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Stan Musial

Outfielder / First baseman
Born: November 21, 1920 (1920-11-21) (age 88)
Donora, Pennsylvania
Batted: Left Threw: Left 
MLB debut
September 17, 1941 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
September 29, 1963 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Career statistics
Batting average     .331
Hits     3,630
Home runs     475
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction     1969
Vote     93.2% (first ballot)

Stanley Frank "Stan" Musial (born November 21, 1920), born Stanisław Franciszek Musiał, (pronounced /ˈmjuːziəl/), is a retired American professional baseball player who was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969. Nicknamed "Stan the Man", Musial played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1941 to 1963. A 24 time All-Star selection, Musial accumulated 3,630 hits and 475 home runs during his career, and was also named the National League's Most Valuable Player three times.

Musial was born in Donora, Pennsylvania, where he frequently played baseball in both informal and organized settings, eventually playing on the baseball team at Donora High School. Signed to a professional contract by the St. Louis Cardinals as a pitcher in 1938, by the time Musial made his Major League debut on September 17, 1941, he had been converted into an outfielder. In 1943 Musial finished the season leading the National League is six different offensive categories, concurrently earning his first MVP award. After winning his second World Series in 1944, Musial missed the entire 1945 season while serving with the United States Navy. Over the course of his career Musial accumulated 3,630 hits, 475 home runs, and three World Series championships. After retiring at the end of the 1963 season, Musial later became General Manager of the Cardinals in 1966, overseeing the club's World Championship 1967 season before stepping down from the post after one year. Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969 on his first ballot, Musial was selected for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team in 1999.

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[edit] Early life

Musial was born in Donora, Pennsylvania, the fifth of Lukasz and Mary Musial's six children (four girls and two boys).[1] Musial's father was a Polish immigrant who chose the name Stanislaus for his first son, though his father always referred to Musial using the Polish nickname "Stashu".[1] Musial frequently played baseball with his brother Ed and other friends during his childhood, and considered Lefty Grove to be his favorite baseball player.[2][3] Musial also had the benefit of learning about baseball from his neighbor Joe Barbao, a former minor league pitcher.[4] When Musial enrolled in school, his name was formally changed to "Stanley Frank."[1]

At the age of 15, Musial was offered the chance to pitch for the Donora Zincs, a semi-professional team managed by his neighbor Barbao.[5] In his first appearance Musial pitched six innings and struck out 13 batters, all of them adults.[5] Musial also played one season on the newly revived Donora High School baseball team, where one of his teammates was the grandfather of future Major League Baseball player Ken Griffey, Jr..[6][7] In addition to his aptitude for baseball, the University of Pittsburgh was impressed enough by his ability as a high school basketball player to offer him a basketball scholarship.[5][6]

Meanwhile, Musial was offered a professional baseball contract as a pitcher with the St. Louis Cardinals during the summer of 1937, after working out with the team's Class D Penn State League affiliate.[8] Musial's father initially resisted the idea of his son forgoing college to pursue baseball, but reluctantly gave his consent after lobbying by both Musial and his mother.[9] In what was then a common practice in baseball, the Cardinals did not file the contract with the Commissioner's office until June 1938. Under eligibility rules at the time, Musial was still able to participate in high school sports, leading Donora High School's basketball team to a playoff appearance.[10] Faced with renewed pressure to attend college before committing to baseball, Musial credited school librarian Helen Kloz for pointing out baseball was Musial's dream, and advising him to pursue it.[11] While frustrated with the Cardinals over a lack of communication since signing his contract, Musial was later told to report to the Cardinals' Class D team in Williamson, West Virginia during spring 1938.[12]

[edit] Career

Musial's first year in the minor leagues in 1938 with Williamson was a period of adjustment for him both on and off the field. On the field, Musial learned more about strategy elements of baseball, including signs, pickoff attempts, and backing up bases.[13] At the end of his first season as a pitcher, Musial had a 6-6 record, 4.66 ERA, and a .258 batting average.[14] Off the field Musial confronted feelings of homesickness, and learned to live comfortably and independently on his $65-a-month salary.[13] Musial finished his high school education before reporting back to Williamson in spring 1939, where over the course of the season he complied a 9-2 record, a 4.30 ERA, and a .352 batting average.[15][16]

