Stan Musial

[CaseDC3]

Rest In Peace Stan Musial. You were and still will always be "The Man"

 

[CaseDC3]

"The Man"

 

[Dean]

I saw news of his passing today.

I well remember my Father listing to Waite Hoyt broadcasting Cincinnati Reds games on the radio in the 1950s. He was an avid baseball fan and often spoke of Stan, The Man.

Dean

 

[tomtirediron]

Class far and away beyond todays "heros" and married to ONE woman for life. Today's cry babies could have learned a lot from this man.

 

[John B.]

I have 3 cardboard cutouts of him on ebay right now. As a set they are up to $21 with 19hrs left. Should I cancel them and list them later?
What do you guys think?

 

[MO8N4ME]

I lived in St Louis in my younger years and did get to see him play in the old Sportsman's Park. He was my hero before Bob Gibson and Lou Brock. When I was In Little League as a kid, I tried to mimic his batting stance.

He was a true gentleman on and off the field. The last of a 'Dying Breed' of ballplayers. One of the pitchers of Musial's era, said he finally figured out how to pitch to him. "Throw him 4 wide ones and try to pick him off first base" LOL

Stan, rest in peace.

 

[CaseDC3]

Keep them going..

 

[JD Seller]

I never was much of a baseball fan. I had to look up his name to know who he was. He was indeed a very rare man. Totally a class act.

Here is a video of his last game and at bat.
Here and Now: Stan Musials Final Time At The Plate .

 

[gab]

I got a bunch of baseball cards from 58, 59 and 60. I know there's some of old Stan the man in there. Any body collect those old cards any more. I was mainly after Cubs and Yankees cards at the time but I couldn't name one player on either team now.

 

[MO8N4ME]

(quoted from post at 22:59:34 01/19/13) I got a bunch of baseball cards from 58, 59 and 60. I know there's some of old Stan the man in there. Any body collect those old cards any more. I was mainly after Cubs and Yankees cards at the time but I couldn't name one player on either team now.

Soriano and Jeter (sp?)...1959 is Bob Gibson's Topps rookie card. Worth a couple hundred.

 

[MO8N4ME]

Here is a little ditty on Musial baseball cards. I understand there might be an off-brand 1948 card out there. Stan Rest in Peace.

Topps began printing baseball cards in 1951 when Musial was 30 and near the peak of his Hall of Fame career. Musial had a contract to appear on baseball cards produced by a rival company, Bowman.

Bowman produced Stan Musial cards in 1952 and ’53.

For the next four years (1954-57), Musial didn’t appear on any baseball card, even though he may have been the most popular player in the game.

In a 2001 interview with USA Today on the 50th anniversary of Topps baseball cards, Topps executive Sy Berger said Musial “just didn’t want to sign (a contract) for cards.”

The breakthrough came in time for Topps’ 1958 set. Berger said Cardinals owner Gussie Busch was raising money for charity and asked Topps for a donation. Berger said Topps offered to donate $1,500 to the non-profit of Busch’s choice if Musial would agree to sign a Topps contract to appear on a 1958 baseball card. Musial did. The retired Cardinals star continues to be featured on Topps baseball cards today.