STAN MUSIAL AUTOGRAPH and TIME MAGAZINE COVER

Description

Stanley Frank Musial
born
Stanislaw Franciszek Musial
; November 21, 1920 – January 19, 2013), nicknamed
"Stan the Man"
, was an American
baseball
outfielder
and
first baseman
. Widely considered to be one of the greatest and most consistent hitters in baseball history,
Musial spent 22 seasons in
Major League Baseball
(MLB), playing for the
St. Louis Cardinals
, from 1941 to 1944 and from 1946 to 1963, before becoming a first-ballot inductee into the
Baseball Hall of Fame
in
1969
. He
batted
.331 over the course of his career and set
National League
(NL) records for career
hits
(3,630),
runs batted in
(1,951), games played (3,026),
at bats
(10,972),
runs scored
(1,949) and
doubles
(725). His 475 career
home runs
then ranked second in NL history behind
Mel Ott
's total of 511. A seven-time batting champion, he was named the
National League
's (NL)
Most Valuable Player
(MVP) three times and was a member of three
World Series
championship teams. He also shares the major league record for the most
All-Star Games
played (24) with
Hank Aaron
and
Willie Mays
. The signature was obtained "in person" at
Musial and Biggie's Restaurant
in St. Lous, MO.
in 1986.  Te Time Magazine is the September 5, 1949 Editin.  The Cover and magazine are in very good condition.