Musial spent the 1940 season with the Cardinals' Class D team in Daytona Beach, Florida, where he played the outfield between pitching starts.[17] On May 25, 1940 Musial married fellow Donora resident Lillian "Lil" Labash at ceremony in Daytona Beach, and the couple later had their first child in August 1940.[18] During late August, Musial suffered a shoulder injury while playing in the outfield, and later made an early exit as the starting pitcher in a 12–5 playoff game loss.[19] In 113 games, Musial hit .311, while compiling an 18-5 pitching record that included 176 strikeouts and 145 walks.[20][21] Musial was assigned to the Class AA team in Columbus, Ohio to begin 1941, but manager Burt Shotton and Musial himself quickly realized the previous year's injury had considerably weakened Musial's arm.[22] Reassigned to Class C Springfield, Missouri as a fulltime outfielder, Musial credited manager Ollie Vanek for displaying confidence in his abilities as a hitter.[23] During 87 games with Springfield, Musial hit a league-leading .379 batting average, before advancing to the International League team in Rochester, New York.[24] After displaying more offensive aptitude in Rochester, including 11 hits in a three-game stretch, Musial was called up to the St. Louis Cardinals for the last two weeks of the 1941 season.[25]

[edit] 1940s

Statue of Stan Musial outside Busch Stadium

Musial made his Major League debut for the St. Louis Cardinals during the second game of a doubleheader at Sportsman's Park on September 17, 1941.[26] The Cardinals were in the midst of a pennant race with the Brooklyn Dodgers, and in 12 games Musial collected 20 hits for a .426 batting average.[27] Despite Musial's late contributions, the Cardinals finished three games behind the 100-win Brooklyn Dodgers.[28]

Cardinals manager Billy Southworth used Musial as the left fielder to begin 1942, sometimes lifting Musial for a pinch-hitter when facing a left-handed pitcher.[29] After suffering an ankle injury during a Memorial Day game, Musial missed a week of playing time, and briefly saw his batting average dip below .300 before returing to form and hitting .315 by late June.[30] As in 1941, the Cardinals spent much of the season battling the Dodgers for first place in the National League, continuing the rivalry between the two teams.[31] On August 24, the Cardinals defeated the Dodgers to pull within six and one half games of first place, while Musial raised his batting average to .319.[32] The Cardinals took sole possession of first place on September 13, but it wasn't until Musial caught a fly ball to end the first game of a doubleheader on September 27 that the Cardinals clinched the pennant with their 105th win of the season.[33] Finishing the season with a .315 batting average and 72 RBIs in 140 games, Musial received national publicity in September when St. Louis Post-Dispatch sports editor J. Roy Stockton named Musial his choice for Rookie of the Year in a Saturday Evening Post article.[34][35]

Under the playoff structure at that time only the first-place team from each league was awarded a playoff spot, meaning the Cardinals played the American League champion New York Yankees in the 1942 World Series. Representing the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 1 at Sportsman's Park, Musial grounded out with the bases loaded to seal a Yankees victory.[36] Musial's first hit of the Series was an RBI single that provided the margin of victory in Game 2, allowing the Cardinals to tie the Series.[37] Over the next three games at Yankee Stadium Musial had three more hits as the Cardinals defeated the Yankees in the series four games to one, finishing the series with a .222 batting average and two runs scored.[38]

