| Description |
349 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Prelude : who was Casey? What was he? -- Family and childhood : one very dead chicken -- School days : "I'm Charley Stengel" -- The minor leagues : a coffin in Kankakee -- Moving on up : the Tabasco Kid's advice -- Debut in Brooklyn : Stengel the phenom -- Settling in : the good days and the bad -- The Federal League War : a matter of money -- Uncle Robby : who dropped the grapefruit? -- The 1916 Pennant : Casey hits the big one -- Moving on down : farewell to Brooklyn -- After the war : a sparrow in his hat -- The little Napoleon : McGraw of the Giants -- The Polo Grounds : wake up, muscles! -- Winning for McGraw : Casey comes through -- The 1923 World Series : Stengel the hero -- To Boston and points west : mud hen glory -- The 1930s : "Is Brooklyn still in the league?" -- Discharged again : cheers for a broken leg -- Comeback : helping out Jolly Cholly -- Oakland : it's nice to have a bridge around -- The 1949 Yankees : biggest thrill of all -- Taking command : it's Casey's team now. |
| Subject |
Stengel, Casey.
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Baseball managers -- United States -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
0671224891 |
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