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Standards. (The Goodness of America).


During his 22 years as a St. Louis Cardinal (1941-1944, 1946-1963), Stan STAN Stanchion
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 "The Man" Musial batted more than .300 in 17 seasons, captured seven National League batting Batting has several meanings:
  • In baseball, batting is the act of attempting to hit the ball with the baseball bat thrown by the pitcher, in order to score runs. See Batting (baseball).
 titles, was voted Most Valuable Player three times, and played in 24 AllStar games. With today's professional sports The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject.
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 climate permeated with many high-priced prima donnas whose performance falls far short of their salaries, it is worth recalling that on January 21, 1960, Musial asked for, and was granted, a pay cut from $100,000 to $80,000 a year on grounds that he had been overpaid o·ver·pay  
v. o·ver·paid , o·ver·pay·ing, o·ver·pays

v.tr.
1. To pay (a party) too much.

2. To pay an amount in excess of (a sum due).

v.intr.
To pay too much.
 in 1957 (when he led his league in batting) and 1958, and that his performance in 1959 had not measured up to his standards.
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Title Annotation:Stan Musial requested pay cut
Author:Lee, Robert W.
Publication:The New American
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Apr 8, 2002
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