Frank W.....re..my favorite Stan Musial story
As a kid in the early 1950's, some in the sports media were critical of Stan "the Man", saying that he wasn't a power hitter. Stan
hit 475 career HR's.
In fact (if I recall correctly) a NY sportswriter persisted with this criticism. The Cardinals were playing a doubleheader. So, Stan
decided to show his latent power that day.
He hit 2 HR's in the 1st game and 3 HR's in the 2nd game. That stunned sportswriter (nor any other) ever again questioned Stan's
hitting power.
Anyhow, this was never Stan's style of hitting and he continued being the great hitter that his teammates knew of him.
Regards, ole buddy.
TED Z
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