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Died: January 19, 2013 (aged 92) Ladue, Missouri. September 17, 1941, for the St.

Born Stanisaw Franciszek Musia ; November 21, 1920 January 19, 2013, nicknamed Stan the Man , was an American baseball. He spent 22 seasons in Major League Baseball. (MLB) playing for the St. From 1941 to 1944 and 1946 to 1963. Widely considered to be one of the greatest and most consistent hitters in baseball history.

Musial was a first-ballot inductee into the Baseball Hall of Fame. And was also selected to the St. In the inaugural class of 2014. 331 over the course of his career and set National League.

(1,951), games played (3,026), at bats. (725), his 475 career home runs. Then ranked second in NL history behind Mel Ott. His 6,134 total bases. Remained a major league record until surpassed by Hank Aaron. And his hit total still ranks fourth all-time. And is the highest by any player who spent his career with only one team. A seven-time batting champion with identical totals of 1,815 hits at home and 1,815 hits on the road, he was named the National League. S (NL) Most Valuable Player. (MVP) three times and led St. Louis to three World Series.

He also shares the major league record for the most All-Star Games. Played (24) with Hank Aaron.

Musial won his second World Series championship in 1944. Then missed the entire 1945 season while serving in the Navy. That year he earned his second MVP award and third World Series title. His third MVP award came in 1948, when he finished one home run short of winning baseball's Triple Crown. After struggling offensively in 1959, Musial used a personal trainer to help maintain his productivity until he decided to retire in 1963. At the time of his retirement, he held or shared 17 major league records, 29 National League records, and nine All-Star Game records. Ironically, in 1964, the season following his retirement, the Cardinals went on to defeat the New York Yankees. In an epic 7-game clash, for St.

Known for his modesty and sportsmanship, Musial was selected for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. In February 2011, President Barack Obama.

Presented Musial with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. One of the highest civilian awards. That can be bestowed on a person by the United States government. Post-playing career and family life. The fifth of the six children (four girls and two boys) of Lukasz and Mary (Lancos) Musia. His mother was of Carpatho-Rusyn. Descent and his father was a Polish. Immigrant who chose the name Stanisaw Franciszek for his first son, though his father always referred to Musial using the Polish nickname Stasiu, pronounced "Stashu". Musial frequently played baseball with his brother Ed and other friends during his childhood, and considered Lefty Grove. Musial also had the benefit of learning about baseball from his neighbor Joe Barbao, a former minor league. When he enrolled in school, his name was formally changed to Stanley Frank Musial. At age 15 Musial joined the Donora Zincs, a semi-professional team managed by Barbao. And grandfather to Ken Griffey, Jr. Described the younger Griffey, in comparison to Musial, as the second-best left-handed hitting, left-handed throwing outfielder ever born in Donora, Pennsylvania, on November 21. His exploits as a rising player in Pennsylvania earned him the nickname "The Donora Greyhound". Musial also played basketball and was offered an athletic scholarship in that sport by the University of Pittsburgh. Had scouted Musial as a pitcher and, in 1937, offered him a professional contract after a workout with their Class D. Musial's father initially resisted the idea of his son pursuing a baseball career, but reluctantly gave his consent after lobbying by both Musial and his mother. Musial also credited his school librarian Helen Kloz for pointing out that baseball was his dream and advising him to pursue it professionally. In what was then a common practice, the Cardinals did not file the contract with the baseball commissioner. S office until June 1938. This preserved Musial's amateur eligibility, and he was still able to participate in high school sports, leading Donora High School's basketball team to a playoff appearance. He then reported to the Cardinals' Class D affiliate in West Virginia. Musial's rookie year with Williamson in 1938 was a period of adjustment both on and off the field. He began gaining more in-depth knowledge about baseball strategy.

While posting a 66 winloss record. And a 4.66 earned run average. (ERA), to go along with a. Off the field, he experienced feelings of homesickness. Musial finished his high school education before returning to Williamson in spring 1939.

That season his numbers improved to a 92 record, a 4.30 ERA, and a. Musial spent the 1940 season with the Cardinals' other Class D team, the Daytona Beach Islanders. Where he developed a lifelong friendship with manager Dickie Kerr.

