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what did Casey Stengel do in 1944?
Early in the 1944 season, the minor-league Milwaukee Brewers had a managing vacancy to fill
who filled the Milwaukee managing vacancy in 1944 ?
Casey Stengel
when did Casey Stengel return to the minors?
1944

Question: was he a manager or player?
Self-contained rewrite: was Casey Stengel a manager or player?