Event:
Casey Stengel asks Joe DiMaggio to play 1st base (handles 13 chances)
Casey Stengel History:
September 29, 1975 - Casey Stengel, New York Yankee manager 1949 - 1960, dies in Glendale at 85
August 8, 1970 - New York Yankees honor Casey Stengel, retiring his number 37 (BTG was there)
July 25, 1966 - Yankee manager Casey Stengel elected to Hall of Fame
March 8, 1966 - Casey Stengel elected to Hall of Fame
August 30, 1965 - Casey Stengel announces his retirement after 55 years in baseball
July 24, 1965 - Casey Stengel resigns as manager of New York Mets
April 24, 1965 - New York Met Casey Stengel wins his 3,000 game as manager
October 18, 1960 - Casey Stengel retired by New York Yankees (won 10 pennants in 12 years)
September 29, 1950 - New York Yankees clinch 2nd consecutive pennant under Casey Stengel
October 12, 1948 - Casey Stengel takes over as Yankee manager
January 27, 1944 - Casey Stengel, manager of the Boston Braves since 1938, resigns Lou Perini, Guido Rugo, and Joseph Maney buy control of Boston Braves
April 20, 1943 - Braves manager Casey Stengel is struck by a taxi, fractures a leg
October 25, 1937 - Casey Stengel signs to manage Boston Bees
October 7, 1936 - 7th-place Brooklyn Dodgers fire manager Casey Stengel
February 23, 1934 - Casey Stengel becomes manager of Brooklyn Dodgers
October 12, 1923 - New York Giant's Casey Stengel home run beats Yankees 1-0 in World Series
May 25, 1919 - Casey Stengel releases a sparrow from under his baseball cap
January 2, 1918 - Dodgers trade Casey Stengel and Cutshaw to Pitts for Grimes and Mamaux
September 17, 1912 - Center fielder Casey Stengel breaks in with Brooklyn and hits 4 singles
July 30, 1890 - Casey Stengel, baseball manager, Yankees, 1949 - 1960, New York Met's 1st
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