Word: stengel
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Ryne Duren, Casey Stengel's flame-thrower who followed Whitey Ford and Art Ditmar to the mound, fired his blinding fast ball past the Braves from the sixth to the 10th when he suddenly lost his stuff. The big fellow with the thick glasses struck out the side in the sixth and ninth, fanning eight in 4 2/3 innings before he faltered with two out in the 10th...
...came grizzled old Casey to talk with his pitcher. Casey decided to stay with Duren but when Brave Joe Adcock pumped a single to center, moving the potential tying run to third base, Stengel summoned Bob Turley from the Yankee bull pen. Turley had to face Frank Torre, a left-handed batter hitting for Del Crandall...
...member of the Yankee party had any "bushville" comments about Milwaukee this year. They still remember those raucous boos and catcalls of a year ago when some misguided soul--nobody knows yet who it was--cast aspersions on the name of the city. Casey Stengel flared up briefly yesterday when the incident was mentioned...
...Yanks own a proud 17-6 record in 23 previous series and Stengel has won six of eight...
...Stengel hinted he might not start Bauer, who he said had a slight wrist injury. However, it was not so much the injury as an attempt to find a place for Elston Howard, his catcher-outfielder...