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I became a major league manager in several cities and was discharged. We call it discharged because there was no question I had to leave.

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Casey Stengel
Age: 85 †
Born: 1890
Born: July 30
Died: 1975
Died: September 29
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Kansas City
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Charles Dillon Casey Stengel
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