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Casey Stengel
Charles Dillon Stengel (The Old Perfessor) Position: Rightfielder
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Born: July 30, 1890 in Kansas City, MO
High School: Central HS (Kansas City, MO)
(All Transactions)
Debut: September 17, 1912 (Age 22)
Teams (by GP): Robins/Giants/Phillies/Braves/Pirates/... 1912-1925
Final Game: May 19, 1925 (Age 34)
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Manager in 1966.
View Casey Stengel Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
Died: September 29, 1975 in Glendale, CA
Buried: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
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| All-Time Rank (among batters): #666. Coco Crisp… #667. Bobby Higginson… #668. Billy Nash… #669. CASEY STENGEL… #670. Frank Schulte… #671. Ezra Sutton… #672. Mike Bordick… |
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 21 | BRO | NL | 17 | 74 | 57 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 9 | .316 | .466 | .386 | .852 | 138 | 22 | 1 | 1 | O | |||||
| 1913 | 22 | BRO | NL | 124 | 502 | 438 | 60 | 119 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 19 | 17 | 56 | 58 | .272 | .356 | .393 | .748 | 112 | 172 | 1 | 7 | *O | ||||
| 1914 | 23 | BRO | NL | 126 | 483 | 412 | 55 | 130 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 60 | 19 | 56 | 55 | .316 | .404 | .425 | .829 | 144 | 175 | 5 | 10 | *O | |||||
| 1915 | 24 | BRO | NL | 132 | 510 | 459 | 52 | 109 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 50 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 46 | .237 | .294 | .353 | .647 | 93 | 162 | 3 | 14 | *O | ||||
| 1916 | 25 | BRO | NL | 127 | 511 | 462 | 66 | 129 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 53 | 11 | 33 | 51 | .279 | .329 | .424 | .753 | 127 | 196 | 1 | 15 | *O9 | |||||
| 1917 | 26 | BRO | NL | 150 | 622 | 549 | 69 | 141 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 73 | 18 | 60 | 62 | .257 | .336 | .375 | .711 | 116 | 206 | 5 | 8 | *O9/8 | |||||
| 1918 | 27 | PIT | NL | 39 | 142 | 122 | 18 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 14 | .246 | .343 | .320 | .663 | 99 | 39 | 2 | 2 | O9 | |||||
| 1919 | 28 | PIT | NL | 89 | 370 | 321 | 38 | 94 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 43 | 12 | 35 | 35 | .293 | .364 | .424 | .788 | 133 | 136 | 1 | 13 | O9 | |||||
| 1920 | 29 | PHI | NL | 129 | 504 | 445 | 53 | 130 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 50 | 7 | 13 | 38 | 35 | .292 | .356 | .436 | .792 | 124 | 194 | 6 | 15 | *O9/87 | ||||
| 1921 | 30 | TOT | NL | 42 | 89 | 81 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | .284 | .341 | .358 | .699 | 81 | 29 | 0 | 1 | O9/8 | ||||
| 1921 | 30 | PHI | NL | 24 | 66 | 59 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | .305 | .369 | .390 | .759 | 95 | 23 | 0 | 1 | O9 | ||||
| 1921 | 30 | NYG | NL | 18 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .227 | .261 | .273 | .534 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 0 | /O98 | ||||
| 1922 | 31 | NYG | NL | 84 | 283 | 250 | 48 | 92 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 48 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 17 | .368 | .436 | .564 | 1.000 | 154 | 141 | 9 | 3 | O8/97 | ||||
| 1923 | 32 | NYG | NL | 75 | 246 | 218 | 39 | 74 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 18 | .339 | .400 | .505 | .905 | 137 | 110 | 2 | 6 | O8/7 | ||||
| 1924 | 33 | BSN | NL | 131 | 518 | 461 | 57 | 129 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 13 | 13 | 45 | 39 | .280 | .348 | .382 | .730 | 99 | 176 | 3 | 9 | *O9/8 | ||||
| 1925 | 34 | BSN | NL | 12 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .077 | .143 | .077 | .220 | -40 | 1 | 0 | 1 | /O9 | ||||
