“I’m expected to do it here anyway.” — Stan Musial, August…
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St. Louis had won nine straight games from July 23 to July…
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“How good was Stan Musial? He was good enough to take your…
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A Sunday afternoon crowd of 12,460 came to watch an aging superstar…
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As the 1963 season approached mid-September, St. Louis Cardinals…
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“It was just another one of his usual days. I got over being…
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Stan Musial’s career was winding down. It was September of…
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Stan Musial entered the 1957 season with something to prove.
Although…
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More than 70 former major-league players gathered for Old Timers’…
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Battling appendicitis and tonsillitis, Stan Musial got off to…
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Baseball fans from the 1970s may have faint memories of a lanky…
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Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, September 19,…
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In May 1949, 23-year-old Bobby Shantz took the mound for the…
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On the eve of the 1952 season, 26-year-old Bobby Shantz was already…
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Philadelphia Athletics left-hander Bobby Shantz – just 5-feet-6…
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The Boston Red Sox had won one and lost one at Kansas City’s…
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The Milwaukee Braves posted the best record in the National League…
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Twelve-year American League veteran Bobby Shantz made his National…
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Jean Hastings Ardell selected as 2025 SABR Dorothy Seymour Mills Lifetime Achievement Award winner
August 5, 1954: Stan Musial powers Cardinals to win over Dodgers with two home runs
August 20, 1944: Stan Musial’s four hits in first four innings help Cardinals crush Braves
May 26, 1957: Stan Musial’s eighth career grand slam not good enough to beat Reds
July 8, 1962: Stan Musial homers in four consecutive at-bats vs. Mets
September 16, 1963: Stan Musial hits his final home run
September 27, 1962: Stan Musial’s 5 hits highlight his day as Cardinals defeat Giants
September 13, 1963: Stan Musial equals Ty Cobb in doubles; Warren Spahn takes an early shower
April 16, 1957: Stan Musial is a perfect 4-for-4 on Opening Day for Cardinals
September 10, 1963: New grandfather Stan Musial makes home-run history with surging Cardinals
April 24, 1948: Stan Musial finds motivation in reaching milestone with 1,000 career hits
Bob Davis
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This Week in SABR: September 19, 2025
September 17, 1964: On eve of Phillies’ collapse, Bobby Shantz earns final career win with marathon relief outing
April 17, 1952: Bobby Shantz smothers Yankees to start MVP campaign for Athletics
April 29, 1955: Record crowd watches Bobby Shantz three-hit Yankees for his first shutout in three years
July 26, 1956: Red Sox beat Athletics, Shantz on Ted Williams’s homer in 10th
May 23, 1961: Braves edge Pirates as Lew Burdette, Bobby Shantz dominate in matchup of veteran pitchers
June 3, 1961: Pirates’ Bobby Shantz shut down Phillies for first win as NL starter
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