Stan Musial
[edit] Biography
Stan Musial (Stanley Frank Musial) was born on November 21, 1920 in Donora, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on September 17, 1941 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1942, his rookie year, he hit .315 with 10 home runs and 72 RBI. Musial played for the St. Louis Cardinals for his entire 22 year career.
Most people believe that Stan Musial's best season was 1948, when he slugged 39 home runs, hit for a .376 average and knocked in 131 runs.
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[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1941
| STL
| N
| 12
| 47
| 8
| 20
| 1
| 7
| .426
| .449
| .574
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1942
| STL
| N
| 140
| 467
| 87
| 147
| 10
| 72
| .315
| .397
| .490
| 32
| 10
| 62
| 25
| 2
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 3
|
| 1943
| STL
| N
| 157
| 617
| 108
| 220
| 13
| 81
| .357
| .425
| .562
| 48
| 20
| 72
| 18
| 2
| 10
| 9
| 0
| 17
|
| 1944
| STL
| N
| 146
| 568
| 112
| 197
| 12
| 94
| .347
| .440
| .549
| 51
| 14
| 90
| 28
| 5
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 7
|
| 1946
| STL
| N
| 156
| 624
| 124
| 228
| 16
| 103
| .365
| .434
| .587
| 50
| 20
| 73
| 31
| 3
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 7
|
| 1947
| STL
| N
| 149
| 587
| 113
| 183
| 19
| 95
| .312
| .398
| .504
| 30
| 13
| 80
| 24
| 4
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 18
|
| 1948
| STL
| N
| 155
| 611
| 135
| 230
| 39
| 131
| .376
| .450
| .702
| 46
| 18
| 79
| 34
| 3
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 18
|
| 1949
| STL
| N
| 157
| 612
| 128
| 207
| 36
| 123
| .338
| .438
| .624
| 41
| 13
| 107
| 38
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 12
|
| 1950
| STL
| N
| 146
| 555
| 105
| 192
| 28
| 109
| .346
| .437
| .596
| 41
| 7
| 87
| 36
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 11
|
| 1951
| STL
| N
| 152
| 578
| 124
| 205
| 32
| 108
| .355
| .449
| .614
| 30
| 12
| 98
| 40
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 6
|
| 1952
| STL
| N
| 154
| 578
| 105
| 194
| 21
| 91
| .336
| .432
| .538
| 42
| 6
| 96
| 29
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 11
|
| 1953
| STL
| N
| 157
| 593
| 127
| 200
| 30
| 113
| .337
| .437
| .609
| 53
| 9
| 105
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 10
|
| 1954
| STL
| N
| 153
| 591
| 120
| 195
| 35
| 126
| .330
| .428
| .607
| 41
| 9
| 103
| 39
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 15
| 20
|
| 1955
| STL
| N
| 154
| 562
| 97
| 179
| 33
| 108
| .319
| .408
| .566
| 30
| 5
| 80
| 39
| 8
| 2
| 5
| 19
| 12
|
| 1956
| STL
| N
| 156
| 594
| 87
| 184
| 27
| 109
| .310
| .386
| .522
| 33
| 6
| 75
| 39
| 3
| 3
| 2
| 15
| 19
|
| 1957
| STL
| N
| 134
| 502
| 82
| 176
| 29
| 102
| .351
| .422
| .612
| 38
| 3
| 66
| 34
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 19
| 13
|
| 1958
| STL
| N
| 135
| 472
| 64
| 159
| 17
| 62
| .337
| .423
| .528
| 35
| 2
| 72
| 26
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 19
|
| 1959
| STL
| N
| 115
| 341
| 37
| 87
| 14
| 44
| .255
| .364
| .428
| 13
| 2
| 60
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 12
|
| 1960
| STL
| N
| 116
| 331
| 49
| 91
| 17
| 63
| .275
| .354
| .486
| 17
| 1
| 41
| 34
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 5
|
| 1961
| STL
| N
| 123
| 372
| 46
| 107
| 15
| 70
| .288
| .371
| .489
| 22
| 4
| 52
| 35
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 7
|
| 1962
| STL
| N
| 135
| 433
| 57
| 143
| 19
| 82
| .330
| .416
| .508
| 18
| 1
| 64
| 46
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 13
|
| 1963
| STL
| N
| 124
| 337
| 34
| 86
| 12
| 58
| .255
| .325
| .404
| 10
| 2
| 35
| 43
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 3026
| 10972
| 1949
| 3630
| 475
| 1951
| .331
| .417
| .559
| 725
| 177
| 1599
| 696
| 53
| 35
| 78
| 142
| 243
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1941
| STL
| N
| OF
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1942
| STL
| N
| OF
| 135
| 0
| 0
| 296
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1943
| STL
| N
| OF
| 155
| 0
| 0
| 376
| 15
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1944
| STL
| N
| OF
| 146
| 0
| 0
| 353
| 16
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1946
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 114
| 0
| 0
| 1056
| 65
| 13
| 119
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1946
| STL
| N
| OF
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 110
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1947
