Casey Stengel at the 1961 Thanksgiving Day Parade on the “Meet the Mets” float. Gil Hodges can be seen on the float too.
Stengel was the first manager of the NY Mets. In the photo, he’s promoting the Mets during the 1961 Thanksgiving Day parade. The following spring ,in 1962,was the first year for NY Mets to be in the professional baseball major leagues. Really nice photo