Baseball Legend Duke Snider On Being Criticized By Stan Musial
The Hall-of-Famer took rather harsh feedback from a famous peer with surprising graciousness
Outfielder Duke Snider is one of the most celebrated players in baseball history. The outfielder’s career was defined by his impressive slugging and frequent appearances in the postseason. As one of the best in the game, it might be expected that he was brash or even arrogant. However, as one interview showed, he was modest and introspective; accepting of fairly harsh criticism from the likes of fellow star Stan Musial, and even relied on an unusual source for getting batting tips.
Snider spent 18 seasons (1947–1964) in the big leagues, including his first 16 with the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers. A center fielder by trade, his most noticeable attribute was his ability at the plate. In total, the left-handed hitter combined for a .295 batting average with 407 home runs and 1,333 RBIs. This helped him earn eight All-Star nods and be a prominent part of six World Series teams; two of which won the title. In 1980, he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Because a significant portion of his career was spent in New York, he often found himself somewhat overshadowed by other megastar outfielders in the same city, like Willie Mays, Joe…
