You Never Heard of Casey Stengel?!

This biography looks at Casey Stengel’s path from a middling, comic baseball player to a celebrated manager. He worked with players including Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle and led the New York Yankees to ten pennants and seven World Series titles over twelve years. The book also describes his use of platooning, a way of deploying players, and his reputation as a prankster known for humorous sayings. Watercolor illustrations accompany the account.