| 14 Yrs | 1277 | 4869 | 4288 | 575 | 1219 | 182 | 89 | 60 | 535 | 131 | 60 | 437 | 453 | .284 | .356 | .410 | .766 | 120 | 1759 | 39 | 105 | ||||||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 618 | 544 | 73 | 155 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 68 | 17 | 55 | 57 | .284 | .356 | .410 | .766 | 120 | 223 | 5 | 13 | |||||||||
| BRO (6 yrs) | 676 | 2702 | 2377 | 311 | 646 | 100 | 50 | 29 | 292 | 77 | 27 | 254 | 281 | .272 | .346 | .393 | .739 | 119 | 933 | 16 | 55 | ||||||||
| NYG (3 yrs) | 177 | 552 | 490 | 91 | 171 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 93 | 10 | 5 | 42 | 40 | .349 | .413 | .524 | .937 | 142 | 257 | 11 | 9 | ||||||||
| PIT (2 yrs) | 128 | 512 | 443 | 56 | 124 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 55 | 23 | 51 | 49 | .280 | .358 | .395 | .753 | 123 | 175 | 3 | 15 | |||||||||
| BSN (2 yrs) | 143 | 533 | 474 | 57 | 130 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 13 | 14 | 46 | 41 | .274 | .342 | .373 | .716 | 96 | 177 | 3 | 10 | ||||||||
| PHI (2 yrs) | 153 | 570 | 504 | 60 | 148 | 28 | 7 | 9 | 54 | 8 | 14 | 44 | 42 | .294 | .357 | .431 | .788 | 120 | 217 | 6 | 16 | ||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | Rbat | Rbaser | Rdp | Rfield | Rpos | RAA | WAA | Rrep | RAR | WAR | waaWL% | 162WL% | oWAR | dWAR | oRAR | Pos | Awards | |
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| 1912 | 21 | BRO | NL | 17 | 74 | 4 | -0 | 0 | -2 | -0 | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 4 | 0.4 | .509 | .501 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 6 | O | ||
| 1913 | 22 | BRO | NL | 124 | 502 | 6 | -1 | 0 | -2 | -3 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 16 | 1.6 | .500 | .500 | 1.8 | -0.5 | 18 | $2,100 | *O | |
| 1914 | 23 | BRO | NL | 126 | 483 | 22 | -1 | 0 | -6 | -6 | 9 | 0.9 | 15 | 24 | 2.5 | .508 | .506 | 3.3 | -1.5 | 30 | $2,300 | *O | |
| 1915 | 24 | BRO | NL | 132 | 510 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 4 | -7 | -8 | -1.1 | 16 | 8 | 0.6 | .493 | .494 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 4 | *O | ||
| 1916 | 25 | BRO | NL | 127 | 511 | 14 | -1 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 11 | 1.4 | 16 | 26 | 3.0 | .511 | .508 | 2.5 | -0.3 | 22 | $6,000 | *O9 | |
| 1917 | 26 | BRO | NL | 150 | 622 | 10 | -0 | 0 | 4 | -8 | 6 | 0.7 | 19 | 25 | 2.6 | .505 | .504 | 2.2 | -0.5 | 21 | $4,600 | *O9/8 | |
| 1918 | 27 | PIT | NL | 39 | 142 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 0.2 | 4 | 6 | 0.6 | .505 | .501 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 4 | O9 | ||
| 1919 | 28 | PIT | NL | 89 | 370 | 12 | -0 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 10 | 1.1 | 11 | 22 | 2.4 | .514 | .508 | 2.1 | -0.2 | 19 | O9 | ||
| 1920 | 29 | PHI | NL | 129 | 504 | 13 | -2 | 0 | -3 | -6 | 2 | 0.2 | 16 | 18 | 1.9 | .502 | .502 | 2.3 | -1.1 | 21 | *O9/87 | ||
| 1921 | 30 | PHI | NL | 24 | 66 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -0.1 | 2 | 1 | 0.1 | .495 | .499 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 1 | O9 | ||
| 1921 | 30 | NYG | NL | 18 | 23 | -2 | -0 | 0 | -1 | -0 | -4 | -0.4 | 1 | -3 | -0.3 | .479 | .498 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -2 | /O98 | ||
| 1922 | 31 | NYG | NL | 84 | 283 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 22 | 2.2 | 9 | 31 | 3.0 | .525 | .513 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 28 | O8/97 | ||
| 1923 | 32 | NYG | NL | 75 | 246 | 12 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | 10 | 1.0 | 8 | 18 | 1.7 | .513 | .506 | 1.8 | -0.2 | 19 | O8/7 | ||
| 1924 | 33 | BSN | NL | 131 | 518 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -8 | -6 | -14 | -1.6 | 16 | 2 | 0.1 | .489 | .491 | 1.0 | -1.5 | 10 | *O9/8 | ||
