Stan Musial (Trading Card Database)

Stan Musial: Pitcher

Notwithstanding his ultimate status as one of the greatest…

How Stan Musial Picked Up the Nickname ‘Stan the Man’

Stan the Man remains a legend in St. Louis and throughout…

Stan Musial’s MVP Years: 1943, 1946, 1948

Stan Musial batted .365 in 1946 and won his second NL MVP…

Stan Musial and the World Series

Whitey Kurowski, Marty Marion, Stan Musial, and Ray Sanders…

Stan Musial Arranged a Masterpiece in 1948

Baseball Magazine put Stan Musial on its cover in September…

After His Greatest Season, Stan Musial Faced Challenges in 1949

Stan Musial completes his swing on this 1948-49 Leaf trading…

Stan Musial, Jackie Robinson, and the Strike Heard ’Round the League

Stan Musial stands with three of his National League teammates…

Stan the Man and Trader Lane: How Musial almost ended up in Philadelphia

Cardinals general manager Frank Lane nearly traded Stan Musial…

Examining Stan Musial’s Batting: Consistently Uncoiling ‘An Explosion of Power’

Stan Musial looks forward to another game at the Polo Grounds.…

Of (A)symmetry and (In)consistency: Stan Musial’s Home/Away Splits

Stan Musial doubled, then scored by sliding past catcher…

Stan Musial, John F. Kennedy, and the President’s Council on Physical Fitness

Stan Musial visits the JFK White House in 1962, along with…

Stan Musial: A St. Louis Baseball Icon

Stan Musial held several business interests, including a…

Baseball, the Pope and Politics: Stan Musial and Poland

In 1987, Stan Musial traveled to Poland. He is shown here…
SABR Digital Library: Stan Musial, edited by Bill Nowlin and Glen Sparks

Stan Musial Breathes Joy into a Somber Night in 1993

On a bitterly cold winter’s night, almost 30 years after…

Stan Musial: When Heroes Become Friends

Back in 1985, while I was living on a 5,000-acre cattle ranch…
The National Pastime: Baseball in Texas and Beyond (2025), edited by Steve West and Cecilia M. Tan

Editor’s Note: The National Pastime 2025

When I was asked to edit this book to accompany SABR's 53rd…

Deadball Era Major League Baseball Comes to Waxahachie, Texas

From left, Harry Heilmann (HOF), George Burns (1926 AL MVP),…

Nokona Baseball Gloves: America’s Pastime, American Made

“Everybody thinks it’s just whatever glove you have on your…

From Athens, Texas, to the Cincinnati Reds: The Saga of Pete Donohue

A top Texas high school, semipro, and college pitcher, Pete…

Semipro and Collegiate Baseball in Enid, Oklahoma

Luis Olmo played for Guayama against Enid in 1940. By 1943,…
Image of the Fort Hood Student Regiment Team in 1943. Retrieved from tankdestroyer.net

The 1943 Camp Hood Baseball Season

Fort Hood's Student Regiment Team, from the September 23, 1943…
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