[Rarebooks] FS: Casey Stengel's handwritten notes for his Induction Speech to the Hall of Fame

[Charles Agvent]

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STENGEL,  Casey. AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT: 1966 HANDWRITTEN NOTES  FOR
CASEY  STENGEL'S  HALL OF FAME INDUCTION SPEECH. (1966). A 2-1/2  page
handwritten  manuscript on three sheets containing Stengel's notes for
his  induction speech to the Hall of Fame in 1966, an honor he  shared
that  year  with  Ted  Williams, who gave one of  the  most  important
speeches  in baseball history when he asked the Hall to open its doors
to  Negro Leagues players. Stengel, whose career began as a player  in
1912  and  ended  as a manager in 1965, was one of the  most  colorful
figures  in  the  game, noted for his twists of language  and  truisms
such  as  "Good  pitching  beats good hitting,  and  vice  versa."  As
manager  of the Yankees, he won 7 World Series out of 9 appearances in
12  years.  Mickey  Mantle in his Hall of Fame speech  said  that  his
father  and Stengel were responsible for his success. He also  managed
the  1962  Mets, the worst team in modern baseball. After their  final
loss  that  season,  Casey  told his players, "This has  been  a  team
effort.  No one or two guys could have done all this." The notes begin
"Hall  of  Fame & Museum, Cooperstown, N.Y., July 25th 1966,"  mention
"Ted  Williams,  perfect  swing,  can hit  distance,  greatest  batter
hitting  L. handed in my experience in the American League." He  cites
many  players: Ruth, Cobb, Dimaggio, Mantle, often with a comment, and
lists  the  names  of all the original inductees.  He  mentions  Abner
Doubleday,  One-Cat Two-Cat or Rounders, "girls teams 1890-1,  Dresses
with  bloomers,"  and  much  more. These pages may have  been  on  the
podium  with Casey when he accepted baseball's greatest honor. In  any
event,  they are important and historic. Writing dark and clear.  Very
Good and exceptional.                                         $5000.00

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