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RALPH TERRY WAS THE LAST person to see Casey Stengel in a New York Yankees uniform.
After Game 7 of the 1960 World Series, the young right-hander walked into Stengel's office to explain how bad he felt about having just allowed Bill Mazeroski's home run that cost the Yankees a world championship.
It was a forlorn scene, while the opposite clubhouse at Pittsburgh's Forbes Field was absolute bedlam as the Bucs celebrated their improbable and incredible victory.
"I went in the office and there was Casey taking off his uniform," Terry recalled. "His pants were down around his shoes, his shirt was unbuttoned.
"I felt bad for him, because ...