Prior to spring training in 1943 Musial had a contract disagreement with Cardinals owner Sam Breadon, and reported to camp only after a compromise was reached.[39] Musial was selected to his first All-Star Game in 1943, recording a double and a sacrifice fly in four at-bats.[40] Musial finished the regular season leading the National League in hits (220), doubles (48), triples (20), total bases (347), on-base percentage (.425), and slugging percentage (.562).[41] The National League Most Valuable Player award went to Musial, who finished ahead of teammate Walker Cooper in balloting for the honor.[41] After winning the National League pennant by 18 games, the Cardinals faced the Yankees in the 1943 World Series.[42] Musial had a single as part of the Cardinals' Game 1 loss, and scored a run in a Game 2 win.[42] The Cardinals did not win another game in the Series, but the loser's share of World Series bonus paid to Cardinals players ($4,321.99) still amounted to nearly two-thirds of Musial's 1943 regular season salary.[43]

As 1944 began Musial was instructed by his draft board to undergo a physical examination as prelude to possible service in the United States armed forces.[44] Musial ultimately remained with the Cardinals for the entire season, posting a .347 batting average with 197 hits.[45][46] The Cardinals claimed the National League pennant for the third consecutive season, and faced the St. Louis Browns in the 1944 World Series.[47] After three games the Browns had two wins, while Musial had three hits in twelve at-bats with zero RBIs.[48] In Game 4 Musial not only hit a two-run home run, but also notched a single, double, and a walk as part of a 5-1 Cardinals win.[48] The Cardinals then won the series by defeating the Browns in Games 5 and 6, with Musial posting a .304 batting average for the entire series.[49][50]

Musial was drafted into the United States Navy on January 23, 1945, and initially assigned to Bainbridge (Maryland) Naval Training Station.[51] On ship repair duty at Pearl Harbor later in the year, Musial was able to play baseball every afternoon in the naval base's eight team league.[52] After being granted emergency leave to see his ailing father in January 1946, Musial spent a brief time assigned to the Philadelphia Navy Yard before being discharged from the Navy in March 1946.[52]

Rejoining the Cardinals under new manager Eddie Dyer, Musial posted a .388 batting average by the middle of May 1946.[53] During the season, Musial (who was under contract to the Cardinals for $13,500 in 1946) was offered a five-year $125,000 contract plus a $50,000 bonus to join the Mexican League.[54] Musial declined the offer, and after manager Dyer spoke to club owner Sam Breadon, Musial was given a $5,000 raise later in 1946.[55]

Every time Stan came up they chanted, Here comes the man!
—Cardinals traveling secretary Leo Ward relates Dodger fans' nickname for Musial to sportswriter Bob Broeg[56]

It was also during the 1946 season that Musial acquired his nickname of the "The Man."[56] During the June 23 game against the Dodgers at Ebbets Field, St. Louis Post-Dispatch sportswriter Bob Broeg heard Dodger fans chanting whenever Musial came to bat.[56][57] Later that day over dinner Broeg asked Cardinals traveling secretary Leo Ward if he had understood what the Dodger fans had been chanting.[56] Ward said that, "Every time Stan came up they chanted, Here comes the man!" "That man, you mean," Broeg said. "No, the man," replied Ward.[56] When Broeg mentioned this story in his St. Louis Post-Dispatch column, Musial was thereafter known as Stan "The Man."[56]

Manager Eddie Dyer was the first to have Musial field the first base position, doing so in June of the 1946 season. [58] The Cardinals' season long battle for the National League pennant against the Brooklyn Dodgers ended with the two teams tied at the conclusion of the regular season.[59] A three game playoff was arranged, and Musial's Game 1 triple and Game 2 double contributed to the Cardinals' two games to none series victory.[60] In the 1946 World Series the Cardinals faced the Boston Red Sox.[61] Musial went six for twenty-two at the plate with four RBIs, as the Cardinals won the Series four games to three.[62] Musial also received 22 out of a possible 24 first-place votes in MVP voting, finishing ahead of Brooklyn's Dixie Walker by 177 balloting points to win the honor for the second time.[63]

