330) but neglects to mention his subsequent year (.255)-or to note that in his final five seasons he hit over. The author celebrates Musial’s great 1962 season (he hit. Vecsey even ends with a personal memory of Musial’s warm hand after a recent handshake. Rarely does the author say anything negative (Musial once refused to sign an autograph), but, otherwise, it’s trivia and treacle. Vecsey narrates chronologically, but there are numerous brief interchapters highlighting moments in Musial’s life, generally designed to establish his sainthood qualifications-his acts of kindness and comments from adoring fans and former teammates. But those who want repetitious pages about the wonders of the character of Stan the Man will find their appetites quickly sated. Readers who want details about Musial’s personal life will have to wait for a more rigorous treatment, as will fans who want thorough descriptions of specific games and seasons. 331 lifetime average and a record 24 All-Star selections-ran from 1941 to 1963. Longtime New York Times sports columnist Vecsey ( Baseball: A History of America’s Favorite Game, 2006, etc.) wears glasses with deeply Cardinal-colored lenses throughout his anecdotal record of the Hall of Fame left fielder/first baseman, whose spectacular career-which included a. A deeply admiring, fawning biography of the great St.
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