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Full Name: Charles Dillon Stengel
Nickname: "Old Perfessor"
Date of Birth: July 30, 1890
Location of Birth: Kansas City, Missouri
Date of Death: September 29, 1975
Location of Death: Glendale, CA
Burial Site: Forest Lawn in Glendale, California
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 175 lbs.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
Position: Outfielder and Manager
Teams Played for: Dodgers, Pirates, Phillies, Giants and Braves
Jersey Number: 37; retired by the Yankees and the Mets
Teams Managed: Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, New York Yankees, New York Mets
Parents: Louis Stengel and Jennie Jordan
Wife: Edna
Did you know?
• Casey Stengel was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1966
• Stengel’s unique rendition of the English
language was dubbed Stengelese.
• In 1910, Casey was enrolled in Western Dental College in Kansas City.
• The name “Casey” is rooted in his hometown of Kansas City (K.C.).
• In total, he had been a player, manager and coach on 18 professional
teams.
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