Stan the Man Passes away

[batsballsbases]

A real class guy and a true gentleman! RIP Stan. An early George Dorrill photo of young Stan One of my favorites! And a few pins!

[Rich Klein]

I believe his passing leaves Bobby Doerr as the only living HOFer to have played before WW2. Musial played before America's entry into WW2.

He was truly beloved and this little outpouring is going to be overwhelmed by what St, Louis and all their fans are feeling

Rich

[itjclarke]

Very sad to hear. I am not old enough to have seen him play, but my dad would go on and on about him when I was learning to play.. "don't uppercut, just hit line drives like Stan Musial". I checked his profile on Baseball Reference (for about the 100th time). In addition to his near perfect stat line, he was named an All Star in 20 seasons! I think played in 24 (doubleheaders)... and was in the top 10 of MVP voting 14 times over 3 different decades. Amazing, talk about longevity, consistency and being great amongst your peers.. and by all acounts he was a tremendous person and a great ambassador to the game.
RIP Stan

[White Borders]

I was fortunate to get Stan to autograph this picture I snipped from Sports Illustrated at a card convention back in the 80's.

[Iron Horse]

A legend and a true gentleman. He will be missed.
RIP

[Leon]

1947 Bond Bread Premium...

[btcarfagno]

Musial had a regality about him that was born not in the way he acted but rather from the respect he was offered for his accomplishments and humility. Such a great player yet so easily approachable...a rare combination in any era. May his soul be blessed tenfold for the kindness and generosity he gave on this earth.

Tom C

[Big Ben]

One of my favorite autograph experiences. I had Stan sign this advertisement around 1990. When I gave him the ad to sign, Stan looked at me and told me that he didn't smoke and that times were different then. When I told Stan that I didn't smoke and that my main reason for having him sign this (I had Boudreau sign this the previous year) was that I wanted both MVP's from 1948 to sign this, he was very relieved. A very classy gentleman who will be greatly missed!
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[ALR-bishop]

[GoldenAge50s]

Stan was the EVERY BIT as good a hitter as Ted Williams or any other HOFer who got all the ink! IMO he was the most under-rated & over-looked HOFer of the last 75 years!

Here are my most favorite of all Stan cards that I have: