Casey Stengel

Baseball Player

Birthday July 30, 1890

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Kansas City, MO

DEATH DATE Sep 29, 1975 (85)

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About

MLB outfielder from 1912 to 1925 and manager from 1934 to 1965; won a total of 8 World Series Championships, 7 as manager of the New York Yankees from 1949 to 1960.

Before Fame

He grew up wanting to be a dentist.

Trivia

He was nicknamed The Old Professor and inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1966.

Family Life

He was married to Edna Lawton for over fifty years.

Associated With

He managed the legendary Joe DiMaggio on the Yankees.