Stan "the Man" Musial passed away yesterday at the age of 92. I'm too young to have seen him play but he was one of the best both on the field and off. Condolences to his family and all of his fans.
1948 Bowman #36
Career highlights and awards
24× All-Star (1943, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949,1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957,1958, 1959, 1959², 1960, 1960², 1961, 1961²,1962, 1962², 1963)
3× World Series champion (1942, 1944, 1946)
3× NL MVP (1943, 1946, 1948)
7× NL batting champion (1943, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1957)
1957 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
St. Louis Cardinals #6 retired
Major League Baseball All-Century Team
“What made me sign with the Cardinals? Because they used salesmanship, the personal touch. Where others wrote, they talked. Where others waited, they acted. That early bird that got the worm must have been a Redbird.”
"He could have hit .300 with a fountain pen." - Joe Garagiola
"I love to play this game of baseball - I love putting on this uniform."
September 5, 1949
You honored the man well with this post, thanks and good on you!
ReplyDeleteI wasn't familiar with photo's 5 and 6. Such good shots.