| 1925 | 34 | BSN | NL | 12 | 15 | -3 | -0 | 0 | 0 | -0 | -3 | -0.3 | 0 | -3 | -0.3 | .473 | .498 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -3 | /O9 | ||
| 14 Seasons | 1277 | 4869 | 107 | -7 | 0 | -3 | -53 | 44 | 4.3 | 150 | 194 | 20.0 | .504 | .502 | 20.5 | -6.6 | 197 | $15,000 | |||||
| BRO (6 yrs) | 676 | 2702 | 53 | -5 | 0 | 2 | -31 | 19 | 2.1 | 83 | 102 | 10.8 | .503 | .502 | 10.6 | -3.5 | 101 | $15,000 | |||||
| NYG (3 yrs) | 177 | 552 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 29 | 2.8 | 17 | 46 | 4.4 | .515 | .506 | 4.3 | -0.3 | 45 | ||||||
| PIT (2 yrs) | 128 | 512 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 12 | 1.3 | 16 | 28 | 3.0 | .511 | .504 | 2.5 | -0.2 | 23 | ||||||
| BSN (2 yrs) | 143 | 533 | -2 | -2 | 0 | -8 | -6 | -18 | -1.9 | 16 | -1 | -0.2 | .487 | .494 | 0.7 | -1.5 | 7 | ||||||
| PHI (2 yrs) | 153 | 570 | 13 | -2 | 0 | -3 | -6 | 1 | 0.1 | 18 | 19 | 2.0 | .501 | .500 | 2.4 | -1.1 | 22 | ||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Opp | Rslt | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
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| 1916 | 25 | BRO | NL | WS | BOS | L | 4 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .364 | .364 | .364 | .727 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | 31 | NYG | NL | WS | NYY | W | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | 32 | NYG | NL | WS | NYY | L | 6 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .417 | .563 | .917 | 1.479 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 Yrs (3 Series) | 12 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .393 | .469 | .607 | 1.076 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 WS | 12 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .393 | .469 | .607 | 1.076 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Year | Tm | Lg | Age | Pos | G | GS | CG | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | G | Awards |
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| 1912 | BRO | NL | 21 | OF | 17 | 41 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .902 | 2.18 | .956 | 2.24 | 0-17-0 | ||||||
| 1913 | BRO | NL | 22 | OF | 119 | 298 | 270 | 16 | 12 | 1 | .960 | 2.40 | .960 | 2.21 | 0-117-2 | ||||||
| 1914 | BRO | NL | 23 | OF | 121 | 195 | 173 | 15 | 7 | 3 | .964 | 1.55 | .957 | 2.13 | 0-2-119 | ||||||
| 1915 | BRO | NL | 24 | OF | 129 | 243 | 220 | 13 | 10 | 2 | .959 | 1.81 | .959 | 2.12 | 1-0-128 | ||||||
| 1916 | BRO | NL | 25 | OF | 121 | 119 | 110 | 228 | 206 | 14 | 8 | 4 | .965 | 1.82 | .967 | 2.15 | 0-0-121 | ||||
| 1916 | BRO | NL | 25 | RF | 121 | 119 | 110 | 228 | 206 | 14 | 8 | 5 | .965 | 1.82 | .964 | 1.75 | |||||
| 1917 | BRO | NL | 26 | OF | 150 | 150 | 146 | 295 | 256 | 30 | 9 | 9 | .969 | 1.91 | .963 | 2.20 | 0-1-149 | ||||
| 1917 | BRO | NL | 26 | RF | 149 | 149 | 145 | 291 | 252 | 30 | 9 | 8 | .969 | 1.89 | .955 | 1.86 | |||||
| 1917 | BRO | NL | 26 | CF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.00 | .968 | 2.60 | |||||
| 1918 | PIT | NL | 27 | OF | 37 | 36 | 33 | 73 | 64 | 7 | 2 | 3 | .973 | 1.92 | .962 | 2.26 | 0-0-37 | ||||
| 1918 | PIT | NL | 27 | RF | 36 | 36 | 33 | 73 | 64 | 7 | 2 | 3 | .973 | 1.97 | .962 | 1.86 | |||||
| 1919 | PIT | NL | 28 | OF | 87 | 87 | 85 | 211 | 195 | 7 | 9 | 3 | .957 | 2.32 | .964 | 2.26 | |||||
| 1919 | PIT | NL | 28 | RF | 87 | 87 | 85 | 212 | 196 | 7 | 9 | 3 | .958 | 2.33 | .959 | 1.99 | |||||
| 1920 | PHI | NL | 29 | OF | 118 | 114 | 110 | 239 | 212 | 16 | 11 | 1 | .954 | 1.93 | .964 | 2.34 | |||||
| 1920 | PHI | NL | 29 | RF | 112 | 109 | 105 | 225 | 199 | 15 | 11 | 1 | .951 | 1.91 | .961 | 2.08 | |||||
| 1920 | PHI | NL | 29 | CF | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.80 | .963 | 2.76 | |||||
| 1920 | PHI | NL | 29 | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.20 | |||||||
