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Anything interesting about Stan Musial?
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I'm named for him (as were probably dozens of kids from his era). Don't know whether my father was a particular fan of the Cards but he evidently thought enough of him to give me a lifetime legacy of hearing "Stan The Man!". Sounds like The Greyhound is a real role model and well worthy of the high esteem and regard in which he's held. Glad to hear it. Lonewuf 23:02, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
I reverted an edit that claimed his name was "Stanislaus", since both The Baseball Hall of Fame website, and baseball-reference.com have his birth name as "Stanley". Was this a vandel, or is there some backing to this? Darwin's Bulldog 09:41, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
See article at http://bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&bid=816&pid=10216 [bioproj.sabr.org] on his name. Quoting it here... "Lukasz named him Stanislaus(in original Polish spelling is Stanisław) and gave him the Polish nickname Stashu (PL- Stasiu), which was quickly shortened to Stash (PL- Staś), usually pronounced "Stush." Once he entered public school, Stash's name was Anglicized to Stanley (or Stan) Frank." . . . So everyone's right. -- Labajas 01:51, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
In the body of the article it says that "He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 1969." But in the "Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame" box it gives his first year of eligibility as 1968, still keeping his induction year as 1969. Which is it? Tracer Bullet 19:41, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
Musial was elected to the HOF in 1969 according to the Hall's website. But was this his first or second year of eligibility? According to the official rules (Rule 3.C), "Player shall have ceased to be an active player in the Major Leagues at least five (5) calendar years preceding the election ..." Since Musial retired in mid 1963, then his first calendar year of non-active status is 1964. Therefore, it isn't until Jan 1, 1969 that you could truthfully say 'Musial has ceased to be an active player for at least 5 calendar years' (the calendar years of 1964 - 1968 inclusive). In other words, 1969 is his first year of eligibility. The same thing happened when Gwynn and Ripken were elected in early 2007. ESPN says that Gwynn and Ripken were elected in their "first year of eligibility" (2007) when they both retired in 2001.
I will revert the change. jigawatt 23:50, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
I altered this because it makes no sense that Ty Cobb could overtake him when Cobb retired in 1928."His 3,630 career hits made him the NL's all-time leader at the time he retired, and still ranks fourth all-time, behind Pete Rose, Ty Cobb, and Hank Aaron."
The use of the picture of Musial, while free, isn't instructional with respect to the article. The reason Musial is of interest is due directly to his physical attributes as a player. Showing a picture of him when he is in his 70s is not helpful. We have sources for non-free images of Musial as a player. We should use those pictures, so I edited to add the picture of Musial during his days as player. Never been to spain ( talk) 16:44, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
Yes, I do object.
Wikipedia articles are supposed to contain valuable information regarding the subject of the article.
You do agree that the only reason an article should exist in Wikipedia is because he was a baseball player and what he did as a ball player? The article exists only because of Musial's playing days. Using a picture of an 86 YOA Stan Musial makes no sense in an article that is 99% about what Musial did under the age of 40. That picture does not help understand the subject of the article. It is kind of like writing about a destroyed building and then preferring a picture of the vacant lot over a picture of the building itself.
In this instance, what if I did a crayon drawing of Stan Musial and dedicate that to the public domain? That image would be free. Should we use it simply because it is free?
As to obtaining a free image, if one exists, where is it? You can't find one. I can't find one. I'm sure you've looked. I've certainly looked. A free image is one where the owner gives up the copyright. Stan Musial is one of the biggest names in pro baseball, so if a free image hasn't surfaced by now, I doubt one will. While cameras did exist when he played, but few people had cameras capable of taking pictures of a good quality (fixed focal length, poor film, etc.) Again, you are simply wrong when you say that a free image will turn up some day. And, if one does, then we can use it.
Your last point is simply ludicrous. Exceptional athletes exist because their bodies can do things "the rest of us mortals" can't. Seeing athletes at their prime is extremely important to get a flavor for the athlete. Musial looks just like any other 86 YOA, overweight old man.
