Stan Musial was born on Sunday, November 21, 1920, in Donora, Pennsylvania. Musial was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 17, 1941, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Stan Musial baseball stats page.
"When Butch Yatkeman handed out uniforms, he surveyed us with the experienced eye of a tailor and threw us what he thought would fit best. The uniforms, of course, bore numbers then unassigned. I drew number 6. I've never worn any other in the big leagues and, long before I laid it aside, Mr. Busch decided that for the first time the Cardinals would retire a number." - Stan Musial (Stewart, Wayne. Triumph Books. Stan the Man: The Life and Times of Stan Musial. 1 April 1964.)
Stan MusialStan 'The Donora Greyhound' Musial Autograph on a 1987 Donruss Diamond King Baseball Card (#641) |
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Stan MusialStan Musial Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1952 | 32 | Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
1 Year | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Stan MusialStan Musial Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1941 | 21 | Cardinals | 12 | 47 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | .426 | .449 | .574 |
1942 | 22 | Cardinals | 140 | 467 | 87 | 147 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 72 | 62 | 12 | 25 | 5 | - | 2 | 3 | .315 | .397 | .490 |
1943 | 23 | Cardinals | 157 | 617 | 108 | 220 | 48 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 81 | 72 | 14 | 18 | 10 | - | 2 | 17 | .357 | .425 | .562 |
1944 | 24 | Cardinals | 146 | 568 | 112 | 197 | 51 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 94 | 90 | 9 | 28 | 4 | - | 5 | 7 | .347 | .440 | .549 |
1946 | 26 | Cardinals | 156 | 624 | 124 | 228 | 50 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 103 | 73 | 9 | 31 | 2 | - | 3 | 7 | .365 | .434 | .587 |
1947 | 27 | Cardinals | 149 | 587 | 113 | 183 | 30 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 95 | 80 | 3 | 24 | 6 | - | 4 | 18 | .312 | .398 | .504 |
1948 | 28 | Cardinals | 155 | 611 | 135 | 230 | 46 | 18 | 39 | 1 | 131 | 79 | 6 | 34 | 1 | - | 3 | 18 | .376 | .450 | .702 |
1949 | 29 | Cardinals | 157 | 612 | 128 | 207 | 41 | 13 | 36 | 0 | 123 | 107 | 15 | 38 | 0 | - | 2 | 12 | .338 | .438 | .624 |
1950 | 30 | Cardinals | 146 | 555 | 105 | 192 | 41 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 109 | 87 | 13 | 36 | 0 | - | 3 | 11 | .346 | .437 | .596 |
1951 | 31 | Cardinals | 152 | 578 | 124 | 205 | 30 | 12 | 32 | 0 | 108 | 98 | 24 | 40 | 1 | - | 1 | 6 | .355 | .449 | .614 |
1952 | 32 | Cardinals | 154 | 578 | 105 | 194 | 42 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 91 | 96 | 27 | 29 | 0 | - | 2 | 11 | .336 | .432 | .538 |
1953 | 33 | Cardinals | 157 | 593 | 127 | 200 | 53 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 113 | 105 | 12 | 32 | 0 | - | 0 | 10 | .337 | .437 | .609 |
1954 | 34 | Cardinals | 153 | 591 | 120 | 195 | 41 | 9 | 35 | 1 | 126 | 103 | 27 | 39 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 20 | .330 | .428 | .607 |
1955 | 35 | Cardinals | 154 | 562 | 97 | 179 | 30 | 5 | 33 | 1 | 108 | 80 | 19 | 39 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | .319 | .408 | .566 |
1956 | 36 | Cardinals | 156 | 594 | 87 | 184 | 33 | 6 | 27 | 2 | 109 | 75 | 15 | 39 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 19 | .310 | .386 | .522 |
1957 | 37 | Cardinals | 134 | 502 | 82 | 176 | 38 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 102 | 66 | 19 | 34 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 13 | .351 | .422 | .612 |
1958 | 38 | Cardinals | 135 | 472 | 64 | 159 | 35 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 62 | 72 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 | .337 | .423 | .528 |
1959 | 39 | Cardinals | 115 | 341 | 37 | 87 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 44 | 60 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | .255 | .364 | .428 |
1960 | 40 | Cardinals | 116 | 331 | 49 | 91 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 63 | 41 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | .275 | .354 | .486 |
1961 | 41 | Cardinals | 123 | 372 | 46 | 107 | 22 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 70 | 52 | 17 | 35 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | .288 | .371 | .489 |
1962 | 42 | Cardinals | 135 | 433 | 57 | 143 | 18 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 82 | 64 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | .330 | .416 | .508 |