| 1921 | TOT | NL | 30 | OF | 23 | 16 | 11 | 40 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .950 | 1.65 | .965 | 2.40 | |||||
| 1921 | TOT | NL | 30 | RF | 21 | 14 | 11 | 37 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .946 | 1.67 | .964 | 2.08 | |||||
| 1921 | PHI | NL | 30 | OF | 15 | 13 | 10 | 32 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .969 | 2.07 | .965 | 2.40 | |||||
| 1921 | PHI | NL | 30 | RF | 15 | 13 | 10 | 32 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .969 | 2.07 | .964 | 2.08 | |||||
| 1921 | NYG | NL | 30 | OF | 8 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 0.88 | .965 | 2.40 | |||||
| 1921 | NYG | NL | 30 | RF | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 0.67 | .964 | 2.08 | |||||
| 1921 | NYG | NL | 30 | CF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.50 | .967 | 2.80 | |||||
| 1922 | NYG | NL | 31 | OF | 77 | 70 | 59 | 192 | 179 | 7 | 6 | 2 | .969 | 2.42 | .962 | 2.40 | |||||
| 1922 | NYG | NL | 31 | CF | 75 | 69 | 58 | 190 | 177 | 7 | 6 | 2 | .968 | 2.45 | .970 | 2.82 | |||||
| 1922 | NYG | NL | 31 | RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.50 | .953 | 2.20 | |||||
| 1922 | NYG | NL | 31 | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.20 | |||||||
| 1923 | NYG | NL | 32 | OF | 57 | 50 | 42 | 121 | 115 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .983 | 2.09 | .964 | 2.44 | |||||
| 1923 | NYG | NL | 32 | CF | 51 | 44 | 37 | 110 | 105 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .991 | 2.14 | .968 | 2.89 | |||||
| 1923 | NYG | NL | 32 | LF | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 1.67 | .966 | 2.27 | |||||
| 1924 | BSN | NL | 33 | OF | 126 | 125 | 118 | 228 | 211 | 12 | 5 | 4 | .978 | 1.77 | .965 | 2.39 | |||||
| 1924 | BSN | NL | 33 | RF | 121 | 120 | 113 | 221 | 204 | 12 | 5 | 4 | .977 | 1.79 | .966 | 2.06 | |||||
| 1924 | BSN | NL | 33 | CF | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.40 | .966 | 2.84 | |||||
| 1925 | BSN | NL | 34 | OF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | .970 | 2.50 | |||||
| 1925 | BSN | NL | 34 | RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | .970 | 2.30 | |||||
| 14 Seasons | OF | 1183 | 768 | 715 | 2405 | 2171 | 147 | 87 | 35 | .964 | 1.96 | .962 | 2.25 | 9-276-1206 | |||||||
| 9 Seasons (incomplete) | RF | 650 | 636 | 604 | 1291 | 1155 | 90 | 46 | 26 | .964 | 1.92 | .961 | 1.94 | ||||||||
| 6 Seasons (incomplete) | CF | 139 | 126 | 106 | 328 | 309 | 12 | 7 | 3 | .979 | 2.31 | .969 | 2.84 | ||||||||
| 3 Seasons (incomplete) | LF | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 1.25 | .966 | 2.25 | ||||||||
| 14 Seasons | TOT | 1183 | 768 | 715 | 2405 | 2171 | 147 | 87 | 35 | .964 | 1.96 | .962 | 2.25 | 9-276-1206 | |||||||
| Lg | Pos | G | GS | CG | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | G | Awards | |||
| Gray Ink | Batting - 44 (579), Average HOFer ≈ 144 |
| Hall of Fame Monitor | Batting - 4 (1742), Likely HOFer ≈ 100 |
| Hall of Fame Standards | Batting - 15 (1089), Average HOFer ≈ 50 |
| JAWS | Right Field (117th), 20.0 career WAR/17.2 7yr-peak WAR/18.6 JAWS Average HOF RF (out of 23) = 70.9 career WAR/42.0 7yr-peak WAR/56.4 JAWS |
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| Year | Age | Team | Salary | Sources | Notes/Other Sources |
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| 1913 | 22 | Brooklyn Superbas | $2,100 | 7/31/60 NYT | |
| 1914 | 23 | Brooklyn Robins | $2,300 | 7/31/60 NYT | |
| 1916 | 25 | Brooklyn Robins | $6,000 | J. Kavanagh, Uncle Robbie 96 | |
| 1917 | 26 | Brooklyn Robins | $4,600 | Jack Kavanagh, Uncle Robbie 98 | 4/5/17 TSN says $3,600 |
| Career to date (may be incomplete) | $15,000 | ||||
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