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July 24, 1965: Casey Stengel’s unexpected goodbye
The 36,921 fans who packed Shea Stadium on Saturday afternoon, July 24, 1965, got a double ration of baseball history — one scheduled, one unexpected. First, they got to watch a two-inning Old-Timers Day game pitting former New York Giants stars against former Brooklyn Dodgers players. The 1951 playoff hero Bobby Thomson hit another home […]