January 20, 201313 yr Had the pleasure of meeting him, when attending a conference in St. Louis, in 1985. Nice man. Sorry to here this.
January 20, 201313 yr Stan is from Donora,PA which is where Ken Griffey Jr was born. Stan had 3630 hits. 1815 at home. 1815 on the road. Not just the same city, but same day. Most overlooked player by my generation. His numbers are stupid.
January 21, 201313 yr Not just the same city, but same day. Most overlooked player by my generation. His numbers are stupid. Talk about stupid, I looked up his 1948 season, which has to be one of the greatest hitting seasons ever. Check these numbers out: BA .376, RBI 131, Runs 135, Hits 230, 2B 46, 3B 18 (that's right 18), HR 39, BB 79, SO 34 (only 34!), OBP .450, OPS 1.152 He had more home runs than strikeouts - how stupid is that! He had over 100 extra base hits!
January 21, 201313 yr I find it intersting that his nickname came from the opposing team. The fans of the Broolyn Dogers chanted "Here comes the man" prior to an at bat at Ebbets field and the nickname was created.
January 21, 201313 yr Is there a player in the history of baseball, maybe even sports that meant more to his city than Stan Musial?
January 21, 201313 yr Is there a player in the history of baseball, maybe even sports that meant more to his city than Stan Musial? Would be tough to find someone that meant more.
January 21, 201313 yr Author Is there a player in the history of baseball, maybe even sports that meant more to his city than Stan Musial? Bernie Miklasz article regarding your question. Bernie: Stan wouldn't want us to be sad : Stltoday
January 21, 201313 yr Is there a player in the history of baseball, maybe even sports that meant more to his city than Stan Musial? Musial not only starred in St. Louis, he aged there as well. Maybe John Elway is close, maybe.
January 21, 201313 yr A reporter asked Stan how he thought he would perform against the modern players with all of the advances in training, nutrition, equipment etc. Stan responded with, "Well uhhh I'm not sure. I bet I'd hit about .250" The reporter was shocked, "That's it?! Mr. Musial you are one of the best players of all time. You think you would be an average player in today's game? Stan then said, "Well you got to remember....I'm 75 years old."
January 21, 201313 yr One of my favorite Stan Stories: It was April 18, 1954, in Chicago. The Cardinals trailed 3--0 in the seventh, and lefty Paul Minner was on the mound. There was a man on first, one out, when Musial smacked a double down the rightfield line. Or, anyway, the Cardinals thought it was a double. Wally Moon, the man on first, ran around the bases to score. Musial stood happily at second. The Cardinals' bench cheered. And apparently nobody noticed that first base umpire Lee Ballanfant had called the ball foul. No footage of the play remains, of course, so we only get what we can read in the newspaper reports: Apparently the ball was definitively fair. Cardinals players came racing out of the dugout to go after Ballanfant, starting with shortstop Solly Hemus. Donatelli, the crew chief, who was behind home plate (and who apparently realized that Ballanfant had blown the call), threw Hemus out of the game. Cardinals manager Eddie Stanky was right behind. Donatelli threw him out of the game too. Peanuts Lowrey rushed out, and Donatelli was telling him to get back or he would get tossed too. And it was about then that Musial, who apparently was not entirely sure why there was so much commotion, wandered over to Donatelli. "What happened, Augie?" Musial asked. "It didn't count, huh?" Donatelli nodded and said the ball had been called foul. "Well," Musial said, "there's nothing you can do about it." And without saying another word, Musial stepped back into the batter's box and doubled to the same spot in right field. This time it was called fair. The Cardinals rallied and won the game.
January 21, 201313 yr Bernie Miklasz article regarding your question. Bernie: Stan wouldn't want us to be sad : Stltoday Bernie is always money. Great article. Thanks for posting.
January 21, 201313 yr My dad's favorite player. "Stan Musial:An American Life" by George Vecsey is a must read. Got it for Christmas last year. Got this book too. Would recommend it to anyone, regardless if your a fan or not.
January 21, 201313 yr Author Got this book too. Would recommend it to anyone, regardless if your a fan or not. I thoroughly enjoyed that book.
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