Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel (July 30, 1890 - September 29, 1975), nicknamed The Old Professor, was an American baseball player and manager from the early 1910s into the 1960s. He was born in Kansas City, and was originally nicknamed "Dutch", a common nickname at that time for Americans of German ancestry. After his major league career started, he acquired the nickname "Casey", which originally came from the initials of his hometown ("K. Wikipedia
Biography Casey Stengel's distinguished 54-year professional career spanned the era from Christy Mathewson to Mickey Mantle. www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers/detail.jsp?playerId=122737
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