"To this day, it was the wildest celebration I've seen in my life. It was pandemonium. I sat in the clubhouse, feeling awful, and then I went into Casey's office. He had told us before the game that he'd probably never see us again. We knew they wanted him out, that they wanted to hire Ralph Houk before he got away. And that's why it hurt so much, knowing this would be the last game he'd ever manage for us. I walked in and said, "Case, I feel real bad. I let you down." He said, "Kid, what were you trying to throw there?" I told him I was trying to keep the ball down and away to him, but I just got it up. He said, "Good, because that's what you've managed to do there. You followed my report, it just didn't work out. I'll sleep good tonight. Now, you forget it." I often wonder what would have happened to my career without Casey. If he had started screaming at me, blaming me for everything, who knows what would have happened?"