Wednesday, January 23, 2013

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St. Louis, nation mourns death of Cardinals Hall of Famer Stan Musial
FILE - In this Aug. 4, 1968, file photo, former St. Louis Cardinals baseball player Stan Musial stand near a statue of him at the plate, outside Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Musial, one of baseball's greatest hitters and a Hall of Famer with the Cardinals for more than two decades, has died. He was 92. Stan the Man won seven National League batting titles, was a three-time MVP and    helped the Cardinals capture three World Series championships in the 1940s. The Cardinals announced Musial's death in a news release. They said he died Saturday evening, Jan. 19, 2013, at his home surrounded by family. (AP Photo/Fred Waters)ST. LOUIS – St. Louis Cardinals reliever Mitchell Boggs was at a party ba ck home in Georgia for his sister's wedding when the gathering suddenly turned sombre.


Baseball reflects on a pair of very different Hall of Famers after deaths of Weaver, Musial
Earl Weaver was a 5-foot-6 rabble rouser whose penchant for quarreling with umpires belied a cerebral approach to managing that has stood the test of time.


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