The 1912 Aurora Blues baseball team. Future Hall of Fame manager Casey Stengel is lying down, second from the right on the bottom row. Blues manager Al Tebeau is seated in the middle of the bottom row. Photo Courtesy of the Aurora Historical Society
Casey Stengel with the Kansas City Red Sox, one season before he came to Aurora. Photo courtesy~Baseball Hall of Fame
Casey Stengel stands in the outfield for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1915, just a few years after he starred for the Aurora Blues. Photo courtesy~Library of Congress.
Casey Stengel clowns around in batting practice for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1916, just a few years after he starred for the Aurora Blues. Photo courtesy~Library of Congress.
Chicago White Sox v New York Yankees
Matt Hanley, True Tales of Aurora, Illinois. Mysterious Murders, Presidential visits and Blues Legends in the City of Lights. Book published by American Chronicles; A History Press Series.
Scott Podsednik
Anyone attempting to write a true story about Casey Stengel should type with his fingers crossed, as absolution for accidental fabrications. Anyone attempting to explain how the future Hall of Fame manager saved his baseball career in the Fox Valley should beg forgiveness for unintentional …
