What's my Line? Stan Musial

[FH99]

There has never been more of a gentleman to play the game of baseball. He played in the major leagues for 22 seasons and was never ejected from a game. Another amazing stat is that he retired with exactly the same number of hits at home as he did on the road. Out of all of the great players that have ever worn the Cardinal uniform, he stands above them all. Just look at who has the biggest statue outside of Busch Stadium, and see for yourself.

[shaunnamusicmaker]

Somehow or another, I'm related to Stan the Man :)

[irishsetterarchie]

Thank you so much for uploading this wonderful program and the amazing Stan Musial. He will not be forgotten!

[Dietpepsivanilla]

Perhaps the greatest Cardinal ever. The only other ones I can think of that's close to Stan "The Man" are Rodgers Hornsby and Bob Gibson.

[theontherise]

I wish they made shows like this today back then everything was so majestic

[channelislander]

FYI, Musial appears at 2:20.

[cleancab]

A great ball player and a true gentleman.

[CardsWSChamps06]

That guy was totally hitting on stan the man!

[Countrychiddler]

Daley reminds me of Kevin Spacey.

[MegaObserver1]

Stan was considering retiring following the 1961 season, but realized that with expansion, the pitching in the National League would be stretched thin. He was right, and was able to play two more seasons. After he retired following the '63 season the Cardinals made him a "special" VP. Stan later said "I have a wonderful job with the Cardinals, but please don't ask me what it is."

[vanfar15]

@MegaObserver1 He still has a private office at Busch Stadium III as well :)

[nirvgardengod]

yup,,,

[kebinstl]

I am so excited to see one of my all-time favorite birdies and one of the best there every was on this show that I love. :) LOVE YOU, Stan THE MAN!

[dandydonaldo]

Happy Birthday, Stan! 90 years young on 11/21/10

[GlorifiedTruth]

$50,000 was going to go to Stan's favorite charity had he been able to stump the panel. Thanks to these egotistical panelists' desire to prove what hotshots they were, a lot of needy kids went hungry.

[MegaObserver1]

The actual story was that Kennedy and Musial were born a few years apart (Kennedy in 1917, Musial in 1920). During the 1960 campaign, JFK was campaigning in St. Louis and said to Musial, "They say you're too old to play ball and I'm too young to be President. I hope we show them!" A few years later the All Star Game was played in Washington. Musial saw JFK in the Presidential box and said "I guess we showed them, Mr. President!"

[KrazerTazer1]

Stan was a great player and a greater person. He is very underrated and kind. He has never turned down an autograph and he will always be remembered.

[CarlDuke]

Stanley Frank Musial, though not considered fast,  was early on called the Donora Greyhound. There is also a great story about Stan when one time he was beseiged by a large group of fans trying to get his autograph as he and his wife Lil left the ballpark. As the fans crowded around they jostled his wife trying to get to Stan, and she in anger pushed back at some of them. A distressed Musial went up to wife and said, please Lillian don't ever do that again, these are my fans.

[henrygrove100]

I;'m related to Stan

[Scoclamor]

@henrygrove100 That's awesome!

[CheetoSantana]

Stan=Class

[waynebrasler]

Stan was such a handsome devil and, as all we native St. Louisans know, a genuinely nice guy with extraordinary people skills.

[crazyromanian1]

@waynebrasler I met him back in the late 70's while in college at our college TV station. SUPER nice person and introduced himself as "Stan the Man" with a very warm and sincere handshake. It was awesome. Told me how night games were tough on him and how he worked on increasing his power numbers to increase his salary. It was unreal how he just opened up about things. He was getting ready to appear on local talk show. Maybe he was getting warmed up.

[MobileSkaters]

im related to stan

[Imthecuteone]

ooooooooo Dorothy is gorgeous in this one!! and I love the hair!!

[44032]

Stan was retired by 1964. He just missed being on one more World Series champ.

[redmustang03]

I mean I wouldn't say 6 games back from the Dodgers is being close to the World Series when he retired that year but still I mean he was GM for one year in 1967 and the Cardinals won the World Series that year. He is the best first baseman ever.

[44032]

He just missed it because the Cardinals won the series the next year. The Cards had won the pennant the first four full years he played for them, and won the series three times. But then he went 17 years without playing on a pennant winner. He retired and they won the series the next year. That's what I meant.

[Scoclamor]

@44032 Who would have thought that, after 1946, Ted Williams and Stan Musial would never play in another World Series? The Kid and The Man!

[Scoclamor]

@44032 His last hit, went past the lunge of a rookie for the Cincinnati Reds named Pete Rose...who would eventually pass Stan and Ty for the most all time hits!

[colbymercury]

@Scoclamor That was a great Costas impression.

[Scoclamor]

@colbymercury It was a month before Kennedy would be killed...It was 1963. It was into an entirely new era! When Stan Musial came up to the Cardinals in 1941, America was not in WW 2. There were no games, to speak of, on television, you travelled to games on trains, they were six years away from Jackie Robinson.

When he had a great game against the Braves, their manager, Casey, said, "You'll be looking at him for a while. 10, 15, maybe 20 years".

[colbymercury]

@Scoclamor Sounds great, straight from Ken Burns Baseball.

[Scoclamor]

@colbymercury Speaking of which, how good is the 10th inning of that (1992-2009) I thought I read that the voice over person has since passed on. So is it as good as 1-9?

[13loomisst]

Nice to see Stan the Man. An all-time great. Thanks very much for posting.

[jimmysudar]

well, i must say that i miss bennett, but martin's intro of daley "lucidity of expression / darken and obscure the truth" rivals anything the random house publisher ever came up with.

[bigred997]

Stosh gave a trick answer because for most of his career he was an outfielder and not a first baseman.

Actually he started out as a pitcher, hurt his arm, was such a good hitter anyway and the rest is history.

[soulierinvestments]

WML 1964. Steve Lawrence made a number of memorable guest panelist appearances, including a very funny one (I think it is on YouTube) with his mystery guest wife.

1964 saw Dorothy enjoying her best conditioning of the 1960s. She did not miss one broadcast or taping session in 1964. In 1963 she missed no fewer than 10. As we can see, she looks much more fit than she did in her 1962 anorexic addictions period.

ASIDE -- too bad LBJ didn't find a General Musial somewhere to oversee the war.

[jimmysudar]

i like your aside about vietnam.

another aside: john bemoans the physical condition of american youth; this in the days before supersizing; imagine how horrified he'd be today.

[wmlfan9]

Stan the Man.

[weatdamal]

THANK YOU :)