Stan Musial
Stan Musial
Stanley Frank "Stan" Musial, nicknamed "Stan the Man", was an American Major League Baseballoutfielder and first baseman. He spent 22 seasons playing for the St. Louis Cardinals, 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 in 1969, and was also selected to the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame in the inaugural class of...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth21 November 1920
CityDonora, PA
CountryUnited States of America
The first principle of contract negotiations is don't remind them of what you did in the past - tell them what you're going to do in the future.
Hitting is like swimming. Once you learn the stroke, you never forget it.
The key to hitting for high average is to relax, concentrate, and don't hit the fly ball to center field.
I never realized that batting a little ball around could cause so much commotion. I now know how (Charles) Lindbergh must have felt when he returned from St. Louis.
There is no one correct way to bat, and so of course there is no one correct stance for it.
There was never a day when I was as good as Joe DiMaggio at his best. Joe was the best, the very best I ever saw.
It seemed like I always did some great hitting in Brooklyn. The field there was close to the stands. Every time I started walking to the plate, I could hear the fans say, 'Here comes that man again. Here comes that man.'
Back in my day, we didn't think about money as much. We enjoyed playing the game. We loved baseball. I didn't think about anybody else but the Cardinals.
A lot of hitters stay away from the plate, some are close up, some are forward, some are back. The thing about hitting is this: You have to know the strike zone. That's the most important thing. Hit strikes and put the bat on the ball.
Always wanted to be a Major League player. Loved baseball. Followed it. Loved to play. Plus, I could always hit.
I'm a musician. I play harmonica for relaxation. A good way to relax and entertain people. An excellent way to have fun.
What I try to do is never to hurt anybody else and figure if I don't, then I'm not likely to get hurt myself.