"I don't think anybody could have managed our club like Casey did ... He accomplished this feat with the New York Yankees from 1949-53. As a player, Stengel was a 5-foot-11, 175-pound lefthanded ...
On Feb. 23, 1934, Casey ... Stengel hit .272/.346/.393 with 100 doubles, 50 triples, 29 home runs and 292 RBI over six seasons. He later went on to win a World Series with the New York Giants ...