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Stan Musial
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(b.
November 21, 1920 - d. January 19, 2013)
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| Originally signed as a pitcher, Stan Musial hurt his arm and transferred to the outfield. Joining the Cardinals in 1941, Musial batted .426 in 12 games, and he went on to lead the NL seven times in batting average. NL MVP in 1943, '46, and '48, he used his "corkscrew" batting stance to hit over .310 for 16 seasons in a row. At the time of his retirement in 1963, "Stan the Man" held more than 50 major league and NL records. He had a career .331 batting average, 3,630 base hits, 725 doubles, 475 home runs, 1,951 RBI, and 1,949 runs scored. |
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Inducted in 1969
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1948 Bowman
Stan Musial #36 SGC 84 NM
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Comments: I remember
buying a 1961 Topps card of Stan Musial sometime in the late 1990s.
I think it was a PSA 7 which I sold in Oct 2003 because I upgraded
to a PSA 8 in January, 2000. In Oct 2006, I replaced the 1961 Topps
with a PSA 5 1948 Bowman rookie card via eBay. I didn't have a single
card from the set and gained a new type card. One month later I
upgraded to a PSA 6 when a good deal came along on the bay. This
Musial rookie card is in great shape - EX-MT with centering off
left to right - solid example.
UPDATE: Over the past 12 months (2015/2016) we’ve witnessed an unbelievable surge in prices for most HOF rookie cards. Many cards have seen a 300-700% gain during that time. I didn’t want to be stuck with an off-centered Musial RC so I started looking for an opportunity to acquire a 50/50 example. My previous PSA 6 was centered about 30/70 left to right. In June 2016 an eBay auction from PWCC kicked back the perfect card and I was able to win the item. It’s not a point upgrade, as it’s another EX-MT card in a PSA 6 slab, but the centering is dead on. Here's the card:
UPDATE: In February, 2021 I was awarded an opportunity to obtain a NM example. The centering was off left to right, but the brightness of the borders and back compared to my PSA 6 example made me take the plunge. The buyer and I settled on an excellent price off eBay and it was a deal.
UPDATE: A beautiful, centered PSA 8 NM-MT example became available in the Fall 2024 Robert Edwards auction but I couldn't pull the trigger - too steep for my pocketbook at this time:
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| Card Details Below: |
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1948 |
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Bowman |
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United States |
| Description: |
Bowman Gum Co.'s premeire set was produced in 1948,
making it one of the first major issues of the post-war period.
Forty-eight black-and-white cards comprise the set, with each card
measuring 2-1/16" X 2-1/2" in size. The card backs, printed in black
ink on gray stock, include the card number and the player's name,
team, position, and a short biography. Twelve cards were removed
from the 36-card printing sheet to make room for the set's high
numbers (#37-48). These 24 cards command a higher price than the
remaining cards in the set. |
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Example 1948 Bowman Wrapper
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