Chuck Dressen

Chuck Dressen
Dressen in 1951
Third baseman / Manager
Born: (1894-09-20)September 20, 1894 Decatur, Illinois, U.S.
Died: August 10, 1966(1966-08-10) (aged 71) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 17, 1925, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
October 1, 1933, for the New York Giants
MLB statistics
Batting average	.272
Home runs	11
Runs batted in	221
Managerial record	1,008–973
Winning %	.509
Stats at Baseball Reference
Managerial record at Baseball Reference
Teams
As player Cincinnati Reds (1925–1931) New York Giants (1933) As manager Cincinnati Reds (1934–1937) Brooklyn Dodgers (1951–1953) Washington Senators (1955–1957) Milwaukee Braves (1960–1961) Detroit Tigers (1963–1966) As coach Brooklyn Dodgers (1939–1942, 1943–1946) New York Yankees (1947–1948) Los Angeles Dodgers (1958–1959)
Career highlights and awards
3× World Series champion (1933, 1947, 1959)

Charles Walter Dressen (September 20, 1894^[1] – August 10, 1966) was an American third baseman, manager and coach in professional baseball during a career lasting almost fifty years. He is best known as the manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1951 to 1953, where he won two National League pennants. Indeed, Dressen's "schooling" of a young baseball writer is one of the most colorful themes in Roger Kahn's classic 1972 memoir, The Boys of Summer. He threw and batted right-handed and was listed at 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m) tall and 145 pounds (66 kg) during his days as an active player.