As to the Ozzie Smith article, I'm not crazy about that picture either. The articles are supposed to be informative, and I think a picture of Smith when he was playing is infinitely better. But at least Smith could walk without assistance in that picture. Never been to spain ( talk) 16:39, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
Recently the anonymous user at IP address 64.218.96.58 has made edits classifying Musial as a 24-time All-Star Selection, as opposed to the 20 times currently listed in the infobox & in the body of the text. If need be, I'd like to open discussion on this issue to eliminate the conflicting edits on this matter. As I'm sure the user at 64.218.96.58 is aware, the official line from the Cardinals is currently that Musial is a "24-time All-Star", as the team phrases it on promotional material such as 2009 season schedules. As some editors may be aware, the conflict in number of All-Star games arises from the years when MLB hosted two All-Star games in a single year, one picked by fans, the other picked by coaches and/or players. I vaguely recall this issue being discussed on the halloffame=yes|halloffame-importance= page sometime ago, so it may be helpful to refer back to such a discussion if need be. Personally, I'd like to stick with "20-time All-Star selection" for now, at least until all the missing gaps in the article are filled in. Again, I welcome thoughts and comments from anyone interested in this issues. Cheers, Monowi ( talk) 06:26, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
Monowi, you've cited WP:LEAD, but WP:LEAD urges the following:
Here are some of the problems with the introduction that you've restored:
As the headline above explains, there is currently no citation for Musial being honored in Donora in 2007. I have little doubt it actually happened, but I was surprised I couldn't find any web article to back it up. If another editor can find a citation for him being honored in Donora, please feel free to post it here or in the body of the text. Until then, I'll most likely remove mention of the Donora celebration as I plan on submitting this for a Good Article review soon. Cheers, Monowi ( talk) 06:44, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
Reviewer: Wizardman 16:24, 24 December 2009 (UTC) I'll be reviewing this over the course of the next couple days (splitting it up due to size). Here's some issues I found:
I'll put the article on hold and pass when this is fixed. I was surprised how little there was to modify, so good job on it. Wizardman Help review good articles 16:26, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
I was reading the article on Stan Musial largely because I was reading my acquired bobblehead box that Stan Musial played in 24 all star games as of 1963. It also noted he was a rookie in 1941. That doesn't seem to compute. Your article says Musial played his first all star game in 1943 and served in the Navy 1945. Your article further says he played his 24th all star game in 1963. I don't see how that is possible. Thanks 68.93.10.251 ( talk) 14:57, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
I feel it is worth noting, as Bob Costas did in Ken Burns' series Baseball, that Musial's final hit-- number 3,630-- was to right field... just past the lunge of a rookie Cincinnati Reds' second baseman named Pete Rose. Rose, of course, would have more of a few hits of his own-- surpassing Musial for the National League career hits mark, and in 1985, Ty Cobb for the all-time hits mark. With all the discussion of balance in Musial's hitting, this is just one more example of the balanced hitting of "Stan the Man." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.252.48.168 ( talk) 20:59, 18 July 2012 (UTC)
This is mentioned on page 227 of "Stan Musial: The Man's own story as told to Bob Broeg", published by Doubleday in 1964. Today I am meeting difficulties attempting to create correct tagging to reference the book; someone else please step in and do it, if I don't get back to this soon...thanks.
Yes, I suppose using the subject of a biographical article as the source is a no-no, but here I expect both Broeg, who actually wrote the book, and Doubleday would have fact-checked it.
Now I also see that Monmouth College has a web article "The day Stan Musial came to Monmouth College" By Jeff Rankin dated 01/21/2013", about that day in 1962 . But I still can't get reference tagging to work...ouch! 69.95.62.192 ( talk) 04:21, 29 January 2013 (UTC)Publius3
This expression is used in section 1946–1949. As far as I can tell, there's no such term: No article about it, and even Google had no hits. It's not slugging percentage, as the text mentions a "gap", which, although it fits with "margin," does not fit with the definition of this. Please {{ping}} me to discuss. -- Thnidu ( talk) 06:12, 19 January 2015 (UTC)
The next closest NL hitter behind Musial was Johnny Mize. Check it out here. -- EditorExtraordinaire ( talk) 02:20, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
How come nothing detrimental has been said about Musial's war record? Enlisted January 1945, honourably discharged March 1945 from a repair yard?! I can't believe it, out before Iwa Jima had even ended. How come Musial never got any grief unlike the likes of John Wayne, Frank Sinatra or Errol Flynn? Seems glaringly obvious, despite his wholesome image, his contribution to the war effort was a lot, lot less than the likes of James Stewart (colonel in USAAF), Clarke Gable (flew five combat missions with USAAF) or Douglas Fairbanks Jr (combat leader)!! 86.157.48.69 ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 19:55, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
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