Stan Musial

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Stan "The Man" Musial

Born:	November 21, 1920
Birthplace:	Donora, Pennsylvania
Height:	6' 0"
Weight:	175 lbs
Bats:	Left
Throws:	Left
Drafted:	1938 Amateur Free Agent by the St. Louis Cardinals
College:	None
High School:	Donora High School (PA)
Teams:	St. Louis Cardinals 1941-1944 & 1946-1963

1 Overall Career
2 Awards
3 Achievements
4 Trivia
5 Transactions
6 External Links

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Overall Career

Stanley Frank "Stan The Man" Musial (born November 21, 1920, in Donora, PA), after 22 years as a Cardinal, he ranked at or near the top of baseball's all-time lists in almost every batting category. The dead-armed Class C pitcher was transformed into a slugging outfielder who topped the .300 mark 17 times and won seven National League batting titles with his famed corkscrew stance and ringing line drives. A three-time MVP, he played in 24 All-Star games. He was nicknamed "The Man" by Dodger fans for the havoc he wrought at Ebbets Field and was but one home run shy of capturing the National League Triple Crown in 1948.

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Awards

Elected to Hall of Fame by Baseball Writers in 1969 (93.24%)

1957 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
3-time National League MVP (1943, 1946, 1948)
2-time Major League Player of the Year (1946 & 1951)
20-time National League All-Star (1943-44, 1946-63)

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Achievements

Member of the 3,000 Hit Club (3,630 Hits)

7-time NL Batting Average Leader (1943, 1946, 1948, 1950-1952 & 1957)
6-time NL On-Base Percentage Leader (1943, 1944, 1948, 1949, 1953 & 1957)
6-time NL Slugging Percentage Leader (1943, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1950 & 1952)
7-time NL OPS Leader (1943, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952 & 1957)
NL At Bats Leader (1946)
5-time NL Runs Scored Leader (1946, 1948, 1951, 1952 & 1954)
6-time NL Hits Leader (1943, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1949 & 1952)
6-time NL Total Bases Leader (1943, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1951 & 1952)
NL Singles Leader (1946)
8-time NL Doubles Leader (1943, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1949 & 1952-1954)
5-time NL Triples Leader (1943, 1946, 1948, 1949 & 1951)
2-time NL RBI Leader (1948 & 1956)
NL Bases on Balls Leader (1953)
20-Home Run Seasons: 10 (1948-1957)
30-Home Run Seasons: 6 (1948, 1949, 1951 & 1953-1955)
100 RBI Seasons: 10 (1946, 1948-1951 & 1953-1957)
100 Runs Scored Seasons: 11 (1943, 1944 & 1946-1954)
200 Hits Seasons: 6 (1943, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1951 & 1953)

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Trivia

May 2, 1954, Stan Musial hit a record five home runs in a doubleheader against the Giants, including two round-trippers off future Hall of Fame pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm.
Won three World Series Rings with the St. Louis Cardinals (1942, 1944 & 1946)

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