Stan the man musial book

Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The national baseball hall of fame ballantine books espn hardcover. You are purchasing a very cool paper back book titled, stan the man musial an original life story. Broad in scope and deep in analysis, this biography of stan musial details not only the personality and the accomplishments of the man, but artfully examines his life against the backdrop of the great depression, which the alreadyimpoverished musial family endured. November 21, 1920 january 19, 20, nicknamed stan the man, was an american baseball outfielder and first baseman. View stan musial s page at the baseball hall of fame plaque, photos, videos. Louis outfielder terry moore said in the 1994 book stan the man musial. Stan musial baseballs perfect knight trade cloth for. From stash to stan the man is the most comprehensive assessment of baseball legend stan musial s life and career to date. Finally, here is a biography of stan musial that is worthy of the playe.

Buy this book when musial retired in 1963 after a 22year career with the st. That evenings session was titled, stan the man musial. I grew up loving baseball and rooting for the cardinals so the man is one of those heros who live in my memory even though i never saw him play. In reading, it feels as though musial was holding vecseys hand all along, guiding him through the mythology of musial straight to the stan the man. Through it all, stan the man remained stan the menscha yiddish word for a human being, someone of high integrity, a major.

A brother, ed, was born two years after stan, completing the family. Curt flood, a teammate late in musials career, describes a man who worked to develop his. Stan the man details not only the personality and the accomplishments of the man but artfully examines musials life against the backdrop of the great depression which the alreadyimpoverished musial family endured, race and integration, and the tragedy that struck his hometown of donora, pennsylvania, and claimed many lives, including ultimately his fathers. It will transport you back to the days of baggy uniforms and country enos slaughter, sunday doubleheaders and marty marion, sportsmans park and the man going 3 for 4. He was selected to 24 allstar games and is the franchises career leader in virtually every batting category. Louiss favorite meeting spot, even before it was moved from in front of the old busch stadium to the new one. The problem with remembering stan musial as baseballs perfect. A near fine first printing of the first edition with some tanning to the pages in a near fine clipped dustjacket, signed by author stan musial. Stan musial, often called stan the man, was born in donora, pennsylvania on november 21, 1920. Wayne stewart broad in scope and deep in analysis, this biography of stan musial details not only the personality and the accomplishments of the man, but artfully examines his life against the backdrop of the. Louis cardinal star within the context of the times the great depression and wartime and postwar americaand the issues then prevalent in professional baseball, particularly race and the changing economics of the game. Stan musial is the definitive portrait of one of the games bestloved but most unappreciated legendstold through the remembrances of those who played beside, worked with, and covered stan the man over the course of his nearly seventy years in the national spotlight.

This book, between the author and the narrator, is an ordeal to finish. Saturday evening post cover detail, stan the man by john falter, from our may 1, 1954, issue. I wanted to know about stan musial as a ball player. He spent 22 seasons in major league baseball mlb playing for the st.

Stan the man details not only the personality and the accomplishments of the man but artfully examines musials life against finally, here is a biography of stan musial that is worthy of the player himself. Paxton from the april 19, 1958, issue of the saturday evening post. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Away from the diamond, musial proved a savvy businessman and a. The donora historical society, along with author and stan musial researcher kathleen shoop, taught the fourth week of the pittosher session class on april 3, 2019 on the pitt campus in oakland in the english nationality room of the cathedral of learning. And thats whats beautiful about this book and about musial s life. The story of how one man went from classd pitcher to major league outfielder in one year and rewrote the record books for the next twenty years. Giglios book on musial is a winner published by user, 18 years ago james giglios recently released book on stan the man musial is a winner in my opinion. Louis cardinals, from 1941 to 1944 and 1946 to 1963. Stan the man details not only the personality and the accomplishments of the man but artfully examines musial s life against the backdrop of the great depression which the alreadyimpoverished musial family endured, race and integration, and the tragedy that struck his hometown of donora, pennsylvania, and claimed many lives, including ultimately his fathers. People meet at the musial statue in front of the new ballpark.

Aug 02, 2010 fans are encouraged to have their photos taken with a paper flat stan the man, a play off the childrens book, flat stanley. Stan the man details not only the personality and the accomplishments of the man but artfully examines musials life against the author, who grew up in musials hometown, has spent years researching the sluggers life and career. Jun 23, 2015 musial was, of course, a hall of famera statement that, in its confined, qualified way is akin to calling mobydick a book about fishing. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. This is the story of how he got that nickname and why it. I have since become a longtime collector of musial memorabilia. His hall of fame baseball career qualifies him to be one of the top 10 players of all time.