His pitching skills improved under the guidance of Kerr, who also recognized his hitting. Talent, playing him in the outfield. On May 25, 1940, Musial married fellow Donora resident, Lillian "Lil" Labash, in Daytona Beach, and the couple's first child followed in August. During late August, Musial suffered a shoulder injury while playing in the outfield, and later made an early exit as the starting pitcher in a 125 playoff game loss. Kerr talked him out of it, and even took the Musials into his own home to relieve the financial burden. In 113 games in 1940 he hit. 311, while compiling an 185 pitching record that included 176 strikeouts and 145 walks. Musial was assigned to the Class AA Columbus Red Birds. To begin 1941, though manager, Burt Shotton. And Musial himself quickly realized that the previous year's injury had considerably weakened his arm. As "a kid peeking around the corner to see if the cops were coming". According to a 1950 description by author Tom Meany. The bent knees and the crouch give him the appearance of a coiled spring, although most pitchers think of him as a coiled rattlesnake. Musial continued to play well in Rochesterin one three-game stretch, he had 11 hits. He was called up to the Cardinals for the last two weeks of the 1941 season. Musial's statue outside of Busch Stadium. Captures his signature batting stance. Musial made his major league. Debut during the second game of a doubleheader. The Cardinals were in the midst of a pennant race with the Brooklyn Dodgers. In 12 games, Musial collected 20 hits for a. Despite Musial's late contributions, the Cardinals. Finished two and one-half games behind the 100-game-winning Dodgers. Used Musial as a left fielder. Sometimes lifting him for a pinch-hitter. As the Cardinals resumed battling the Dodgers for first place in the National League. The Cardinals took sole possession of first place on September 13, and when Musial caught a fly ball to end the first game of a doubleheader on September 27 they clinched the pennant. He finished the season with a. 315 batting average and 72 runs batted in. Musial received national publicity when he was named by St. Roy Stockton as his choice for Rookie of the Year in a Saturday Evening Post. The Cardinals played the American League. In the 1942 World Series. Representing the winning run at home plate in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 1 at Sportsman's Park, Musial grounded out. Musial's first hit of the Series was an RBI single. That provided the margin of victory in Game 2, allowing the Cardinals to tie the Series.

He finished the season leading the major leagues in hitting with a. 357 batting average and led the NL in hits (220), doubles. This performance earned him his first NL Most Valuable Player Award.

Ahead of teammate and catcher Walker Cooper. After romping to another NL pennant by 18 games, the Cardinals again faced the Yankees in the 1943 World Series. Musial had a single in the Cardinals' Game 1 loss, and scored a run in a Game 2 win. United States involvement in World War II began to impinge on Musial's baseball career in 1944. As he underwent a physical examination in prelude to possible service in the armed forces.

He ultimately remained with the Cardinals for the entire season, posting a. 347 batting average with 197 hits. The Cardinals claimed the NL pennant for the third consecutive season, and faced St. Louis's other major league team, the Browns.

In the 1944 World Series. The Browns took a 21 lead, while Musial hit. He broke out in Game 4 with a two-run home run. 304 batting average for the Series. Musial enlisted in the United States Navy on January 23, 1945, during World War II. He was initially assigned to noncombat duty at the Naval Training Station in Bainbridge, Maryland. Where he was able to play baseball every afternoon in the naval base's eight-team league. After being granted emergency leave to see his ailing father in January 1946, he was briefly assigned to the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Before his honorable discharge from the Navy as a Seaman Second Class in March 1946. In 2007, Musial received the Navy Memorial's Lone Sailor Award, which honors Navy veterans who have excelled in civilian life. Every time Stan came up they chanted,'Here comes the man! Who had joined the Cardinals during Musial's absence in 1945. He declined the offer, and after manager Dyer spoke to club owner Sam Breadon.

It was also during the 1946 season that Musial acquired his nickname of Stan the Man. During the June 23 game against the Dodgers at Ebbets Field. Louis Post-Dispatch sportswriter Bob Broeg. Heard Dodger fans chanting whenever Musial came to bat, but could not understand the words. Later that day over dinner, Broeg asked Cardinals traveling secretary Leo Ward if he had understood what the Dodger fans had been chanting.

Broeg mentioned this story in his Post-Dispatch column, and Musial was thereafter known as Stan "The Man". Musial on the cover of Baseball Digest. In June 1946, Dyer began to use Musial as a first baseman. The Cardinals finished the season tied with the Dodgers.

Musial's Game 1 triple and Game 2 double contributed to the Cardinals' two-games-to-none series victory. Facing the Boston Red Sox. The Cardinals won the 1946 World Series.

