I think he has been forgotten. He never gets mentioned in the same breath with Mays, Aaron and some other greats of the game.

I'm not sure, Sandy -- I'm trying to think back to give proper perspective. As I remember my baseball card trading days, he was in the same league but different. He was an ancient - a venerable "generation" (to us) older than Mays and Aaron and so we kids weren't quite sure how to value his card for our trades. The other names were bigger to us, but there was still this guy Musial who we all knew was there even before and still doing really incredible things and would be in the All-Star games, too.

We Brooklyn Dodger fans were the people responsible for the "Stan the man" nickname, probably because he regularly beat up on our pitching staff. I'm pretty sure, but not positive, that it was at Ebbets Field when he had five home runs in a doubleheader.

His batting stance was among the most recognizable in the history of major league baseball. I recall somebody describing it as "a kid peeking around the corner."

It's a shame that more of today's athletes cannot emulate Stan when it comes to "class."

Thanks for the reminder about Mr. Musial's 92nd birthday coming up. Stan "The Man" will never be forgotten in baseball lore. I will say a few prayers for him on his birthday and have marked my calendar to do so. Thanks again.