Casey Stengel

Date of Birth

Jul 30, 1890

The day Casey Stengel was born in Kansas City, Missouri.

Casey Stengel's life

Period: Jul 30, 1890 to Sep 29, 1975

Decisional-Disturbance Handler

Jan 1, 1919

[In 1919 Stengel of the Pittsburgh Pirates was being taunted mercilessly by fans of the Brooklyn Dodgers, his old team. Somehow Casey got hold of a sparrow and used it to turn the crowd in his favor. With the bird tucked gently beneath his cap, Casey strutted to the plate amidst a chorus of boos and catcalls. He turned to the crowd, tipped his hat and out flew the sparrow. The jeers turned to cheers, and Stengel became an instant favorite.[3]

Technical Abilities and Expertise in Baseball

Jan 1, 1925

Stengel was an outfielder on several teams in the National League beginning on September 17, 1912: the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1912-17; the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1918 and 1919; the Philadelphia Phillies in 1920 and part of 1921; the New York Giants from 1921 to 1923; and the Boston Braves in 1924 and 1925. He played in three World Series: in 1916 for the Dodgers and in 1922 and 1923 for the Giants.He threw left-handed and batted left-handed. His batting average was .284 over 14 major league seasons.

Informational -Spokesperson

Jan 1, 1930

Stengel was a master publicist and promoter, especially for his teams

Decisional- Resource Allocator-Early Years as Manager

Jan 1, 1938

[Stengel's first managerial positions were with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1934–1936) and Boston Braves (1938–1943), for whom he never finished better than fifth in an eight-team league. As he said in 1958, "I became a major league manager in several cities and was discharged. We call it discharged because there is no question I had to leave."

Human Relations Skill Working Well with Others

Jan 1, 1940

Casey had fun with his use of language, and he left baseball fans with a library of oddball observations and wacky wisdom.

Conceptual Skill - Thinking Analytically

Jan 1, 1943

He appeared on the cover of national, non-sports, magazines such as Time. His apparently stream-of-consciousness monologues on all facets of baseball history and tactics (and anything else that took his fancy) became known as "Stengelese" to sportswriters. They also earned him the nickname "The Old Professor".

Casey Stengel -Interpersonal Figurehead

Jan 1, 1945

He was a captivating raconteur and especially during the years of success with the Yankees had the New York media eating out of his hand

World Championships-Staffing

Jan 1, 1946

"There is less wrong with this team than any team I have ever managed."

World Championships-Planning

Jan 1, 1949

Stengel became the only person to manage a team to five consecutive World Series championships

Worl Championship-Organizing

Jan 1, 1953

As manager of the Yankees, Stengel gained a reputation as one of the game's sharpest tacticians: he platooned left and right-handed hitters extensively (which had become a lost art by the late 1940s), and sometimes pinch hit for his starting pitcher in early innings if he felt a timely hit would break the game open

World Championship-Controlling

Jan 1, 1956

His feat of guiding the Yankees to 10 pennants and seven world titles in a 12-year span ranks as one of the most remarkable managerial accomplishments of all timeHis feat of guiding the Yankees to 10 pennants and seven world titles in a 12-year span ranks as one of the most remarkable managerial accomplishments of all time

Decisional-Negotiator-United States Senate's Estes Kefauver Committee

Jan 1, 1958

On July 8, 1958, discussing his career before the United States Senate's Estes Kefauver committee on baseball's antitrust status, he made this observation: "I had many years that I was not so successful as a ballplayer, as it is a game of skill."[1]

World Championships-Leading

Jan 1, 1960

Stengel and the Yanks continued their dominance, going on to win two more World Championships (1956 and 1958), and five more American League pennants (1955–1958, 1960).

Interpersonal-Leader- New York Yankees Manager

Jan 1, 1960

Although Stengel benefited from the Yankees' deep pockets and ability to sign players, he was a hands-on manager: The 1949 Yankees were riddled by injuries, and Stengel's platooning abilities played a major role in their championship run

Informational-Diseminator-The last years as Manager-NY Mets

Jan 1, 1965

The Mets proved to be so incompetent that they gave Stengel plenty of fresh Stengelese material for the New York City newspaper writers. "Come see my "Amazin' Mets," Stengel said. "I've been in this game a hundred years, but I see new ways to lose I never knew existed before."

Interpersonal Style-Figurehead

Jul 25, 1966

Hall of Fame Speech

Date of Death

Sep 29, 1975

Date of Casey Stengel's death