George Curcio shares with us some interesting information about the friendship between two well-known teammates from the Cardinals’ 1946 World Series championship season, Stan Musial and Joe Garagiola. The story has, to put it mildly, a rather unexpected ending…
Stan Musial Named 1948 MVP!
Seventy-five years ago, December 2, 1948, Stan Musial was named the National League MVP. “Stan the Man” led the league in hitting with a .376 batting average and 131 RBIs, but just missed the Triple Crown by one home run. So let’s take a moment to pay tribute to the memory of one of the true greats in baseball history…
How Times have Changed! Stan Musial Insists the Cardinals Cut His Salary From $100,000 to $80,000!
Here’s one I could categorize a couple different ways. It could go into “It’ll Never Happen Again,” category or even the “My, How the Game Has Changed!”…
Stan Musial Strikes Out Three Times!
Here’s something to really think about. It should wake up anyone who doesn’t think the game has changed drastically over the years…
STAN MUSIAL: THE BEGINNING-THE CRISES- THE THIRD MVP
“Whaddya say, whaddya say!” was Stan Musial’s standard, smiling greeting…
Stan Musial’s 1951 Salary Increase Blocked by Government
As we bid the year 2020 Adieu (and good riddance), we probably will look back on this year from a historical baseball perspective and marvel at all the changes that occurred this past season.
We’re Contacted by a Donora, PA Neighbor of Stan Musial!
Exactly one year ago, I wrote a post about Stan Musial and his great career. It turned out that one of our Old-Time Baseball Photos readers, Don Ostapowicz, read the posts and mentioned to me that his family had been neighbors of the Musial’s in Donora, Pennsylvania…
Stan Musial Strikes Out Three Times!
Here’s something to really think about. It should wake up anyone who doesn’t think the game has changed drastically over the years…
Stan Musial Named 1948 MVP!
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We’re Contacted by a Donora, PA Neighbor of Stan Musial!
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An Amazing Stat from the Hall-of-Fame Career of the Great Stan Musial!
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Happy Birthday to the Great Stan “The Man” Musial!
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1966 Hall-of-Fame Game!
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The Day Stan Musial Became a Granddad! September 10, 1963
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Shibe Park, Philadelphia, PA, May 21,1946 – Musial up at bat in 4-3 loss to Phillies
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1959 All-Star Game #2
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1959 All-Star Game Forbes Field
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Busch Stadium, St Louis, MO, September, 17, 1963 – Koufax and Musial square off
As the great Stan Musial’s career is coming to a close with less than two […]
Greatest Individual Seasons of All-Time Stan “The Man” Musial, 1948
Another Chapter in the Series: Greatest Individual Seasons of All-Time Stan “The Man” Musial, […]