When the list of things a subject didn’t do is longer and more interesting than the things he did, that subject’s biographer faces a mighty challenge. He trimmed his eyelashes to help him better see the ball. He signed autographs with extraordinary patience. He hit a baseball better than almost anybody ever born.
He grew up poor in the Monongahela Valley of Pennsylvania. Now, here are some of the things Stan Musial did: He didn’t support his teammate Curt Flood when Flood challenged baseball’s oppressive reserve clause, paving the way for players to become free agents. He didn’t take a stand, one way or the other, when Jackie Robinson integrated major league baseball in 1947.
He didn’t sleep with a Hollywood actress. 400, hit in 56 consecutive games or smash 500 home runs. Here are just a few of the interesting things Stan Musial, the great slugger for the St.
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