Casey Stengel

Baseball's Greatest Character

By: Marty Appel

Narrated by: Marty Appel

The definitive biography of one of baseball's most enduring and influential characters, from New York Times bestselling author and baseball writer Marty Appel.

As a player, Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel's contemporaries included Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, and Christy Mathewson . . . and he was the only person in history to wear the uniforms of all four New York teams: the Dodgers, Giants, Yankees, and Mets. As a legendary manager, he formed indelible, complicated relationships with Yogi Berra, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, and Billy Martin. For more than five glorious decades, Stengel was the undisputed, quirky, hilarious, and beloved face of baseball--and along the way he revolutionized the role of manager while winning a spectactular ten pennants and seven World Series Championships.

But for a man who spent so much of his life in the limelight--an astounding fifty-five years in professional baseball--Stengel remains an enigma. Acclaimed New York Yankees' historian and bestselling author Marty Appel digs into Casey Stengel's quirks and foibles, unearthing a tremendous trove of baseball stories, perspective, and history. Weaving in never-before-published family documents, Appel creates an intimate portrait of a private man who was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1966 and named "Baseball's Greatest Character" by MLB Network's Prime 9. Casey Stengel is a biography that will be treasured by fans of our national pastime.

FINE STORY OF A BASEBALL LEGEND/ HALL OF FAMER

This was a fine story honoring the great Casey Stengel. Quite entertaining, though more of Casey's language would have been welcome. Still, I enjoyed the book!

GRADE: A
BASEBALL EQUIVALENT: A HOME RUN!!!! ⚾️

awesome

This book was awesome. Heard many stories about Casey and old yanks. This book brought it all together vividly.

This book is really Amazin'!

This is the best Baseball biography I have ever read/heard. Fun and emotional stories. From start to finish this book is a winner.

Casey Stegal

Well written . Covers the golden years of baseball Amerca's game.. He was a player's manager . Under pressure from the owners. The fans expected miracles ,many times he produced. This is a first person, with a minimal addition from the writter.I recommend it to anyone enjoys sports. If you don't know baseball you will after this.

LISTEN TO THIS

Would you consider the audio edition of Casey Stengel to be better than the print version?

yes

What did you like best about this story?

The information presented about Casey, Edna and others.

Which scene was your favorite?

Casey standing for the National Anthem in the hospital.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I laughed out loud a few times.

Any additional comments?

I found Appel’s voice to be friendly, authentic, natural and entertaining. The inflections were subtle and indicated where moods and situations changed. I heard in his voice many different personalities of the people he wrote about and quoted. He made it easy to listen to questions asked and answered.

Juliet Papa did a magnificent job narrating Edna’s writing. She complimented the entire presentation. It was a perfect marriage of narrations sorta speak.