Stan the Man has died...

[TWGator]

Being reported that Stan Musial has passed away at 92. As a lifelong Cards fan, this is a very sad day. He may not have been the greatest player of all time, but it's hard to argue that he was one of the sport's - and certainly St. Louis' - greatest ambassadors. RIP, Stan...

[austin]

I'm also a lifelong CARDS fan. Grew in the St. Louis area, remember as a kid going with my dad to his restaurant near "The Hill", it was called Stan and Biggies. He was a great ball player and a true gentlemen.
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[chrise9885]

Stan and my Father grew up together in Donora, PA.
I grew up in St. Pete, where the Cards used to have spring training.
He was a great guy. When I was in elementary school, some kids in my class didn't believe that I knew Stan. He told me to get the names of everyone in the class. He autographed an 8" x 10" photo of himself to every one of my class mates.
He and his wife Lil flew in for my Dad's funeral.
Stan will be missed.
RIP

[bofusgators]

God bless his family. I enjoyed watching him play. He was a great one.

[Speedofsand]

Rest In Peace Stan The Man

I just learned two things I never knew before...
Daytona Beach had a significant impact on Stan Musial and two major events which shaped his life: a career-altering injury and his marriage.

In the summer of 1940, Musial's baseball career was irreversibly altered. While playing for the Daytona Beach Islanders, Musial dived for a line drive in the sandy outfield and hurt his pitching shoulder. He was 18-5 with a 2.62 ERA for the Islanders in 1940, but he pitched only once thereafter.

Musial batted .311 with 70 RBIs in 405 at-bats that year with the Islanders, a farm club of the St. Louis Cardinals; by 1941 Musial was with the parent Cardinals and by 1943 he was the National League MVP.

During the 1940 season, Musial and his wife Lil married at St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church in Daytona Beach on May 25.
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My daughter moved to St Charles about 8 yrs ago, she and my ex's family are big Cards fans.

[gnvgator]