As Musial had six hits and four RBI. 365 for the season and won his second NL MVP Award, receiving 22 out of a possible 24 first-place votes, finishing ahead of Brooklyn's Dixie Walker. Musial began the 1947 season. On May 9, team doctor Dr.

Robert Hyland confirmed a previous diagnosis of appendicitis. While discovering that Musial was concurrently suffering from tonsillitis. He received treatment, but did not have either his appendix or tonsils surgically removed until after the season ended.

Article criticized baseball players for appearing in cigarette advertisements. He made a personal decision to never again appear in such ads. By June 24, his batting average was. 408, prompting Brooklyn pitcher Preacher Roe.

To comically announce his new method for retiring Musial: Walk him on four pitches and pick him off. Given a mid-season pay raise by new Cardinals owner Robert E. For his outstanding performance, Musial hit a home run in the All-Star Game. On September 22, he registered five hits in a game for the fourth time in the season, tying a mark set by Ty Cobb. He missed tying for the top in homers by one rained out home run. If it had counted, he would have won the Triple Crown that year... And in addition have been the only player of this century to lead the league in runs, hits, double, triples, and slugging percentage. Sportswriter Bob Broeg, on Musial's 1948 season. Musial finished the 1948 season leading the major leagues in batting average. 376, hits (230), doubles (46), triples (18), total bases (429), and slugging percentage. Winning the NL batting title by a 43-point margin, with an on-base percentage lead of 27 points and a 138-point slugging percentage marginthe latter being the largest gap since Rogers Hornsby. S 1925 seasonMusial became the first player to win three NL MVP awards. If a home run he hit during a rained out. Game had been counted in his season totals, he would have won the Triple Crown. By leading the NL in batting average, home runs, and runs batted in. Anticipating life after his baseball career, Musial began the first of several business partnerships with Julius "Biggie" Garagnani in January 1949, opening "Stan Musial & Biggie's" restaurant. He approached the 1949 season. With the intent to try to hit more home runs, stating he had hit 39 the previous season "without trying". His new focus on hitting for power backfired, as pitchers began using the outside part of the plate to induce him to ground out to the first or second baseman. Musial soon stopped focusing on hitting home runs and resumed his consistent offensive production by the end of May. He received his sixth consecutive All-Star player selection and finished the season leading the NL in hits (207) while playing in every game. However, the Cardinals, with 96 wins, finished one game behind the Dodgers. In the late 1940s, when baseball was slowly becoming integrated. Musialalong with his roommate Red Schoendienstwould be lauded by newcomers such as Dodgers' pitcher Don Newcombe. Had the need to sit in the dugout and call a black guy a bunch of names", Newcombe said, "because he was trying to change the game and make it what it should have been in the first place, a game for all people. Musial began the 1950s by posting a. 350 batting average before participating in the 1950 All-Star Game, where in fan balloting he was the NL's number two choice. He had the longest hitting streak of his career during the 1950 season. A 30-game stretch that ended on July 27. With the Cardinals falling 14 games out of first place by September, manager Dyer used him at first base and all three outfield positions. New Cardinals manager Marty Marion. Led the team to a third-place finish in 1951. While Musial was named The Sporting News. On Musial in a 1952 Life. National media attention inadvertently turned to Musial a month before the 1952 season. Wrote an article regarding modern baseball players that was published in Life magazine. Cobb singled out Musial and Phil Rizzuto. As the only players "who can be mentioned in the same breath with the oldtime greats". Cobb went on to refer to Musial as a better player than Joe DiMaggio. In response, Musial displayed his characteristic modesty, saying, Cobb is baseball's greatest.

I don't want to contradict him, but I can't say that I was ever as good as Joe DiMaggio. The only major league pitching appearance of Musial's career occurred as a publicity stunt during the last Cardinals home game of the 1952 season. Had a reluctant Musial pitch to Frank Baumholtz. The runner-up to Musial for the best batting average in the NL that season. With Baumholtz batting right-handed for the first time in his career, Musial's first pitch was hit so hard it ricocheted off the shin of third baseman Solly Hemus.

As a reserve player, when Cincinnati's Ted Kluszewski. Outpolled him by 150,000 votes to get on the starting lineup at first base.

