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Stan Musial Biography

Stanley Frank Musial (/ˈmjuːziəl, -ʒəl/; born Stanisław Franciszek Musiał; November 21, 1920 – January 19, 2013), nicknamed Stan the Man, was an American baseball outfielder and first baseman. He spent 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) 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 2014.

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Always wanted to be a Major League player. Loved baseball. Followed it. Loved to play. Plus, I could always hit.

Baseball, Followed, League, Loved, Player

There is no one correct way to bat, and so of course there is no one correct stance for it.

Bat, Bats, Correct, Stance, Way

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.

Figure, Figures, Hurt, Likely, Trying

Unless you give it all you've got, there isn't any sense in playing.

Giving, Unless, Give, Playing, Sense

Hitting is like swimming. Once you learn the stroke, you never forget it.

Hitting, Never Forget, Stroke, Swimming

I consciously memorized the speed at which every pitcher in the league threw his fastball, curve, and slider; then, I'd pick up the speed of the ball in the first thirty feet of its flight and knew how it would move once it had crossed the plate.

Consciously, Curve, Curves, Feet, Moving, Pitcher

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. '

Brooklyn, Fans, Field, Men, Stands, Time

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.

Day, Dimaggio, Good, Joe, Saw, Saws

I'm a musician. I play harmonica for relaxation. A good way to relax and entertain people. An excellent way to have fun.

Entertain, Fun, Good, People, Play

I started to crouch because that way I could guard the plate better, and I always wanted to hit. 300 in the big leagues.

Big, Bigs, Guard, League, Plate, Way

Used to be bats had thick handles and a big barrel. Then they found it's not the size of the bat that gets home runs - it's the speed with which you can swing it.

Home, Running, Speed, Swings, Thick, Used

The one unbreakable rule about hitting is this: if a batter hits well with his own particular stance and swing, think twice - or more - before suggesting a change.

Hits, Hitting, Swings, Thinking, Twice, Unbreakable

I think I had the smallest handle around. When I got my bats, I even trimmed them down. I used to scrape them. Some years later when I started getting older, I used to start with a 33 and in the summer it got down to 31 and then probably in September got down to 30.

Older, September, Smallest, Summer, Thinking, Years

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.

Ball, Balls, Causes, Know, Littles, Louis