Musial began the 1947 season by hitting .146 in April.[64] It wasn't until after May 9 that team doctor Dr. Robert Hyland confirmed a previous diagnosis of appendicitis in Musial, while also discovering Musial was concurrently afflicted with tonsilitis.[65] Musial received treatment for the conditions, yet did not have either the appendix or tonsils surgically removed until after the conclusion of the 1947 season.[66] Despite this, Musial finished the year with a batting average of .312.[67] Musial's .376 batting average in 1948 was 43 points ahead of the next highest average, belonging to Richie Ashburn of the Philadelphia Phillies. Musial's 131 RBIs were six ahead of Johnny Mize, and his 39 home runs were only one rained-out long ball away from baseball's coveted Triple Crown. Had the home run counted, he would have become the first player ever to lead every major batting category.[68] He also led the league in doubles, triples, hits, runs, total bases, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage, and in most cases by a comfortable margin. Musial's best overall year led to his third and final Most Valuable Player award.

[edit] 1950s and 60s

Musial's numbers remained remarkably consistent through the 1950s, though the Cardinals, as a team, did not fare nearly as well. After finishing no worse than second place from 1941-49, the Cardinals would not return to such lofty heights until 1957, and even then the team finished eight games out of first. Between 1950 to 1958, Musial would not finish a year with a batting average less than .310, and in this time he failed to drive in over a hundred runs only twice. He won National League batting titles in 1950-52, and in 1957.

At Wrigley Field in Chicago on May 13, 1958, Musial doubled in a run for his 3,000th base hit, becoming the first member of that exclusive club since Paul Waner reached that plateau in 1942. From 1958 to the end of his career in 1963, Stan's playing time decreased. By 1960, Cardinals' management expressed to Musial its desire to give younger players more playing time. In spite of his immense popularity, there were two trade rumors that never came to fruition: one after the 1956 season with Philadelphia for pitcher Robin Roberts, and some interest in 1960 with the Pittsburgh Pirates.[69] Though Musial registered respectable seasons in 1960 and 1961, his 1962 season was memorable. At the age of 42, he batted .330, coming in third in the batting race, hit 19 homers, and drove in 82 runs. As a pinch-hitter that year, Musial batted .615, going 14 for 19.[70] In his final year in 1963, the Cardinals nearly sent Musial out with their first pennant since 1946, but the team wound up in second, six games behind the Dodgers.

[edit] Career summary

"...I can't think of any all-time great in any sport who gets left out of more who's-the-greatest conversations than Stan Musial.
—ESPN writer Jason Stark in 2007[71]

At the time of his retirement, Musial was sixth all-time in home runs (475), despite never having led his league in the category. Musial's hit total was also divided precisely in two: he had 1,815 hits at home, and 1,815 on the road.[72] Musial is one of only two players to hit five home runs in one day, accomplishing it in a doubleheader against the New York Giants in 1954. (Nate Colbert of the San Diego Padres matched the feat in 1972). In his September 1941 debut, Musial had two hits; after he got two hits in his final game, 22 years later, a St. Louis sportswriter jokingly wrote, "He hasn't improved at all."

Musial finished in the top ten for MVP voting 14 times, winning three awards (in 1943, 1946, and 1948), and coming in second four times (including from 1949–51). The left-handed hitter led the National League in batting average seven times and in on-base percentage, slugging percentage, and hits six times each. Musial only struck out more than 40 times in a season three times, two of them being his final two seasons; not until his final year did he strike out more times than he walked.

Musial's .331 career batting average ranks 30th all-time; he batted .336 at home and .326 on the road. He batted .340 in day games and .320 at night. Musial once said, "I consciously memorized the speed at which every pitcher in the league threw his fastball, curve, and slider; then, I'd pick up the speed of the ball in the first thirty feet of its flight and knew how it would move once it had crossed the plate." In Musial's 3,026 major league appearances, he was never once ejected from a game.[73] Umpire Tom Gorman said, "The bigger the guy, the less he argues. You never heard a word out of Stan Musial...."

