Rare Action Footage of Stan Musial

A few years back, I listed Stan "The Man" Musial as the most underrated athlete of all time. I change my mind often, but I'm still inclined toward that particular opinion. One marker: it's extremely unusual to find free action footage of Musial on any of the Web's video-sharing sites, while it's relatively easy to find material on other greats from the same era.

Here's part of what I wrote for ESPN.com a few years back: "Current MLB players didn't rank Stan the Man as among the top six living ballplayers in a recent SI survey. But they're not alone in their ignorance. In 1999, Musial, No. 4 all time in hits, seventh in slugging, and near the top of the all-time leaderboard in just about every major batting category, wasn't voted by fans onto MLB's all-century team (he was added as a special pick). In 22 Major League seasons, Musial was an All-Star 20 times, an MVP three times, a batting champ seven times. ..."

So I was thrilled to find this short snippet of Musial hitting a homer, making a great catch, and running the bases. The quality is awful, but it's watchable.