Musial entered the game as a pinch hitter in the fourth inning, and played left field as the game entered extra innings. Leading off the bottom of the 12th, he hit a home run to give the NL a 65 victory. Marked another milestone for Musial, when he broke Mel Ott. S NL record for extra-base hits on August 12. Earlier that season, Cardinals general manager "Trader Frank" Lane. Began negotiations to trade him for Philadelphia pitcher Robin Roberts. When Cardinals owner Gussie Busch learned of the possible move, he made it clear that Musial was not available for any trade. Instead, Lane dealt Musial's close friend Schoendienst to the New York Giants; an upset Musial made no immediate comment to the press. Musial tied the NL record for consecutive games played with his 822nd, a streak that began on the last day of the 1951 season. By Cincinnati Reds fans, he was selected and played in the All-Star Game held at Sportsman's Park. When he overextended his swing while batting during a game on August 23, Musial fractured a bone in his left shoulder socket and tore muscles over his collarbone. He was unable to play again until September 8, ending his consecutive games-played streak. He finished 1957 as Sports Illustrated. S Sportsman of the Year. Musial around first, on his way to second with a double. S radio play-by-play call of Musial's 3,000th major league hit. According to Baseball Almanac, Hank Greenberg was the first with Pittsburgh in 1947. He quickly demonstrated a return on the investment by sharing with Willie Mays the inaugural (and for the only time in Musial's career) NL Player of the Month. In May (no such award was given in April until 1969) batting. 374, with 4 HR, and 16 RBI. That evening by roughly 1,000 fans. Finishing the season in sixth place, the Cardinals embarked on an exhibition tour of Japan, winning 14 of 16 games against top players from the Central. Taking a new approach to preparation for the 1959 season. Musial was given permission to report late to spring training so that he might conserve his energy for the duration of the year. Musial, at 6 feet (180 cm) tall, had maintained a weight of around 175 pounds (79 kg) throughout his career. Seeking more revenue for the players' pension fund, Major League Baseball held two All-Star games in a season for the first time through 1962. Musial made his 16th All-Star appearance (16th season). And pinch-hit in both contests, flying out in the July 7 game and drawing a walk in the August 3 game. He finished the season with 115 regular game appearances, a. 255 batting average, 37 runs, and a slugging percentage of. During the 1959 season, John F. Approached Musial about supporting Kennedy's campaign for President. Musial campaigned for Kennedy later that year and became a supporter of the Democrat. On June 30, 1959, Musial was the batter in one of the oddest plays in baseball history. In a game between the Cardinals and Chicago Cubs. He was at the plate with a count of 31. Next pitch was errant, evading catcher Sammy Taylor. And rolling all the way to the backstop. Called ball four, even as Anderson and Taylor contended that Musial had foul tipped. Because the ball was still in play and Delmore was embroiled in an argument with the catcher and pitcher, Musial kept running in attempt to make second base. Seeing that Musial was trying for second, Alvin Dark. Ran to the backstop to retrieve the ball. The ball wound up in the hands of field announcer Pat Pieper. But Dark ended up getting it back anyway. Absentmindedly, however, Delmore pulled out a new ball and gave it to Taylor. Anderson finally noticed that Musial was trying for second, took the new ball, and threw it to second baseman Tony Taylor. Anderson's throw flew over Taylor's head into the outfield. S director of physical education. In June 1960, newspaper articles began speculating that Musial would soon retire, yet he finished the season with a. He addressed the speculation in September, confirming that he would play again in 1961. 288 batting average that season reaffirmed his decision. In 1962, Musial posted a. 330 batting average, good for third in the batting race, with 19 homers and 82 RBI. As a pinch-hitter, he had 14 base hits in 19 at-bats. Along the way, he established new NL career marks for hits, RBI, and runs scored.

That same year on July 8, the 41-year-old Musial became the oldest player ever to hit three home runs in one game. Stan Musial's number 6 was retired.

By winning 10 of their first 15 games, as Musial posted a. He set a new major league record for career extra-base hits on May 8 and improved his batting average to. 277 by the end of the month. Making his 20th All-Star appearance.

On July 26 what his plans were, Musial said that he would retire at season's end. He waited until the Cardinals team picnic on August 12 to publicly announce his decision, hopeful he could retire on a winning note. Musial became a grandfather for the first time in the early hours of September 10; later that day, he hit a home run in his first at-bat. After sweeping a doubleheader on September 15, the Cardinals had won 19 of their last 20 games, and were one game behind the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers then swept the Cardinals in a three-game series in St. Louis and clinched the NL pennant on September 25. Musial's last game, on September 29, 1963, was preceded by an hour-long retirement ceremony. Speakers at the event included baseball commissioner Ford Frick.

