On Aug. 4, 1968 - after the Cardinals dropped an afternoon game to the Chicago Cubs - 20,000 fans gathered for the dedication of what would become THE meeting spot for baseball fans: the statue of Stan Musial. Here's our original coverage of that event.
For a while it appeared that Stan Musial would wade through the ceremonies as easily as he went through many pitchers in his heyday.
Musial turned, took a peek at the statue being dedicated yesterday at Busch Memorial Stadium and smiled. "Today I feel like I'm 18 feet tall," Stan said.