champions*
1952 N Y AL  154   95   59 .617   1st  *World Champions*
1953 N Y AL  151   99   52 .656   1st  *World Champions*
1954 N Y AL  155  103   51 .669   2nd                   
1955 N Y AL  154   96   58 .623   1st   *AL Champions*  
1956 N Y AL  154   97   57 .630   1st  *World Champions*
1957 N Y AL  154   98   56 .636   1st   *AL Champions*  
1958 N Y AL  155   92   62 .597   1st  *World Champions*
1959 N Y AL  155   79   75 .513   3rd                   
1960 N Y AL  155   97   57 .630   1st   *AL Champions*  
1962 *METS*  161   40  120 .250  10th                   
1963 *METS*  162   51  111 .315  10th                   
1964 *METS*  163   53  109 .327  10th                   
1965 *METS*   96   31   64 .326  10th                   
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METS TOTALS  582  175  404 .302                         
OTHER CLUBS 3184 1730 1438 .546                         
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CAREER TOTS 3766 1905 1842 .508                         

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This is a list of the cards of this player that I had in my Mets collection before I transferred the ownership of said collection to another diligent and capable Mets fan. The cards that are listed in light gray print and struck through are cards that were sold for charity prior to my divestiture. The cards listed in white text are the ones that still remained until that final deal. Items listed in green I kept out of the deal, just so I'd have something to display in my office and den. At the bottom and listed in orange text are cards that I picked up after the dealing was done, in order to maintain a certain continuity at this site; that is, so I'd have a card to show you at the top of the page, and maybe in the autographs and game-used areas. If an orange card is struck through, it has also departed the collection. I am still accepting donations, should you feel so moved. Contact me by following this link: NYMHall.

1914 B18 Blanket

1910 Old Mill reprint (artificially aged)

1914 B18 Baseball Blanket

1917 Famous & Barr #171 reprint (Dover)
1917 The Sporting News #171 reprint

1910 Old Mill reprint (artificially aged)	1952 Red Man
	1959 Topps
	1964 Topps

1950 Bowman #217 reprint

1951 Bowman #181 reprint

1952 Bowman #217
1952 Bowman #217 reprint
1952 Red Man #AL1 (no tab)

1959 Topps #383 ("Words of Wisdom")

1960 Topps #227

1961 Nu-Card Baseball Scoops #461

1962 Jay Publishing Mets
1962 Topps #29

1963 Topps #43 ("Veteran Masters;" with Gene Woodling)
1963 Topps #233

1964 Topps #324
1964 Topps #393 ("Casey Teaches;" with Ed Kranepool)

1965 Topps #187

1975 Great Plains Greats #39

1976 SSPC The 1963 Mets

1977 TCMA Renata Galasso #13

1978 Dover Postcards

1980 TCMA All Time N.Y. Yankees #001

1980-87 SSPC Baseball Immortals #103

1981 Cramer Baseball Legends Series 2 #47
1981 TCMA The 1960's #422

1982 Renata Galasso 20 Years of New York Met Baseball #26

1983 Donruss Hall of Fame Heroes #37
1983 TCMA 1942 Play Ball #42

1985 Sports Design Doug West #35

1986 Sports Design J. D. McCarthy #12

1980s SSPC Baseball Immortals	1981 Cramer Baseball Legends	1983 TCMA 1942 Play Ball	1985 Sports Design Doug West	1992 Conlon Collection Color

1989 Baseball Wit #85
1989 Pacific Baseball Legends #218
1989 Swell (CMC) Baseball Greats #130 (Hall of Fame)

1990 Swell (CMC) Baseball Greats #40
1990 Target All-Time Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers #767

1990s Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque Postcards

1991 Conlon Collection #37
1991 Score mini World Series Trivia cards #50 ("Casey Conquers")
1991 Swell (Impel) Baseball Greats #136
1991 Topps Archives #325 (mockup of 1953 Topps card)

1992 Conlon Collection #558
1992 Conlon Collection Color #5
1992 St. Vincent Baseball Hall of Fame Heroes stamp card #10

1993 Conlon Collection #829
1993 Spectrum Promo

1994 Ted Williams Locklear Collection #LC16
1994 Ted Williams Locklear Collection #LC19 (checklist)
1994 Upper Deck Baseball: An American Epic #57

1992 St. Vincent stamp card	1993 Spectrum Promo	2002 Topps American Pie	2002 Upper Deck SP Legendary Cuts	2004 Upper Deck Yankees Classics

1996 Topps Stadium Club Mickey Mantle Commemorative #MM8

2013 Panini Cooperstown
Colgan's Chips

2000 Upper Deck Yankees Legends #64 (Magic Numbers)
2000 Upper Deck Yankees Legends #80, #81 (The Championship Years)

2001 Topps Archives #202 (reprint of 1960 Topps #227)
2001 Topps Chrome Combos #TC10 (New York State of Mind; with Joe Torre; name spelled "Stengal")
2001 Topps Combos #TC10 (New York State of Mind; with Joe Torre)
2001 Topps Tribute #RBCS (used bat)
2001 Topps Tribute Stencils #RBCS (used bat)
2001 Upper Deck Legends of New York #12, #97
2001 Upper Deck Legends of New York #13 (Dem Bums)
2001 Upper Deck Legends of New York #22 (Banner Seasons)
2001 Upper Deck Legends of New York #80 (The Miracle Mets)
2001 Upper Deck Legends of New York #143 (Banner Seasons)
2001 Upper Deck Legends of New York #192 (The Times)
2001 Upper Deck SP Legendary Cuts #90
2001 Upper Deck SP Legendary Cuts Legendary Game Uniforms #J-CS (game-used uniform)

2002 Topps American Pie #50 (Perseverance)
2002 Topps 1952 World Series Highlights #52WS-6
2002 Upper Deck SP Legendary Cuts #10

1960s autographed CaseyStengel Hall of Fame disc

2004 Upper Deck Yankees Classics #75

2005 Upper Deck Classics #52
2005 Upper Deck Sweet Spot Classic #13

2006 Upper Deck SP Legendary Cuts Baseball Chronology Gold #BC-CS2 (054/550)

2007 Topps Turkey Red #19 (shown on Mickey Mantle's card)

2008 Donruss Americana Sports Legends Museum Collection #MC-21 (0213/1000)

2013 Panini Cooperstown #62
2013 Panini Cooperstown Colgan's Chips

2014 Panini Golden Age Star Stamps #12
2014 Panini Hall of Fame Diamond Kings #35

Other Casey Stengel memorabilia in my collection:

March 1954 Sport Magazine (Casey on the cover)
1960s coaster-style card (autographed)

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"I've learned more baseball from Casey Stengel this season than I had under all my other managers in my fifteen years in the majors."

-- Duke Snider ³

"Come out and see my Amazin' Mets. I been in the game a hundred years but I see new ways to lose I never knew existed before."

-- Casey Stengel ¹