Stan the man, stashu, stash or the donora greyhound. Midway through the book, for example, he dedicates a short chapter to. The life and times of stan musial stewart, wayne on. Stanley frank musial inducted to the hall of fame in. Includes bibliographical references pages 207208 and index presents the life story of musial, from his birth to immigrant parents in donora, pennsylvania, to his minor league days in the smokechoked towns of west virginia and the sunbleached resorts of florida, to his career in the major leagues. Stan the man played his entire 22year career as an outfielder and first baseman for the cardinals. Jun 05, 2011 stan musial bats in the 1949 allstar game at ebbets field, brooklyn. Louis cardinal first basemanoutfielder written by a leading historian of 20thcentury america, this volume offers a fine examination of its subject and his era the research for this book is impeccable.

Stan musial was my favorite ball player wehn i was growing up in the 1950s, and i wasnt disappointed. However, i understand stan did not cooperate with the author. Maybe that explains why fans voted for pete rose over stan musial. The author, who grew up in musials hometown, has spent years researching the sluggers life and career. Born to be a ballplayer is the ardent story of stan s thick contributions to this era. Subscribe to the magazine for more art, inspiring stories, fiction, humor, and features from our archives. Presents the life story of musial, from his birth to immigrant parents in donora, pennsylvania, to his minor league days in the smokechoked towns of west virginia and the sunbleached resorts of florida, to his career in the major leagues. The slew of neverbeforepublished material and revealing anecdotes gained through numerous exclusive interviews with former. The narrator adds a singsong reading to the book, which makes it seem as if its going to go on for ever.

Musial was the second child and first son of six children born to working class immigrants. To use a steel metaphor, which is fitting since he was born in a steel town, he was a blastfurnace product composed of a mixture of three ingredients. Although rogers hornsby, dizzy dean, bob gibson, lou brock, ozzie smith, and a host of other hall of famers were cardinals for the bulk of their careers, it is stan the man musial who defines the team and its place in baseball lore. Louis cardinal star within the context of the timesthe great depression and wartime and postwar americaand the issues then prevalent in.

Musial, better known as stan the man, was born in 1920 to a polish immigrant father and a secondgeneration slovak mother in donora, pennsylvania. Stan musial s father, lukasz, first appeared in donora in early 1910 following his emigration to the united states. Stan musial society for american baseball research. Away from the diamond, musial proved a savvy businessman and a model of humility and graciousness toward his many fans in st. If anything, i would have liked to hear even more about musial s post baseball life, although theres a lot in the book. In the most comprehensive assessment of baseball legend stan musial s life and career to date, james n. Louis cardinal and one of the greatest players to play baseball. Book description university of missouri press, united states, 2007.

He was nineteen years old at the time of his arrival, 5 feet 7 inches tall and 150 pounds in weight, with blond hair and gray eyes. The book is an inspiring biography of stans amazing career with the saint louis cardinals. Jun 05, 2011 call him stan not always the man musial. Last summer, months before it was announced that stan musial would receive the. Stans generosity, dedication to fans, and spiritual commitments are remarkable. Far from the fatally flawed antihero so common to major league baseball, it is refreshing to read such a book about a great player when so much about the game seems sordid with doping and other new scandals announced.

In his 1977 autobiography, the man stan, musial stated bluntly. Stan musial is a legend in baseball and an icon for cardinals fans. The fifth of six children, stanislaus musial grew up in a twobedroom house in donora, pa. Autobiography written by stan musial as told to bob broeg of the st loui. Stan the man musial donora historical society and smog museum. Louis postdispatch, this book is a magnificent tribute to a great athlete and gentleman. Stan musial s nicknamethe man is the perfect encapsulation of a player who was as terrific on the field as he was gentlemanly off it.

Stan musial was the greatest player in cardinals history and one of the best in the history of the game. His father, lukasz musial, was a polish immigrant born in warsaw and his mother, mary lancos, was the daughter of immigrants from czechoslovakia. Musial should stand as the definitive biography of the great st. It truly is a shame that they all seem to be forgetting stan musial. Little is known about him as a young man other than what he provided in his naturalization papers. Barnes released a matched set of eight books, short profiles of eight major league baseball stars allstars of the day. This book reads like a 12 hour people magazine article. Exceeded rookie limits during 1942 season full name. Long before he was stan the man, he was stanislaus frank musial, the boy. While he was very much a man with quirks and faults, and a real aversion to engaging in controversy, giglio shows a stan musial who was genuinely a nice, upstanding gentleman. Born to be a ballplayer is the ardent story of stans thick contributions to this era. Louis cardinals, he held some 50 major league and national league records, including seven batting titles, and enjoyed.