RIP, Stan "The Man" Musial

Greatest Cardinals player of all-time. He'll be missed.

Passed away at 92.

RIP, Stan.

Derrick Goold ‏@dgoold
#Cardinals great Stan "The Man" Musial died today in St. Louis at 5:45 p.m. local time. He was surrounded by family.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME. Weaver and Musial on the same day.

Holy Crap!!! Rip Stan.

Cause of death?

Oh man

A_Pharis said:

Cause of death?

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Stan Musial ‏@stanthemaninc
Stan the Man passed peacefully at home at 5:45 pm tonight of natural causes. Life will never be the same without baseball's perfect knight.

I am so deeply saddened by this. Someone needs to console [MENTION=2418]George_Calfas[/MENTION] , too

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I am so deeply saddened by this. Someone needs to console [MENTION=2418]George_Calfas[/MENTION] , too

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Sam Banks as well. Sorry, Sam.

Jaypers said:

Stan Musial ‏@stanthemaninc
Stan the Man passed peacefully at home at 5:45 pm tonight of natural causes. Life will never be the same without baseball's perfect knight.

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Thanks. One of my favorite players. Got a nice Sig of his, but - sadly - no game used. I will be in the market... Maybe a nice 8x10, too.

RIP, Stan.

Baseball has lost 2 great men today. I don't know if we will ever see another player like Stan :sad:

STAN 'THE MAN' MUSIAL DIES AT 92

One night after his longtime friend and teammate Red Schoendienst was honored on his upcoming 90th birthday, fellow Cardinals Hall of Famer Stan Musial died quietly at age 92 at 5:45 p.m. Saturday at his St. Louis County home under Hospice care.

Musial’s family members who did not live here had gathered in the last day when Musial’s health had deteriorated. A family spokesman made the announcement.

Musial, who turned 92 in November, has been in declining health for the last several years, including being afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease. Lillian Musial, his wife of more than 70 years, had died last May 4.

Considered the greatest Cardinal of them all, Musial also likely was the most popular Cardinal of them all, continuing to make his home in St. Louis after his retirement in 1963.

Playing his entire 22-season career with the Cardinals, Musial is the franchise leader in virtually every category, including hits at 3,630, splitting them evenly at 1,815 at home and 1,815 on the road.

Selected to play in a record-tying 24 All-Star Games, Musial won seven National League batting titles.

Signed to a professional contract by the St. Louis Cardinals as a pitcher 1938, Musial was converted into an outfielder, where he made his major league debut in 1941.

At the time of his retirement, Musial held or shared 17 major league records, 29 National League records, and nine All-Star Game records. In addition to overseeing businesses such as Stan Musial and Biggie’s restaurant, Musial served as the Cardinals' general manager in 1967 and then quit after his team won both the National League title and World Series that year.

Musial was selected to the Major League Baseball All-Century team in 1999 and President Barack Obama presented Musial with the presidential medal of freedom, the highest honor that can be bestowed on a civilian, at the White House on Feb 15, 2011.

A bronze statue has stood outside the last two Busch Stadium facilities, now residing on newly-dedicated Musial Plaza. The inscription reads, “Here stands baseball’s perfect warrior. Here stands baseball’s perfect knight.”

RIP

A great ambassador of the game, and a fine gentleman. My heart goes out to Cardinal fans today, he was such a piece of the franchise.

Sad to hear about the passing of "The Man." Such a wonderful ambassador for the game. And an awesome player too.

Bob

such a great guy. He is probably playing catch tonight with the great ones in Heaven.. wonder if they invited the Ty Cobb?

Not many things better than being called "Baseball's perfect warrior, Baseball's perfect knight.". Rest well, Stan THE Man.

Wow.

It's not often that the loss of an athlete brings out emotions. It happened with kirby puckett; Sean Taylor, and Ted Williams and now with Stan.

I never had chance to watch him play. I never met him. That speaks volumes of the man he was. That through stories of his on field greatness and word of mouth of his character his loss saddens me.

RIP

I'm a huge Cub fan, but was always a big fan of Stan. I'm sure Cardinal fans feel the same about Ernie Banks. Musial will always be the greatest Cardinal ever.