Stan Musial

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Stan Musial
Stan Musial 1953.jpg
Outfielder / first baseman
Born: November 21, 1920
Donora , United StatesUnited StatesUnited States 
Died on: January 19, 2013
Ladue , United StatesUnited StatesUnited States 
Suggested: Left Threw: Left
Debut in Major League Baseball
September 17,  1941  with the  St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB assignment
September 29,  1963  with the  St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
(until end of career)
Batting average    , 331
Hits    3,630
Home runs    475
Runs Batted In    1,951
Teams

Awards

  • 24 × All-Star (1943, 1944, 1946–1963)
  • 3 × World Series winners ( 1942 , 1944 , 1946 )
  • 3 × NL MVP (1943, 1946, 1948)
  • 7 times best batsman in the NL (1943, 1946, 1948, 1950–1952, 1957)
  • 2 × batsman with the most RBIs in the NL (1948, 1956)
  • In his honor, the # 6 is no longer awarded at the St. Louis Cardinals
  • Member of the Hall of Fame for the St. Louis Cardinals
  • Member of the Major League Baseball All-Century Team
member of
☆☆☆Baseball Hall of Fame☆☆☆
Recorded     1969
Quota    93.2%

Stanley Frank "Stan" Musial (born November 21, 1920 in Donora , Pennsylvania as Stanisław Franciszek Musiał ; † January 19, 2013 in Ladue , Missouri ) was an American baseball player who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB ) played. He spent his entire career with the St. Louis Cardinals . Together with Willie Mays , he holds the record with 24 appearances in the annual MLB All-Star Game. He was one of the most successful baseball players of all time.

He had the fourth most hits of all time with 3,630 hits and the most in a career with only one team. He won the World Series three times with the St. Louis Cardinals and received several awards as Most Valuable Player during his career.

Musial was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame immediately on first try in 1969 . In 2011 he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama .

Web links

Commons : Stan Musial  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ President Obama Names Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients