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Stan Musial always worried
about his baseball career, about
getting hurt, and wanted a business to
fall back on. After befriending Julius
"Biggie" Garagnani, owner of Biggie's
Steak House, Musial bought a home in
the St. Louis area, then spoke with Biggie about a
partnership in the restaurant. Musial
officially became Biggie's partner in
January of 1949.
In 1950, the original restaurant at 6435 Chippewa St. was enlarged, with
the addition of a cocktail lounge and
expansion of the main dining room, and
again in 1956. This cocktail glass is from
the new Stan Musial
& Biggies Steak House that open on
February 17, 1961, at 5130 Oakland
Avenue.
The earlier Cocktail glasses feature
black & gold leaf printing. Glasses
that were made at a later date have the
same design but do not have the gold
leaf. The cross bats & baseball swizzle
stick came in different colors, and
simply reads "Stan Musial & Biggie's
St. Louis."
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