Who would go on to break Cobb's record to become baseball's all-time hit king. All Musial represents is more than two decades of sustained excellence and complete decency as a human being. At the time of his retirement, Musial held or shared 17 major league records, 29 NL records, and nine All-Star Game records. Among those records, he ranked as the major league career leader in extra-base hits (1,377) and total bases. He also held NL career marks in categories such as hits (3,630).

Games played (3,026), doubles (725). He finished his career with 475 home runs. Despite never having led the NL in the category. Jerry Lansche speculates Musial would likely have become the second player, after Babe Ruth. With 2,000 RBI, and would have exceeded 500 career home runs had he not served in the military. His lowest full season RBI output before the war was 72 (in 1942) and as he needed only 49 RBI to reach 2,000 for his full career, he certainly would have exceeded 2,000 RBI by playing without injury in 1945. His home run production is a different story and it is highly unlikely he would have reached 500. He did not hit more than 13 home runs in any season before he entered the navy and did not hit as many as 25 (the number he would have needed to become a 500 career homer club member) until 1948, 3 years after returning to baseball from World War II. His career hit total was evenly split between 1,815 hits at home and 1,815 hits on the road.

Even if Musial had hit safely 207 times (the average of his hits in the 2 years before and the 2 years after his service in the navy) in 1945, he still would have been 354 hits short of tying Ty. His hit total in his last season at age 42 was only 86; even if he could have had 103 hits a season (the average of his last 5 seasons) he would have had to play to age 47 to attain the hits record. He was the first major league player to appear in more than 1,000 games at two different positions, registering 1,896 games in the outfield and 1,016 at first base. Since Musial's retirement in 1963, Tony Gwynn.

Has been the only player to finish his career with a higher lifetime batting average. Hank Aaron has been the only player to surpass his record of 6,134 total bases. In Musial's 3,026 major league appearances, he was never ejected from a game. Speaking about his quiet reputation within the sport's history, sportscaster Bob Costas. From February 1964 to January 1967, he also served as President Lyndon Johnson. S physical fitness adviser, a part-time position created to promote better fitness among American citizens. Before the 1967 season began, the Cardinals named Musial the team's general manager. And he oversaw the club's World Series championship that year. He won the allegiance of Cardinals players by making fair offers from the outset of player-contract negotiations and creating an in-stadium babysitting service so players' wives could attend games.

His longtime business partner Biggie Garagnani died in June 1967, prompting Musial to devote more time to managing his restaurant and other business interests. He came to realize that the detail-oriented desk job was not his forte. He consequently decided to step down as general manager, before even completing a full year on the job.

Was noted for his harmonica playing, which included his rendition of Take Me Out to the Ball Game. Through the 1990s, he frequently played the harmonica at public gatherings, such as the annual Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony and various charity events. He performed on the television show Hee Haw. Even though Musial left Donora after high school, he retained close ties to the town throughout the rest of his life. He maintained membership in local social clubs, and regularly sent a local doctor. Boxes of autographed baseballs, with the town's mayor using some for United Way. Musial also gave free meals at the restaurant he owned in St. Louis to any customers who presented valid ID proving they were Donora residents. Musial met Lillian Susan Labash, the daughter of a local grocer. In Donora when both were 15, and married her in St. They had four children: son Richard, and daughters Gerry, Janet, and Jeanie. Lillian Musial died at 91, on May 3, 2012; their marriage had lasted for almost 72 years. In his final years, Musial suffered from Alzheimer's disease. Here stands baseball's perfect warrior.

Here stands baseball's perfect knight. Quote inscribed on the base of Musial's statue, attributed to former commissioner Ford Frick. On August 4, 1968, a statue of Musial was erected outside of Busch Memorial Stadium. On the northeast grounds of the St.

