Sunday, April 17, 2011

Casey Stengel


On this date in 1934 at Ebbets Field, Casey Stengel makes his managerial debut with his Brooklyn Dodgers losing to the Boston Braves 8-7.

"Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice versa."

2 comments:

Crosby Kenyon said...

Is there anybody today who is the kind of character now that Stengel was then?

Contrary Guy said...

The fact that I am having a hard time thinking of a name probably tells you something.

I am probably forgetting somebody obvious though.