He won the pennant in 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960. How much more does a guy have to accomplish to be called "good?"
No manager can win without good players, but a lot of managers can lose with them. Stengel did more than his share of winning.
As has been mentioned before, he also saved Larsen's WS perfect game by moving Mantle over into left center right before Hodges crushed it there.
Although......... I think Stengel blew the 1960 World Series.
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