- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, 1966. Played for the National League's Brooklyn Dodgers (1912-1917), Pittsburgh Pirates (1918-1919), Philadelphia Phillies (1920-1921), New York Giants (1921-1923), and Boston Braves (1924-1925). Manager of the National League's Brooklyn Dodgers (1934-1936), Boston Braves (1938-1943), and New York Mets (1962-1965); and of the American League's New York Yankees, 1949-1960.
- Interred at Forest Lawn (Glendale), Glendale, California, USA, in the Court of Freedom, at the far end opposite the Freedom Mausoleum.
- Retired from the Mets after suffering a fractured hip.
- Uniform number 37 retired by both the Yankees and Mets.
- Remained as a scout for the Mets after he retired.
- Had a unique way of expressing himself which was dubbed "Stengelese" by sportswriters.
- Was regarded as the first manager to platoon players while with the Yankees depending on who was pitching against them.
- Platooning was known to exist as early as the turn of the twentieth century, but Stengel re-popularized it again in the fifties. Casey learned the art of platooning from his manager with the New York Giants, John J. McGraw.
- Has a baseball field named after him at Verdugo Park in Glendale, California.
- While playing for the Dodgers in 1919, Stengel tipped his cap to the crowd to display a small bird flying out, delighting the fans in attendance.
- He had two game-winning homers during the 1923 World Series. His Game One inside-the-park home run was made more dramatic due to one of his shoes falling apart (which slowed him down). After that home run, he was alleged to have turned and given the finger to the Yankees' bench - the same bench on which, twenty six years later, he would start leading the Yankees to one of their greatest runs of glory.
- Tied (with John J. McGraw) for the major league record of 10 pennants (1949-1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, and 1960). Tied (with Joe McCarthy) for the major league record of 7 World Series wins (1949-1953, 1956 and 1958). Holds the major league records for the most consecutive first-place finishes (5); the most World Series games managed (63); and the most World Series wins (37).
- During his playing career, he played in the outfield (primarily right field).
- One of MTA-New York City Transit's bus depots is named in his honor. The Casey Stengel Depot is located in Queens, right across the street from Shea Stadium.
- Made major league debut as a player on 17 September 1912.
- Was in the same class in Central High School in Kansas City, Missouri, with William Powell.
- In 1912 broke in as a major league player with The Brooklyn Dodgers,. hitting 4 for 4 with a walk and batting .478 the first week.
- He was first known as KC Stengel, after the semi pro Kansas City Red Sox that he played for. Due to the popularity of the poem "Casey At The Bat", opposing fans would often ride him with the line "Casey struck out". He soon became known as Casey.
- Inducted into the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame in 2017.
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