"The success of a major league manager can often be counted in pennants. Using this yardstick, few managers in the history of baseball have been more successful than the 'Ole Perfessor,' Charles Dillon Stengel. Since becoming head man of the Yankees in 1949, he has won nine pennants and seven world championships in ten years. He has the magic touch to make good hitters better and fine hurlers great.
As a player, Casey was an outfielder and saw service with the Dodgers, Pirates, Phillies, Giants and Braves. It is ironic that in nine years as a manager in the National League he never finished in the first division."
-1959 Topps No. 383
'59 ALL-STAR SELECTION
"Sly Ol' Casey- the pennant winning genius who dotes on double-talk."
-1959 Topps No. 552
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