Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-25


Yet has it that the managers in the
American and National Leagues Senge the only who
had been an outelder? Casey the lone exouteder
Freddie Hutchinson of the Detroit Tigers only
pitcher. All the rest were infelders and catchers
INAsMUCH AS CATCHERs are outnumbered by inhed-
to l. the ratio reasonable of the current
managers had been nelders three catchers
breakdown is follows
CatcherS: Al Lopez Gndians) Steve ONeil (Phllies)
Paul Richards white Sox).
Inhelders: Bucky Harris ats) Eddie stanky Cards.
Leo Durocher (GiantS Charlie Dresser Dodgers) Jimmy
Dykes AthIetcS) Marty Marion Browns), Lou Boudreau
(ed Sox), Phil Cavarretta Cubs) Rogers Hornsby edS)
Fred Haney rateS and Charley Grimm milwaukee Braves
This is todays lineup of managers, but it wasn't much
different In the past When Standout managers
toned the names of Mack, McGraw, Mccarthy Hanon,
Frank Chance Fred Clarke Bill McKechnie and Miller Hug
gins readily to mind OF this group McGraw
thy Chance, Higgins McKechne and Hanlon played the
neld although the latter doubled was an out
fielder during most of those pioneer between 1880
and 1892.
MACK WAS CATCHER, and not very good one either.
For that matter few of these topght managers
great Shucks ball players although McGraw
Chance were Standouts Observation-Disclosures played in
the big leagues
Stengel sitting on the Yankees bench when this
topic was brought How is it that pitchers
helders badly ounumbered?" he
the only smart ball players nelders and cachers?"
L dunno, Stenge replied. do you have be a
ball player to be manager? Seems to I've seeing
of them big magazines Coiers newsstands for
week or so and gather by the title the that
I'm just lucky manager.
II amt read the article intend to read it,
got for those pieces Half are truths and
the other half amt So what's the of reading
STENCIL TRANSFERRED HIS RUBBER face so that it
came out to expression of beligerence. when
was playing ball. he aid nobody said much about being
smart guy. I'm the guy they always remember as
screwban Birds fly off my head when take off my cap
things like that.
1T don't bother still got with this
ball club And been around long time lot of other
clubs although you'd think listening to people that
I'm just the joker who managed them bad ball clubs at
Boston Brooklyn
Il won few pennantS I at Oakland and at Mil
waukee remember? That amt exactly Little League baseball
For that matter people who couldn't manage
Of my showing with the old Braves amt thinking good
might remind those folks that didn't have the best ball
players in the world like they say got now even so
drew many people (Lou) Perrin did, him having to
move to Milwaukee And there any lights when
managed the Braves either"
1T is STENCILS NOTION as with any other manager
that ball players make the II didn't
Brooklyn and ct Boston,, he said got few-Berra
Reynolds, Raschi Mantle Rizzuto-and they say I'm lucky
manager, not good
Il like my out1eld. My leftfelder Gene Woodling I
hear people say But he's two-time loser meaning he's
been with Cleveland and Pittsburgh and didn't last Well
he's lasted with me-"
baseball narrowly missed Caseys head foul off the
bat OF Second BaSeman Billy Martin in a pepr.: game
Stengel and shouted take that silly game somewhere
elSe don't II brain newspapermen want
to collect money. And if you want any money you'll
move, buSher"
AS Martin moved with alacrty, Casey grinned "That
little bugger" he mused Cali he year was win the
pennant."