Cards To Honor Musial With Uniform Patch This Season

St. Louis Public Radio

Published March 28, 2013 at 10:09 AM CDT

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Stan and Lillian Musial in an undated photo. Lil Musial died May 3 at the age of 91.

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Stan Musial is presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama at the White House on Feb. 15, 2011. (UPI/Bill Greenblatt)

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President Barack Obama and Cardinals legend Stan Musial shake hands before the 2009 All-Star Game in St. Louis. (Courtesy St. Louis Cardinals)

The St. Louis Cardinals will wear a patch on their left sleeve this season to honor the memory of Stan Musial.

The Hall of Famer widely considered the greatest Cardinal player ever died in January. To honor his memory, the Cardinals will debut the patch in the season opener Sunday at Arizona.

The patch is unusual for one honoring a deceased icon: There is no black, a nod to Musial's always-sunny disposition. It features a red border and Musial's number 6, in red, with his signature through the number. The background of the patch is the color of the jersey - gray for road games, white for home, and cream-colored when the Cardinals wear their new alternate jersey.