Musial once said, "I consciously memorized the speed at which every pitcher in the league threw his fastball, curve, and slider then, I'd pick up the speed of the ball in the first thirty feet of its flight and knew how it would move once it had crossed the plate."įormer Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Carl Erskine once described his strategy of pitching to Musial: "I've had pretty good success with Stan by throwing him my best pitch and backing up third." Erskine's teammate, Preacher Roe, shared a similar sentiment. In his September 1941 debut, Musial had two hits after he got two hits in his final game, 22 years later, a sportswriter jokingly wrote, "He hasn't improved at all." Musial has the most career home runs for a player who never won a single-season home run title. Remarkably, Musial had exactly 1,815 career hits at home, and 1,815 hits on the road. 331 career batting average ranks 30th he batted. Musial's career was perhaps most notable for its consistency. His 3,630 career hits made him the NL's all-time leader at the time he retired, and still ranks fourth all-time, behind Pete Rose, Ty Cobb, and Hank Aaron. He won the National League Most Valuable Player award in 1943, 1946, and 1948, and in 1957, received Sports Illustrated magazine's " Sportsman of the Year" award. The left-hander led the National League in batting average seven times and in on-base percentage, slugging percentage, and hits six times each. Musial played 1,890 games in the outfield and 1,016 games at first base, but was primarily known for his consistent hitting. Musial is also an honorary member of Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity. On his 19th birthday, he married Lillian Labash, and they have four children. Musial started his career as a pitcher but after a shoulder injury moved to the outfield in 1940. His father, Lukasz, was a Polish immigrant his mother, Mary, was the daughter of Czech immigrants. Stanley Frank Musial, original Stanisław Franciszek Musiał, pronounced (Myou-zee-uhl) nicknamed " Stan the Man" ( NovemJanuary 19, 2013), was an American former player in Major League Baseball who played 22 seasons for the St. Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
Led National League in runs scored 5 times.Led National League in slugging percentage 6 times.Led National League in On Base Percentage 6 times.Led National League in Batting average 7 times.475 Career Home Runs (6th All-Time at the time he retired).
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