Stan the Man Passes away

[GrayGhost]

I just saw on my FB page that Stan the Man Musial has passed away. Dear Lord, first Earl, now the MAN...time hurries on.

RIP to the GREAT STAN THE MAN

I can't find an article yet, its just on MLB on my FB page.

[FrankWakefield]

Just heard that Mr. Musial passed away. Makes me want to go reread the original edition of the Historical Baseball Abstract, that was a great tribute to The Man... He was a gentleman. Had he played recently, I can't imagine he'd have dabbled with PED's. Condolences to his family, and his Cardinal family.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by FrankWakefield

Just heard that Mr. Musial passed away. Makes me want to go reread the original edition of the Historical Baseball Abstract, that was a great tribute to The Man... He was a gentleman. Had he played recently, I can't imagine he'd have dabbled with PED's. Condolences to his family, and his Cardinal family.

(I merged this thread into the one already started so we could have only one thread on the topic.)

Another of the old guard has left us. Very sad day for baseball. RIP Stan.

[scmavl]

Very sad, a true class act.

A very fun clip of Stan from "What's My Line?"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lsfm56autyk

[almostdone]

He will be missed. My favorite player from a time gone by.

[Collectorsince62]

I have lived in St. Louis my entire life, and the affection this city has had for Stan Musial even 50 years after his last game is just amazing. I had the pleasure of meeting him twice in my life. He was so genuine and so friendly, just a joy to be around. I was lucky enough to have him autograph the scorecards from his five homer doubleheader. After signing, he looked at the box scores, smiled broadly, and with that infectious laugh said "I could have had six!" It's pretty special when your boyhood idol turns out to be even more impressive off the field than he was as a player. The Man.

[BlueDevil89]

Truly one of the greatest there ever was...

[Tom Hufford]

Stan was a long-time SABR member, and paid his own dues each year. On his membership application, on the line that said "Interest/Expertise" - he wrote in "Hitting a baseball."

Even though he was a Hall of Famer, I never thought he got the recognition that he deserved. Go back and look at where he ranked in the various statistical categories when he retired - amazing!

One of my all-time favorite stats is reflected in Musial's consistency - 1815 hits at home, 1815 hits on the road.

RIP, Stan the Man

[kcohen]

The only time I saw him play in person was in the 1962 All Star Game in DC. I was 11. It was Musial's next to last year and he came up as a pinch hitter in the 6th inning. I remember vividly my Dad nudging me and saying, "Musial's coming up." He promptly hit a line drive single to right field, and was then replaced for a pinch runner. It's a fond memory of both Stan the Man and my Dad I'll carry with me for the rest of my days.

RIP Stan the Man.

[campyfan39]

Sad to hear that.

I have a large mural in my card room that has about 15 or so cards painted on it. Stan's 59 is one of them. Hate to see another one of my faves pass on!

[sdkammeyer]

(insert emoticon with tears here)

sad loss for the game.

wiki has been updated already so i guess its true

[Big Ben]

RIP Stan. very sad to hear this news.

[Jlighter]

Hitting over 450 HRs and over 3500 hits. While hitting over .330, doesn't get much better.

He will be missed.

[DavidG1966]

[wazoo]

Such a sad day for Baseball

[Exhibitman]

In his seasons with 600 or more plate appearances, Musial's strikeout totals were: 40, 39, 39, 39, 38, 36, 34, 32, 31, 29, 28, 24 and 18. Musial finished his career with more doubles (725) than strikeouts (699).

Unfrigginbelievable...

Bond Bread 'Exhibit':

[tjb1952tjb]

I was never able to see Stan Musial play in person. While I was growing up in Southern California my dad regularly listened to the Dodgers on the radio. In 1963 Stan Musial was being honored in every National League ballpark during his final season. I was in bed, it must have been a school night. I can still hear Vin Scully's voice paying homage to "the great Stan Musial", with the accompanying loud, long applause. My dad was listening to the game in the den, and assumed I was asleep. All these years later I can still hear Vin Scully's voice praising Stan Musial...........and the long applause.

Something from the local newspaper today:

"President John F. Kennedy, at the 1962 All-Star Game, to a 41-year-old Stan Musial": "A couple years ago they told me I was too young to be president and you were too old to be playing baseball. But.....we fooled them.""

R.I.P. Stan Musial

[jbbama]

To me his most impressive feat was not the hits, hrs or avg, it was his marriage of 71 years that truly AMAZES me. Also, by all accounts Stan was a better person than ball player.....simply amazing.

[GasHouseGang]

I got to meet him once. He was a real gentleman and friendly to everyone. He was truly the "Mickey Mantle" of the midwest. His cards would be much more expensive if he had played for one of the New York teams. Here's a few of his cards I've found over the years.

[tedzan]

WOW ! .....the STATS on the back of this 1953 BOWMAN card of Stan show a .352 career BA for his first 11 years with the Cardinals.


TRIVIA quiz

A well-known BB player was born on the same day (years later) as Stan Musial and in the same town in Pennsylvania.

Who is he ?





TED Z

[David W]

This guy - both born November 21 in Donora PA