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 149
| 0
| 0
| 1360
| 77
| 8
| 138
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1948
| STL
| N
| OF
| 155
| 0
| 0
| 347
| 10
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1948
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1949
| STL
| N
| OF
| 156
| 0
| 0
| 326
| 10
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1949
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1950
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 628
| 37
| 3
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 1950
| STL
| N
| OF
| 77
| 0
| 0
| 132
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1951
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 60
| 0
| 0
| 600
| 32
| 4
| 60
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1951
| STL
| N
| OF
| 91
| 0
| 0
| 216
| 13
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1952
| STL
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1952
| STL
| N
| OF
| 129
| 0
| 0
| 298
| 6
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1952
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 204
| 12
| 1
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1953
| STL
| N
| OF
| 157
| 0
| 0
| 294
| 9
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1954
| STL
| N
| RF
| 146
| 142
| 1282.1
| 254
| 13
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1954
| STL
| N
| LF
| 10
| 9
| 68.1
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1954
| STL
| N
| OF
| 152
| 151
| 1350.2
| 271
| 13
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1954
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 10
| 2
| 31.2
| 36
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1955
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 110
| 0
| 0
| 925
| 92
| 8
| 93
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1955
| STL
| N
| OF
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 75
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1956
| STL
| N
| OF
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 84
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1956
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 103
| 0
| 0
| 870
| 90
| 7
| 96
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1957
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 130
| 129
| 1110.1
| 1167
| 99
| 10
| 131
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1958
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 124
| 123
| 1038
| 1019
| 100
| 13
| 127
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1959
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 90
| 88
| 686
| 623
| 63
| 7
| 72
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1959
| STL
| N
| LF
| 3
| 2
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| STL
| N
| OF
| 3
| 2
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| STL
| N
| OF
| 59
| 58
| 477
| 97
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1960
| STL
| N
| RF
| 6
| 4
| 28
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| STL
| N
| LF
| 58
| 54
| 449
| 97
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1960
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 29
| 26
| 203
| 203
| 17
| 2
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1961
| STL
| N
| OF
| 102
| 99
| 767.2
| 149
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1961
| STL
| N
| LF
| 102
| 99
| 767.2
| 150
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1962
| STL
| N
| OF
| 119
| 116
| 901
| 164
| 6
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1962
| STL
| N
| LF
| 98
| 94
| 738
| 125
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1962
| STL
| N
| RF
| 22
| 22
| 163
| 36
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1963
| STL
| N
| OF
| 96
| 94
| 628
| 121
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1963
| STL
| N
| LF
| 96
| 94
| 628
| 118
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 367
| 352
| 2673
| 508
| 16
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 174
| 168
| 1473.1
| 291
| 15
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1889
| 520
| 4146.1
| 3730
| 130
| 64
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1016
| 368
| 3069
| 8709
| 688
| 78
| 935
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1952
| STL
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
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- Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1938).
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