managing major league teams one day, and Dark spoke highly of Stanky's baseball intelligence. "Stanky knew so much more about the game than anybody else. If there were ten possible percentage plays to make, most guys would know four or five. Stanky would know ten." After their careers, the two did not correspond as much; Dark speculated this was because of his divorce, as Stanky was a devout Catholic. See also List of Major League Baseball annual runs scored leaders List of Major League Baseball player-managers References External links The Deadball Era 1915 births 1999 deaths American people of Polish descent American people of Russian descent Baseball players from Philadelphia Boston Braves players Brooklyn Dodgers players Burials at the Catholic Cemetery (Mobile, Alabama) Chicago Cubs players Chicago White Sox managers Cleveland Indians coaches Greenville Buckshots players Macon Peaches players Major League Baseball farm directors Major League Baseball player-managers Major League Baseball second basemen Major League Baseball third base coaches Milwaukee Brewers (minor league) players Minneapolis Millers (baseball) managers National League All-Stars New York Mets executives New York Giants (NL) players Portsmouth Cubs players Portsmouth Pirates players St. Louis Cardinals executives St. Louis Cardinals managers St. Louis Cardinals players Texas Rangers managers South Alabama Jaguars baseball coaches Sportspeople from Mobile, Alabama University of South Alabama alumni Williamsport Grays players