Stan Musial, One of the Game’s Greatest Hitters, Dies at 92

Gerald · 01-19-13, 08:55 PM

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Stan Musial, one of baseball’s greatest hitters and a revered figure in the storied history of the St. Louis Cardinals — the player they called Stan the Man — died Saturday. He was 92.

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A signature Musial image endures: He waits for a pitch in a left-handed crouch, his knees bent and close together, his body leaning to the left as he peers over his right shoulder, the red No. 6 on his back. The stance was likened to a corkscrew or, as the White Sox pitcher and Dodger coach Ted Lyons once described it, “a kid peeking around the corner to see if the cops are coming.”

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Swinging from that stance, Musial won seven batting championships, hit 475 home runs and amassed 3,630 hits. His brilliance lay in his consistency. He had 1,860 hits at home and 1,860 on the road. He drove in 1,951 runs and scored 1,949 runs. And his power could be explosive: he set a major league record, equaled only once, when he hit five home runs in a doubleheader.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/20/sp...-at-92.html?hp

RIP!

Note: January 19, 2013

Red October1984 · 01-19-13, 09:18 PM

Stan the Man is gone...wow. He was a great.

I'm proud that he played for my team. GO CARDS!

RIP Stan...

soopaman2 · 01-20-13, 02:22 PM

Stan the Man!

The passing of a legend is sad, but his legacy will live on forever.

A great ripe old age, good for him!

eddie · 01-20-13, 10:08 PM

May he rest in peace. Sad to hear Earl Weaver passed away too.

vienna · 01-22-13, 01:15 PM

He was just about the last remaining part of baseball's glory days...

Thanks Stan and you will always be "The Man"...RIP...

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soopaman2 Der Alte Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 3,316 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	Stan the Man! The passing of a legend is sad, but his legacy will live on forever. A great ripe old age, good for him! __________________ If Hitler invaded Hell I would make at least a favourable reference to the devil in the House of Commons. -Winston Churchill- The most fascinating man in the world.

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vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,711 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	He was just about the last remaining part of baseball's glory days... Thanks Stan and you will always be "The Man"...RIP... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __

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eddie Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,023 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	May he rest in peace. Sad to hear Earl Weaver passed away too.