1963 | 43 | Cardinals | 124 | 337 | 34 | 86 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 58 | 35 | 9 | 43 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .255 | .325 | .404 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
22 Years | 3,026 | 10,972 | 1,949 | 3,630 | 725 | 177 | 475 | 9 | 1,951 | 1,599 | 298 | 696 | 35 | 53 | 53 | 243 | .331 | .417 | .559 |
Stan MusialStan Musial Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1941 Cardinals | LF | 3 | 3 | 78 | 6 | 2.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.08 |
1941 Cardinals | RF | 8 | 8 | 210 | 15 | 1.9 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.93 |
1942 Cardinals | CF | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 8.31 |
1942 Cardinals | LF | 133 | 107 | 2,700 | 302 | 2.3 | 297 | 291 | 6 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 2.97 |
1942 Cardinals | RF | 2 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.00 |
1943 Cardinals | CF | 10 | 5 | 108 | 10 | 1.0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.50 |
1943 Cardinals | LF | 28 | 28 | 780 | 78 | 2.8 | 74 | 73 | 1 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .949 | 2.56 |
1943 Cardinals | RF | 123 | 122 | 3,126 | 311 | 2.5 | 308 | 294 | 14 | 3 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 2.66 |
1944 Cardinals | CF | 39 | 33 | 543 | 101 | 2.6 | 100 | 98 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 4.97 |
1944 Cardinals | RF | 124 | 113 | 2,817 | 274 | 2.2 | 270 | 256 | 14 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 2.59 |
1946 Cardinals | 1B | 114 | 114 | 3,060 | 1,134 | 9.9 | 1,121 | 1,056 | 65 | 13 | 119 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 9.89 |
1946 Cardinals | LF | 42 | 42 | 1,134 | 116 | 2.8 | 114 | 110 | 4 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 2.71 |
1947 Cardinals | 1B | 149 | 149 | 3,960 | 1,445 | 9.7 | 1,437 | 1,360 | 77 | 8 | 138 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 9.80 |
1948 Cardinals | 1B | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 72.00 |
1948 Cardinals | CF | 65 | 63 | 963 | 159 | 2.4 | 157 | 154 | 3 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 4.40 |
1948 Cardinals | LF | 42 | 41 | 1,095 | 101 | 2.4 | 99 | 98 | 1 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 2.44 |
1948 Cardinals | RF | 81 | 51 | 1,347 | 100 | 1.2 | 98 | 92 | 6 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 1.96 |
1949 Cardinals | 1B | 1 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 12.00 |
1949 Cardinals | CF | 76 | 76 | 1,302 | 199 | 2.6 | 197 | 193 | 4 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 4.09 |
1949 Cardinals | LF | 5 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 2.4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 21.60 |
1949 Cardinals | RF | 123 | 80 | 2,310 | 148 | 1.2 | 147 | 141 | 6 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 1.72 |
1950 Cardinals | 1B | 69 | 68 | 1,776 | 668 | 9.7 | 665 | 628 | 37 | 3 | 66 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 10.11 |
1950 Cardinals | CF | 13 | 13 | 306 | 22 | 1.7 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 1.85 |
1950 Cardinals | LF | 57 | 54 | 1,347 | 104 | 1.8 | 102 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 2.04 |
1950 Cardinals | RF | 11 | 10 | 261 | 17 | 1.5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .882 | 1.55 |
1951 Cardinals | 1B | 60 | 60 | 1,632 | 636 | 10.6 | 632 | 600 | 32 | 4 | 60 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 10.46 |
1951 Cardinals | CF | 11 | 9 | 228 | 29 | 2.6 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 3.32 |
1951 Cardinals | LF | 83 | 81 | 2,166 | 203 | 2.4 | 198 | 186 | 12 | 5 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 2.47 |
1951 Cardinals | RF | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.13 |
1952 Cardinals | 1B | 25 | 20 | 576 | 217 | 8.7 | 216 | 204 | 12 | 1 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 10.13 |
1952 Cardinals | CF | 106 | 105 | 2,733 | 259 | 2.4 | 256 | 251 | 5 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 2.53 |
1952 Cardinals | LF | 22 | 20 | 531 | 36 | 1.6 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.83 |
1952 Cardinals | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1952 Cardinals | RF | 9 | 9 | 213 | 16 | 1.8 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 1.90 |
1953 Cardinals | CF | 9 | 0 | 66 | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.82 |
1953 Cardinals | LF | 139 | 133 | 3,441 | 266 | 1.9 | 261 | 255 | 6 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 2.05 |
1953 Cardinals | RF | 30 | 24 | 630 | 40 | 1.3 | 40 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.71 |
