Casey Stengel hit by cab – suffers broken leg

On April 20, 1943, embattled Boston Braves manager Casey Stengel is struck by a taxicab and suffers a broken leg. A local newspaper cruelly nominates the cab driver as “Sportsman of the Year” for knocking Stengel from action for most of the season. The fans have grown weary of Stengel’s humor in the face of the Braves’ pitiful record