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I was not successful as a ball player, as it was a game of skill.

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Casey Stengel
Age: 85 †
Born: 1890
Born: July 30
Died: 1975
Died: September 29
Baseball Manager
Baseball Player
Kansas City
Missouri
Charles Dillon Casey Stengel
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Son, it ain't the water cooler that's striking you out.
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Ability is the art of getting credit for all the home runs somebody else hits.
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The secret of successful managing is to keep the five guys who hate you away from the four guys who haven't made up their minds.
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Most people my age are dead at the present time and you can look it up.
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A lot of people my age are dead and you could look it up.
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