1954 Cardinals | 1B | 10 | 2 | 93 | 40 | 4.0 | 38 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 11.03 |
1954 Cardinals | LF | 10 | 9 | 192 | 18 | 1.8 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 2.39 |
1954 Cardinals | RF | 146 | 142 | 3,858 | 273 | 1.9 | 270 | 257 | 13 | 3 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 1.89 |
1955 Cardinals | 1B | 110 | 106 | 2,835 | 1,025 | 9.3 | 1,017 | 925 | 92 | 8 | 93 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 9.69 |
1955 Cardinals | LF | 5 | 4 | 84 | 10 | 2.0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.21 |
1955 Cardinals | RF | 49 | 44 | 1,029 | 76 | 1.6 | 75 | 73 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 1.97 |
1956 Cardinals | 1B | 103 | 103 | 2,619 | 967 | 9.4 | 960 | 870 | 90 | 7 | 96 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 9.90 |
1956 Cardinals | LF | 3 | 3 | 75 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 |
1956 Cardinals | RF | 51 | 50 | 1,323 | 83 | 1.6 | 82 | 78 | 4 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 1.67 |
1957 Cardinals | 1B | 130 | 129 | 3,330 | 1,276 | 9.8 | 1,266 | 1,167 | 99 | 10 | 131 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 10.26 |
1958 Cardinals | 1B | 124 | 123 | 3,114 | 1,132 | 9.1 | 1,119 | 1,019 | 100 | 13 | 127 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 9.70 |
1959 Cardinals | 1B | 90 | 88 | 2,058 | 693 | 7.7 | 686 | 623 | 63 | 7 | 72 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 9.00 |
1959 Cardinals | LF | 3 | 2 | 66 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.41 |
1960 Cardinals | 1B | 29 | 26 | 609 | 222 | 7.7 | 220 | 203 | 17 | 2 | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 9.75 |
1960 Cardinals | LF | 58 | 54 | 1,347 | 99 | 1.7 | 98 | 97 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 1.96 |
1960 Cardinals | RF | 6 | 4 | 84 | 2 | 0.3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.64 |
1961 Cardinals | LF | 103 | 99 | 2,301 | 160 | 1.6 | 159 | 150 | 9 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 1.87 |
1962 Cardinals | LF | 98 | 94 | 2,214 | 132 | 1.3 | 130 | 125 | 5 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 1.59 |
1962 Cardinals | RF | 22 | 22 | 489 | 39 | 1.8 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .949 | 2.04 |
1963 Cardinals | LF | 96 | 94 | 1,884 | 123 | 1.3 | 119 | 118 | 1 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 1.71 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1B Totals | 1,016 | 989 | 25,692 | 9,475 | 9.3 | 9,397 | 8,709 | 688 | 78 | 935 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 9.88 | |
LF Totals | 930 | 868 | 21,450 | 1,772 | 1.9 | 1,738 | 1,690 | 48 | 34 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 2.19 | |
RF Totals | 786 | 681 | 17,748 | 1,396 | 1.8 | 1,376 | 1,311 | 65 | 20 | 17 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.09 | |
CF Totals | 331 | 305 | 6,262 | 785 | 2.4 | 775 | 760 | 15 | 10 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 3.34 | |
P Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
22 Years | 3,064 | 2,843 | 71,152 | 13,428 | 4.4 | 13,286 | 12,470 | 816 | 142 | 963 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 5.04 |
Stan MusialStan Musial Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1941 Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 47.0 | 47.0 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
1942 Cardinals | 6 | 6 | .500 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 46.7 | 18.7 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
1943 Cardinals | 9 | 6 | .600 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 47.5 | 34.3 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
1944 Cardinals | 7 | 7 | .500 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 47.3 | 20.3 | 6.0 | - | - | - |
1946 Cardinals | 7 | 9 | .438 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 39.0 | 20.1 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
1947 Cardinals | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 30.9 | 24.5 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
1948 Cardinals | 7 | 3 | .700 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 15.7 | 18.0 | 4.7 | - | - | - |
1949 Cardinals | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 17.0 | 16.1 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
1950 Cardinals | 5 | 1 | .833 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 19.8 | 15.4 | 5.1 | - | - | - |
