![]() ![]() Louis chapter of the baseball writers association.Ĭarl Mose, a sculptor based in Alexandria, Va., was hired to create the statue and he spent three years on the project. In addition to the funds raised from the dinner, private contributions were made by Cardinals flagship radio station KMOX, the board of directors of the Cardinals and the St. The dinner at the Chase Park Plaza hotel drew 1,400 people, according to the St. Much of the $35,000 cost of the statue was raised from the proceeds of a 1963 retirement dinner for Musial sponsored by the baseball writers. Louis chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America. The bronze statue of Musial in his batting stance came about through the efforts of the St. 4, 1968, the public got its first glimpse of the statue honoring the Cardinals ballplayer.įrom the moment Stan’s mother, Mary, and his wife, Lillian, pulled the cords to remove its coverings, the statue became as prominent a part of the St. Celebrated throughout the day and night, the unveiling of the Stan Musial statue outside Busch Memorial Stadium was the St. ![]()
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