A biography for Casey Stengelhasn’t been written yet.
“Don't cut my throat, I may want to do that later myself.”
“Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa.”
“Being with a woman all night never hurt no professional baseball player. It's staying up all night looking for a woman that does him in.”
“Two hundred million Americans, and there ain't two good catchers among 'em.”
“The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed.”
“I was not successful as a ball player, as it was a game of skill.”
“If you're playing baseball and thinking about managing, you're crazy. You'd be better off thinking about being an owner.”
“Everybody line up alphabetically according to your height.”
“I was a left-handed dentist who made people cry.”
“I've tried to give a dollar and 25 cents in work for every dollar paid me.”
“Without losers, where would the winners be?”
“I broke in with four hits, and the writers promptly declared they had seen the new Ty Cobb. It took me only a few days to correct that impression.”
“You gotta lose 'em some of the time. When you do, lose 'em right.”
“The trouble with women umpires is that I couldn't argue with one. I'd put my arms around her and give her a little kiss.”
“Most ball games are lost, not won.”
“I don't like them fellas who drive in two runs and let in three.”
“They say some of my stars drink whiskey, but I have found that ones who drink milkshakes don't win many ball games.”
“Oldtimers, weekends, and airplane landings are alike. If you can walk away from them, they're successful.”
“No baseball pitcher would be worth a darn without a catcher who could handle the hot fastball.”
“Finding good players is easy. Getting them to play as a team is another story.”