* was not above haggling over his salary? * always lost weight in the offseason because of his anxiety about speaking appearances? (132) * was “relieved” to be drafted into World War II?(83) * believed that hitters are born, not made? (245) * was once so nervous in the batter’s box that he swallowed his gum? (13)
* was sometimes lifted for pinch hitters?(55) 359 lifetime at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn? (306) * was never ejected from a big league game by an umpire? (309-310) * once charged after a beanball pitcher? (page 57) A modest and honest account of his remarkable career. No doubt embellished by Bob Broeg but with details that only Musial would know about.
This is a primary source on Musial, written in the first person singular.
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