Former Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Carl Erskine once described his strategy of pitching to Musial: "I've had pretty good success with Stan by throwing him my best pitch and backing up third."[74] Erskine's teammate, Preacher Roe, shared a similar sentiment, summarizing his strategy of pitching to Musial as "I throw him four wide ones and try to pick him off at first."[74] "Once Musial timed your fastball," observed Warren Spahn, "your infielders were in jeopardy." In another story, Willie Mays, then playing for the New York Giants, was receiving instruction from his manager Leo Durocher about how he should prepare defensively in center field for each of the hitters in the Cardinals' lineup. He described the weaknesses and tendencies of the first two hitters, then moved on to the cleanup (fourth) hitter. Mays interrupted to ask about the man in the third slot. Durocher replied, "The third hitter is Stan Musial. There is no advice I can give you about him."

Stan Musial's number 6 was retired by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1963

A 24-time All-Star[75], Musial's uniform number '6' was retired by the Cardinals at the end of the 1963 season. At the time of his retirement, Musial was among the all-time leaders in many offensive categories—first in Total Bases and Extra-Base Hits, second in Hits, Doubles, Runs Created, Games Played and At Bats, fourth in Runs and Runs Batted In, fifth in Walks, sixth in Home Runs, and eighth in Slugging Percentage and On-Base Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS). His 3,630 career hits made him the National League's all-time leader on that list at the time, and second in the major leagues to Ty Cobb. He still ranks fourth all-time, behind Pete Rose, Cobb and Hank Aaron. Musial's 3,630th and final hit was a single beyond the reach of Rose, then a rookie second baseman.

The influence of baseball statistician Bill James and sabermetrics has provided ways of comparing players from across baseball's history. At Baseball-Reference.com, Musial consistently ranks among the various test leaders: He is fifth all-time among hitters according to the Black Ink Test (behind Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Rogers Hornsby, and Ted Williams), third all-time on the Gray Ink Test (behind Cobb and Hank Aaron), tied with Barry Bonds for second in the Hall of Fame Career Standards Test, trailing only Ruth, and ranks first among all hitters and pitchers on the Hall of Fame Monitor Test. Surprisingly, despite his towering reputation with statistic-based aficionados of the game, many common fans are unaware of his achievements, leading ESPN and other organizations to list him as the most underrated athlete of all time.[76]

[edit] Post-playing career

[edit] General Manager

Musial also served one year as general manager of the Cardinals. After the 1966 season, Musial succeeded Bob Howsam as GM and the 1967 Cardinals promptly won 101 games, the NL pennant, and the 1967 World Series title. Musial then stepped down at the end of the season and was succeeded by Bing Devine.

At the time of his retirement in 1963, Musial held 17 major league, 29 National League, and 9 All-Star game records. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 1969.

A statue of Musial was erected outside of Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri in 1968. The statue was moved from its original location outside the old Busch Stadium (1966–2005) to the front of the new Busch Stadium for the first season in 2006. The statue has always been a popular place to meet friends at the stadium, and a small tradition among fans has been to climb the statue after the Cards' World Series wins in 1982 and 2006. It is inscribed with a quote from former baseball commissioner Ford Frick: "Here stands baseball's perfect warrior. Here stands baseball's perfect knight."

[edit] Post-baseball

Following his retirement Musial has been a successful businessman and restaurateur, and remains a popular figure in the St. Louis area. When asked why he always seemed so happy, he remarked, "If you had a .331 lifetime batting average, you'd be happy all the time, too!" In 1985, he opened and operated Inn at Grand Glaize at the Lake of the Ozarks, Mo. In 1989, he was inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame.

In 1999 Musial ranked tenth on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players.[77] Musial was also honored as one of 30 players selected to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team, added by a special committee after finishing eleventh in fan voting among outfielders.[78] In 2000, Musial was inducted into the Hall of Famous Missourians, and a bronze bust depicting him is on permanent display in the rotunda of the Missouri State Capitol. More recently, Musial threw out the first pitch in the 5th (and final) game of the 2006 World Series at Busch Stadium to the loud cheers of Cardinal fans. On May 18, 2008, Stan was honored with the "Stan the Man" day at Busch Stadium, with Mike Shannon acting as emcee, Stan was honored for his contributions to the St. Louis Cardinals. Included during the ceremony was a proclamation from the Mayor, a street renamed after him, and a standing ovation.

