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The way our luck has been lately, our fellas have been getting hurt on their days off.

Casey Stengel

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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
Getting
Way
Fellas
Lately
Luck
Baseball
Days
Hurt

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