Casey Stengel makes an impressive major league debut, leading seventh-place Brooklyn to a surprising 7 – 3

September 17, 1912September 6, 2021 This Day In Baseball

On September 17, 1912 – Charlie—aka Casey—Stengel makes an impressive major league debut, leading seventh-place Brooklyn to a surprising 7 – 3 win over the streaking Pirates. The likable outfielder from Kansas City collects four hits, a walk, a pair of stolen bases and two tie-breaking RBI (the second putting Brooklyn ahead to stay and saddling 24-game winner Claude Hendrix with his ninth and final defeat of 1912).

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