In 2007 Musial was honored back home in Donora, Pennsylvania as he was invited back home along with Ken Griffey Sr, Joe Montana, and Fred Cox. They were all the honored guests of Ringgold High School, a part of the same school district that Musial began his career, as they helped raise funds for the district's sports programs.[79]

[edit] Career MLB statistics

[edit] Hitting

Category G AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+
Statistic[34] 3,026 10,972 3,630 725 177 475 1,949 1,951 1,599 696 .331 .417 .559 .976 159

[edit] Fielding

Category G PO A E DP FP RFg
Statistic[34] 2,907 12,439 818 142 962 .989 4.56

[edit] Pitching

Category G IP SV BFP ERA
Statistic[46] 1 0 0 1 -

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c Musial and Broeg 1964: 6
  2. ^ Lansche 1994: 6
  3. ^ Musial and Broeg 1964: 10-11
  4. ^ Musial and Broeg 1964: 10
  5. ^ a b c Lansche 1994: 7
  6. ^ a b Musial and Broeg 1964: 14
  7. ^ Associated Press (2004-06-20). "Reds star hits 500th career home run". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=1825227. Retrieved on 2009-02-28. 
  8. ^ Lansche 1994: 8
  9. ^ Giglio 2001: 26-27
  10. ^ Musial and Broeg 1964: 21
  11. ^ Musial and Broeg 1964: 22
  12. ^ Musial and Broeg 1964: 24-25
  13. ^ a b Musial and Broeg 1964: 27-28
  14. ^ Musial and Broeg 1964: 28
  15. ^ Lansche 1994: 12
  16. ^ Musial and Broeg 1964: 31
  17. ^ Musial and Broeg 1964: 31-32
  18. ^ Giglio 2001: 36-37
  19. ^ Musial and Broeg 1964: 33-35
  20. ^ Musial and Broeg 1964: 32
  21. ^ Lansche 1994: 15
  22. ^ Musial and Broeg 1964: 37-38
  23. ^ Musial and Broeg 1964: 40
  24. ^ Lansche 1994: 16-17
  25. ^ Musial and Broeg 1964: 43-44
  26. ^ Lansche 1994: 24-25
  27. ^ Lansche 1994: 19, 27
  28. ^ "The 1941 Season". Retrosheet.org. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1941/Y_1941.htm. Retrieved on 2009-03-22. 
  29. ^ Musial and Broeg 1964: 54-55
  30. ^ Musial and Broeg 1964: 56
  31. ^ Musial and Broeg 1964: 56-57
  32. ^ Lansche 1994: 36
  33. ^ Lansche 1994: 38
  34. ^ a b c "Stan Musial Statistics". Sports Reference, LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/musiast01.shtml. Retrieved on 2009-02-24. 
  35. ^ Lansche 1994: 40
  36. ^ Schoor 1990: 188
  37. ^ Lansche 1994: 41
  38. ^ Schoor 1990: 190,403
  39. ^ Musial and Broeg 1964: 74-76
  40. ^ Musial and Broeg 1964: 74-76
  41. ^ a b Giglio 2001: 86
  42. ^ a b Giglio 2001: 87
  43. ^ Giglio 2001: 88
  44. ^ Giglio 2001: 89
  45. ^ Lansche 1994: 60
  46. ^ a b "Stan Musial". Retrosheet.org. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/M/Pmusis101.htm. Retrieved on 2009-02-24. 
  47. ^ Lansche 1994: 63-64
  48. ^ a b Giglio 2001: 93
  49. ^ Giglio 2001: 93-94
  50. ^ Schoor 1990: 404
  51. ^ Lansche 1994: 66
  52. ^ a b Lansche 1994: 67
  53. ^ Lansche 1994: 69, 72
  54. ^ Musial and Broeg 1964: 90
  55. ^ Lansche 1994: 73
  56. ^ a b c d e f Lansche 1994: 75
  57. ^ "The 1946 St. Louis Cardinals Regular Season Game Log". Retrosheet.org. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1946/VSLN01946.htm. Retrieved on 2009-05-31. 
  58. ^ Musial and Broeg 1964: 91-92
  59. ^ Lansche 1994: 77
  60. ^ Lansche 1994: 78-79
  61. ^ Schoor 1990: 204
  62. ^ Schoor 1990: 207, 405
  63. ^ Lansche 1994: 84
  64. ^ Lansche 1994: 90
  65. ^ Lansche 1994: 89
  66. ^ Lansche 1994: 89, 93
  67. ^ Broeg 1981: 116
  68. ^ Broeg 1981: 121
  69. ^ Broeg 1981: 154, 164-165
  70. ^ Broeg 1981: 167
  71. ^ Stark 2007: 150
  72. ^ Finkel, Jan. "Stan Musial". Society for American Baseball Research. http://bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&bid=816&pid=10216. Retrieved on 2009-04-17. 
  73. ^ O'Neill, Dan (2009-04-03). "What made Stan Musial 'The Man'?". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/cardinals/story/6AD48536BBE63E6E8625758A000D7C7F?OpenDocument. Retrieved on 2009-05-02. 
  74. ^ a b "Stan Musial Quotes". Baseball Almanac. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/quotes/quomusl.shtml. Retrieved on 2007-02-13. 
  75. ^ Baseball Almanac - All Star Game Note: There were also 2 All-Star games played from 1959–1962.
  76. ^ Merron, Jeff (2007). "The List: Underrated all-time athletes". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/page2/s/list/alltimeunderrated.html. Retrieved on 2009-02-28. 
  77. ^ "Stan Musial". The Sporting News. 1999. http://tsn.sportingnews.com/baseball/100/index-1.html. Retrieved on 2009-03-03. 
  78. ^ "The All-Century Team". MLB.com. 1999. http://www.mlb.com/mlb/history/mlb_history_moreinfo.jsp?story=2. Retrieved on 2009-03-03. 
  79. ^ Hurwitz, Lee (2008-05-18). "Musial honored before Rays finale". MLB.com. http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080518&content_id=2725475&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl. Retrieved on 2009-02-25. 

