Make "Stan the Man" your plan by winning this 1942 Stan Musial rookie season original news service photograph. Musial came out of the gate hot, batting .426 in 47 at-bats as a September call-up in 1941. His 1942 first full season ended with a .315 batting average, and a 12th place finish in the NL MVP voting. Musial enjoyed a breakout campaign during his 1943 sophomore season, notching 81 extra base hits, to win his first of 3 NL MVP awards. Credited on the reverse to the Associated Press, this crisp 3-1/2 x 5" photo is actually from very early in his rookie season, as evidenced by the AP date stamp "4/29/42", also located on the reverse. Moderate wear results in a (VG) rating for this important photo, however at arm's length it presents very handsomely with pleasing gloss, a clean surface, and a distinct image of the youthful St. Louis Cardinals slugger.

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