At the time of his retirement, he held or shared 17 major league records, 29 National League records, and nine All-Star Game records. After struggling offensively in 1959, Musial used a personal trainer to help maintain his productivity until he decided to retire in 1963. His third MVP award came in 1948, when he finished one home run short of winning baseball's Triple Crown. That year he earned his second MVP award and third World Series title. After completing his military service, Musial returned to baseball in 1946 and resumed his consistent hitting. Musial won his second World Series championship in 1944, then missed the 1945 season while serving in the Navy. He was also named to the NL All-Star squad for the first time he appeared in every All-Star game in every subsequent season he played.
The following year, he led the NL in six different offensive categories and earned his first MVP award. In his first full season, 1942, the Cardinals won the World Series. Noted for his unique batting stance, he quickly established himself as a consistent and productive hitter. Louis Cardinals as a pitcher in 1938, Musial was converted into an outfielder and made his major league debut in 1941. Signed to a professional contract by the St. Musial was born in Donora, Pennsylvania, where he frequently played baseball informally or in organized settings, and eventually played on the baseball team at Donora High School. He also shares the major league record for the most All-Star Games played (24) with Hank Aaron and Willie Mays. A seven-time batting champion, he was named the National League's (NL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) three times and was a member of three World Series championship teams. His 475 career home runs then ranked second in NL history behind Mel Ott's total of 511. 331 over the course of his career and set National League (NL) records for career hits (3,630), runs batted in (1,951), games played (3,026), at bats (10,972), runs scored (1,949) and doubles (725). Louis Cardinals, from 1941 to 1944 and from 1946 to 1963, before becoming a first-ballot inductee into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969. Widely considered to be one of the greatest and most consistent hitters in baseball history, Musial spent 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), playing for the St.
Stanley Frank Musial ( / ˈ m juː z i ə l, - ʒ əl/ born Stanislaw Franciszek Musial November 21, 1920 – January 19, 2013), nicknamed "Stan the Man", was an American baseball outfielder and first baseman.
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