Stan the Man

Stan Musial was dubbed Stan the Man by Brooklyn Dodgers fans, who couldn't help but marvel at the way he feasted on their team at Ebbets Field in the 1940s and '50s.

Taking a Swing at Restoring a Legend Mark Lasswell 2011

In two complex formulas used by baseball stats-obsessives for measuring a hitter's prowess, Mr. Vecsey notes, Stan the Man ranked behind only Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb in one, and behind Cobb and Hank Aaron in the other.

Taking a Swing at Restoring a Legend Mark Lasswell 2011

Mr. Vecsey offers plenty of fascinating Musialiana: Stan the Man clipped his eyelashes in the belief that he would be better able to see pitches, and he began the time-saving habit of carrying autographed photos of himself to hand over to fans after getting the idea from actor John Wayne when the two had lunch.

Taking a Swing at Restoring a Legend Mark Lasswell 2011

I'm not sure it resonated with Stan the Man, as he is famously known, but his daughters standing nearby, loved the story.

George Mitrovich: Tuesday at the White House George Mitrovich 2011

I'm not sure it resonated with Stan the Man, as he is famously known, but his daughters standing nearby, loved the story.

George Mitrovich: Tuesday at the White House George Mitrovich 2011

Palmer left Coronation Street again after insisting that she wanted to enjoy her retirement, but was persuaded to return to television one last time, in 2002, when she was enticed by the opportunity to play Eric Sykes's screen wife in the comedy-drama Stan the Man, starring John Thomson as a small-time crook.

The Guardian World News Anthony Hayward 2011