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You got to get twenty-seven outs to win.

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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
Outs
Twenty
Twenties
Baseball
Seven
Winning

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You could look it up.
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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'm mad at him, too, for being out late. But I'm not mad enough to take a chance on losing a ball game and possibly the pennant.
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All I ask is that you bust your heiny on that field.
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I couldn't have done it without my players.
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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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The trick is growing up without growing old.
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Sure I played, did you think I was born at the age of 70 sitting in a dugout trying to manage guys like you?
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