Give us this day our daily Casey Stengel photo.

October 13, 1948 ~~ The Ol' Perfessor arrives at "The Stadium". (1/7)

Casey, introduced the previous afternoon as the new manager of the Yankees, surveys the scene at Yankee Stadium where he will guide the destiny of the Bronx Bombers for the next dozen seasons. (2/7)

Appropriately and, perhaps, ironically enough, Casey's hiring as the Yanks' skipper occurred on the 25th anniversary of the second of the two 1923 World Series game-winning home runs he hit for the New York Giants versus the Pinstripes... (3/7)

... the first being his famous inside-the-park four-bagger; the first World Series home run in the history of Yankee Stadium. (4/7)

Ol' Case would face several obstacles in his path to be fully accepted by the club's brass, players, fans, and local press, as the fellow he replaced in the position, Bucky Harris, was an extremely popular figure. (5/7)

Also, the businesslike Yankee corporate culture, conservative image and unprecedented tradition of winning were thought to be badly matched with a manager who had a reputation, at least to an extent, for clownish and roguish behavior... (6/7)

... a field general who had never led a major league team to a first division finish in the standings. (7/7)