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Canzeroni is the only defensive catcher that can't catch.

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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
Catchers
Defensive
Yankees
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Catcher

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Without losers, where would the winners be?
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I couldn't have done it without my players.
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The best ballplayer's the one who doesn't think he made good. He keeps trying to convince you.
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I was not successful as a ball player, as it was a game of skill.
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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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When you are younger you get blamed for crimes you never committed and when you're older you begin to get credit for virtues you never possessed. It evens itself out.
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I would not admire hitting against Ryne Duren, because if he ever hit you in the head you might be in the past tense.
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