[edit] References

  • Broeg, Bob (1981). Redbirds: A Century of Cardinals' Baseball. St. Louis: River City Publishers, Limited. ISBN 0-933150-02-4. 
  • Giglio, James N. (2001). Musial: From Stash to Stan the Man. University of Missouri Press. ISBN 978-0826217356. 
  • Lansche, Jerry (1994). Stan the Man Musial: Born to Be a Ballplayer. Dallas: Taylor Publishing Company. ISBN 0-87833-846-2. 
  • Musial, Stan; Bob Broeg (1964). Stan Musial:"The Man's" Own Story. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company. 
  • Schoor, Gene (1990). The History of the World Series. William Morrow and Company. ISBN 0-688-07995-4. 
  • Stark, Jason (2007). The Stark Truth. Chicago: Triumph Books. ISBN 978-1-57243-959-7. 

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1955: Dark | 1956: Reese | 1957: Musial | 1958: McDougald | 1959: Hodges | 1960: Groat | 1961: Spahn | 1962: Roberts | 1963: Richardson | 1964: Boyer | 1965: Law | 1966: Robinson | 1967: Banks | 1968: Kaline | 1969: Rose | 1970: Aaron | 1971: Killebrew | 1972: Parker | 1973: Santo | 1974: Stargell | 1975: Bench | 1976: Sutton | 1977: Brock | 1978: Kessinger | 1979: Niekro | 1980: Pérez | 1981: John | 1982: Cey | 1983: Schmidt | 1984: Garvey | 1985: Murphy | 1986: Brett | 1987: Sutcliffe | 1988: Bell | 1989: Smith | 1990: Davis | 1991: Hrbek | 1992: Ripken, Jr. | 1993: Mattingly | 1994: Larkin | 1995: Schilling | 1996: Butler | 1997: Molitor | 1998: Gwynn | 1999: McGwire | 2000: Stottlemyre | 2001: Franco | 2002: Graves | 2003: Moyer | 2004: Thome | 2005: Smoltz | 2006: Hoffman | 2007: Timlin 2008: Victorino
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3000 hit club
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Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year