The statue was moved from its original location to the west side of the new Busch Stadium. For its first season in 2006, where it became a popular meeting place for generations of Cardinals fans. Musial's statue is inscribed with a quote attributed to former baseball commissioner Ford Frick. Musial was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. In his first year of eligibility in 1969. When he was named on 93.2 percent of the ballots. On June 14, 1973 he was the first inductee into the National Polish-American Hall of Fame, housed at St. Mary's College in Orchard Lake, Michigan. In 1989, he was inducted into the St. Five years later, a baseball field was named after him in his hometown of Donora. He was ranked tenth on The Sporting News. List of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players published in 1998. He was also one of the 30 players selected to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. Added by a special committee after he finished 11th in fan voting among outfielders. In 2000, he was inducted into the Hall of Famous Missourians. For the inaugural class of 2014. President Barack Obama awards the 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom to Stan Musial in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House February 15, 2011. Nearly two decades after Musial retired, baseball statistician Bill James. Movement began providing new ways of comparing players across baseball history. In 2001, James ranked Musial the tenth-greatest baseball player in history, and the second-best left fielder of all time. He ranks fifth all-time among hitters on the Black Ink Test, and third all-time on the Gray Ink Testmeasures designed to compare players of different eras. He ranks first on Baseball-Reference's Hall of Fame Monitor Test, and is tied for second in the Hall of Fame Career Standards Test.

Despite his statistical accomplishments, he is sometimes referred to as the most underrated or overlooked athlete in modern American sports history. For instance, in his analysis of baseball's under- and overrated players in 2007, sportswriter Jayson Stark. Said, I can't think of any all-time great in any sport who gets left out of more who's-the-greatest conversations than Stan Musial. Musial threw out the first pitch in the fifth game of the 2006 World Series.

And delivered the ceremonial first pitch. Ball to President Barack Obama. At the 2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. A "Stan the Man" day was held in his honor by the Cardinals on May 18, 2008. In 2010, another one of the Cardinals' greatest sluggers, Albert Pujols. For his lifetime of achievement and service. The campaign realized its goal, and on February 15, 2011, Musial was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama. Who called him an icon untarnished, a beloved pillar of the community, a gentleman you'd want your kids to emulate. On October 17, 2012, Musial made his final appearance at Busch Stadium, riding in a golf cart around the warning track before Game 4 of the National League Championship Series. Musial stopped at both dugouts and greeted San Francisco Giants. And Cardinals manager Mike Matheny. The Cardinals would go on to win Game 4 by a score of 8-3, but lost the pennant to the eventual World Series.

On January 19, 2013, Musial died at age 92 of natural causes. At his home in Ladue, Missouri.

On the same day as fellow MLB Hall of Fame inductee Earl Weaver. Musial was surrounded by his family as he died peacefully. Cardinals owner Bill DeWitt, Jr. We have lost the most beloved member of the Cardinals family. Stan Musial was the greatest player in Cardinals history and one of the best players in the history of baseball. The entire Cardinals organization extends its sincere condolences to Stan's family, including his children Richard, Gerry, Janet and Jean, as well as his eleven grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. We join fans everywhere in mourning the loss of our dear friend and reflect on how fortunate we all are to have known'Stan the Man'. Upon hearing the news of his death, fans gathered and began an impromptu memorial at his statue outside Busch Stadium; the Cardinals issued a release saying the memorial would be left in place for some time. In a laudatory obituary, The New York Times. Quoted famed New York manager Leo Durocher. There is only one way to pitch to Musialunder the plate. Commented: Stan Musial was a great American hero whowith the utmost humilityinspired us all to aim high and dream big. The world is emptier today without him, but far better to have known him. The legacy of'baseball's perfect warrior' will endure and inspire generations to come. Tweeted: Sad as we are, we are fortunate to have had Stan in STL for so long, and are also glad that Stan and Lil are together again.

He ordered flags at half-mast in the city. "Major League Baseball has lost one of its true legends in Stan Musial, a Hall of Famer in every sense and a man who led a great American life", Commissioner Bud Selig.

He was the heart and soul of the historic St. Louis Cardinals franchise for generations, and he served his country during World War II. A recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011, Stan's life embodies baseball's unparalleled history and why this game is the national pastime. Thousands of fans braved cold temperatures on January 24 for a public visitation at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis. A private funeral Mass was held on Saturday, January 26, 2013, at the New Cathedral in St. Was the principal celebrant, and Knoxville's Bishop Richard F. Musial's former parish priest, was the homilist. Gave the principal eulogy, calling him "the genuine hero who as the years and decades passed, and disillusionment came from other directions, never once let us down", and quoting fellow Cooperstown honoree Mickey Mantle. Who once said that Musial "was a better player than me because he was a better man than me".

As a reflection of his popularity, Musial has had infrastructure named after him. In May 2011 the Pennsylvania State Senate. Changed the name of the bridge that carries the C. Vance Deicas Memorial Highway S.

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