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If anybody needs me, I'm in my room being embalmed.

When managing the 1962 New York Mets, after a long flight that delivered the team to their road hotel at dawn

Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel
New York Yankees
Manager
HOF 1966

Being with a woman all night never hurt no professional baseball player. It's staying up all night looking for a woman that does him in.

Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel
New York Yankees
Manager
HOF 1966

Well, the fella I got on there is hitting pretty good and I know he can make that throw, and if he don't make it that other fella I got coming has shown me a lot, and if he can't I have my guy and I know what he can do. On the other hand, the guy's not around now. And, well, this guy may be able to do it against left-handers if my guy ain't strong enough. I know one of my guys is gonna do it.

When asked in spring training who his third baseman was going to be once the season started

Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel
New York Yankees
Manager
HOF 1966

Well, I made up my mind, but I made it up both ways.

When asked at the end of the 1960 season if he would quit if his Yankees would be beaten by Pittsburgh in the World Series

Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel
New York Yankees
Manager
HOF 1966

Why shouldn't he break Ruth's record? He's got more power than Stalin.

Speaking speculatively about Roger Maris after the 1960 season

Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel
New York Yankees
Manager
HOF 1966

We're still a fraud.

When managing the Mets after their historically hideous inaugural season in 1962, after losing their opening game of the 1963 season to the Cardinals, 8-0

Note: Earlier, the Mets had announced that they were calling up their three best minor league pitchers of the previous year -- Larry Bearnarth (2-13 with Syracuse), Tom Belcher (1-12 with Syracuse) and Grover Powell (4-12 with Auburn and Syracuse)

Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel
New York Yankees
Manager
HOF 1966

Because there'd be two languages I couldn't speak, French and English.

On why he never visited Montreal

Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel
New York Yankees
Manager
HOF 1966

The Mets have shown me ways to lose I never knew existed.

Speaking as manager of the New York Mets

Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel
New York Yankees
Manager
HOF 1966

Gettin' good players is easy. Gettin' 'em to play together is the hard part.

Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel
New York Yankees
Manager
HOF 1966

He'd hit 'em so high that everyone on the field thought he had a chance to get it. They'd all try to get under it to make the catch, and it looked like a union meeting.

Describing the response to a Babe Ruth pop fly

Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel
New York Yankees
Manager
HOF 1966

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