1951 Cardinals | 4 | 5 | .444 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 18.1 | 14.5 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
1952 Cardinals | 7 | 7 | .500 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 27.5 | 19.9 | 6.4 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
1953 Cardinals | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 19.8 | 18.5 | 5.2 | - | - | - |
1954 Cardinals | 1 | 7 | .125 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 16.9 | 15.2 | 4.7 | - | - | - |
1955 Cardinals | 5 | 4 | .556 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 17.0 | 14.4 | 5.2 | - | - | - |
1956 Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 22.0 | 15.2 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
1957 Cardinals | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4 | 1 | n/a | 17.3 | 14.8 | 4.9 | - | - | - |
1958 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 12 | 0 | n/a | 27.8 | 18.2 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
1959 Cardinals | 0 | 2 | .000 | 25 | 0 | n/a | 24.4 | 13.6 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
1960 Cardinals | 1 | 1 | .500 | 32 | 0 | n/a | 19.5 | 9.7 | 5.3 | - | - | - |
1961 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 24 | 0 | n/a | 24.8 | 10.6 | 5.3 | - | - | - |
1962 Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 19 | 0 | n/a | 22.8 | 9.4 | 5.3 | - | - | - |
1963 Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 30 | 0 | n/a | 28.1 | 7.8 | 5.8 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
22 Years | 78 | 71 | .523 | 156 | 1 | n/a | 23.1 | 15.8 | 5.6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Stanley Frank Musial was a Major League Baseball player with the St. Louis Cardinals (1941-1944 and 1946-1963). Stan, his nickname, retired after twenty-two seasons and held the National League all-time records for at bats (10,972), games played (3,026), hits (3,630), runs batted in (1,951), runs scored (1,949) and doubles (725)! The Donora Greyhound, another one of his nicknames, "only" collected 475 career home runs, second all-time in the senior circuit at that time. Do you know who had more homers than Stan The Man? [Answer]
Stan Musial Rookie Card | 1948 Bowman Baseball Card (#36 | Checklist)
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Did you know Stan Musial, Hank Aaron, and Willie Mays were each sent to a Major League record twenty-four All-Star Games? Too easy? Join Baseball Almanac as we take a look at six additional numbers of interest, in honor of the best player in baseball history to ever wear #6 — from any team!
3: Stan Musial finished the 1948 season leading all major league players in batting average (.376 | 43-points ahead of second place in the senior circuit), hits (230), doubles (46), triples (18), total bases (429), and slugging percentage (.702), capturing his third Most Valuable Player Award, the first National League player to ever win three MVPs!
5: Stan Musial hit three home runs in game one of a doubleheader on May 2, 1954, then two more in game two, the first player in baseball history to collect five home runs in a doubleheader. The feat has been matched only once since, in 1972, by Nate Colbert. [Home Runs in a Doubleheader Record Book]
6: Stan Musial wore #6 his entire career, and on September 29, 1963, it was officially retired by the Cards. Did you know The Man also hit exactly six home runs in All-Star Games, the most by any player in Midsummer Classic history? [All-Star Game Records]
8: Stan Musial had five-hits in a game eight times during his career. Once in 1943, once in 1946, once in 1947, then four times in 1948! When he did it the fourth time that year, on September 22, 1948, he became only the second player in baseball history with that many five-hit games in a season — the player who preceded him was Ty Cobb.
41.229: Stan Musial hit three home runs in a game a second time in his career on July 8, 1962, when he was 41 years 229 days old, the oldest player in Major League history with a 3-homer game!
3,000: Stan Musial joined the 3,000 Hits Club on May 13, 1958, the eighth major leaguer to reach the plateau, the first by a Cardinal. Musial finished his career with 3,630 hits which is still, through today, the second most in the history of the National League! Do you know the one player with more hits than The Man? [Answer]
Stan Musial | National Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque | Class of 1969 (HOF)
On May 7, 1959, Stan Musial hit hits four-hundredth career home run, making him the first major league player in baseball history with 400-or-more career home runs and 3,000-or-more career hits!