1954: Roger Bannister · 1955: Johnny Podres · 1956: Bobby Joe Morrow · 1957: Stan Musial · 1958: Rafer Johnson · 1959: Ingemar Johansson · 1960: Arnold Palmer · 1961: Jerry Lucas · 1962: Terry Baker · 1963: Pete Rozelle · 1964: Ken Venturi · 1965: Sandy Koufax · 1966: Jim Ryun · 1967: Carl Yastrzemski · 1968: Bill Russell · 1969: Tom Seaver · 1970: Bobby Orr · 1971: Lee Trevino · 1972: Billie Jean King & John Wooden · 1973: Jackie Stewart · 1974: Muhammad Ali · 1975: Pete Rose · 1976: Chris Evert · 1977: Steve Cauthen · 1978: Jack Nicklaus · 1979: Terry Bradshaw & Willie Stargell · 1980: U.S. Olympic Hockey Team · 1981: Sugar Ray Leonard · 1982: Wayne Gretzky · 1983: Mary Decker · 1984: Edwin Moses & Mary Lou Retton · 1985: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar · 1986: Joe Paterno · 1987: Bob Bourne, Judi Brown King, Kipchoge Keino, Dale Murphy, Chip Rives, Patty Sheehan, Rory Sparrow, & Reggie Williams · 1988: Orel Hershiser · 1989: Greg LeMond · 1990: Joe Montana · 1991: Michael Jordan · 1992: Arthur Ashe · 1993: Don Shula · 1994: Bonnie Blair & Johann Olav Koss · 1995: Cal Ripken, Jr. · 1996: Tiger Woods · 1997: Dean Smith · 1998: Mark McGwire & Sammy Sosa · 1999: U.S. Women's Soccer Team · 2000: Tiger Woods · 2001: Curt Schilling & Randy Johnson · 2002: Lance Armstrong · 2003: David Robinson & Tim Duncan · 2004: Boston Red Sox · 2005: Tom Brady · 2006: Dwyane Wade · 2007: Brett Favre · 2008: Michael Phelps
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St. Louis Cardinals retired numbers
#1 Ozzie Smith • #2 Red Schoendienst • #6 Stan Musial • #9 Enos Slaughter • #14 Ken Boyer • #17 Dizzy Dean • #20 Lou Brock • #42 Bruce Sutter • #45 Bob Gibson • #85 Gussie Busch
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St. Louis Cardinals general managers
Rickey • Walsingham, Jr. • Meyer • Lane • Devine • Howsam • Musial • Devine • Claiborne • Herzog • McDonald • Maxvill • Jocketty • Mozeliak
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Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1969
BBWAA Vote
Roy Campanella (79.41%) • Stan Musial (93.24%)
Veterans Committee
J. G. Taylor Spink Award
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Outfielders in the National Baseball Hall of Fame
Aaron • Ashburn • Averill • Bell • Brock • Brown • Burkett • Carey • Charleston • Clarke • Clemente • Cobb • Combs • Crawford • Cuyler • Delahanty • DiMaggio • Doby • Duffy • Flick • Goslin • Gwynn • Hafey • Hamilton • Heilmann • Henderson * • Hill • Hooper • Irvin • Jackson • Kaline • Keeler • Kelley • Kelly • Kiner • Klein • Mantle • Manush • Mays • McCarthy • Medwick • Musial • O'Rourke • Ott • Puckett • J. Rice * • S. Rice • Robinson • Roush • Ruth • Simmons • Slaughter • Snider • Speaker • Stargell • Stearnes • Thompson • Torriente • L. Waner • P. Waner • Wheat • B. Williams • T. Williams • Wilson • Winfield • Yastrzemski • Youngs
* Player elected to Hall of Fame and awaiting official induction
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St. Louis Cardinals
Based in St. Louis, Missouri
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