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Stan Musial: Hall of Famer won seven N.L. batting titles, three MVP Awards, collected 3,630 hits, 475 homers and batted .331 over 22 big league seasons. (BASEBALL'S PERFECT KNIGHT).
DURING THE 20TH CENTURY, NO one was named Most Valuable Player in the major leagues more than three times. Stan Musial came close missing his fourth MVP by only nine votes in 1957.
Though he batted .351 that season to win the last of his seven National League batting crowns, the lefty hitter with the corkscrew stance had to play second fiddle to Hank Aaron when the votes were counted. That didn't happen often.
In 22 seasons from 1941-63, Stan the Man hit .331 with 475 home runs, five of them in one day, during a 1954 doubleheader against the New York Giants.
The N.L.'s MVP in 1943, 1946, and 1948 led his league in hits six times but never led ...
- STAN THE MAN For 22 years in St. Louis, Musial was the one and only
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe Larry Whiteside, Globe Staff August 6, 1994 700+ words
...and around the National League enjoyed Musial's unique talents...forget Stan Musial. He did it...Louis won National League pennants. Three...home runs. Musial had 6,124...He won seven National League batting titles...
- Donora's mayor comes up with way to honor baseball great Musial
- Newspaper article from: Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Chris Buckley October 17, 2009 700+ words
...honor Musial. "Stan Musial was one of the greatest...really deserves it." Musial had 3,630 hits in...That total was the National League record until it was...seasons, winning seven National League batting titles and playing...one more home run, Musial would have won the ...
- Stan Musial: 1948: a season worth another look.
- Magazine article from: The Baseball Research Journal Warburton, Paul January 1, 2001 700+ words
...as thoroughly as Stan Musial did when he topped the National League in nine categories in...the Man" paced the National League in hits (230), doubles...the 1940s and 1950s, Musial was the National League's rival to Ted Williams...
- Musial's bat set pace with style, smile Series: GREATEST ATHLETES OF THE CENTURY
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times Will Grimsley May 21, 1989 700+ words
...catagories. He won the National League batting championship...unbelievable," he said. Musial began his professional...the Dodgers for the National League pennant and go on to...play. After retiring, Musial remained in St. Louis...
- Baseball Great Stan Musial Enjoys Second Career
- Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered November 1, 1994 700+ words
...that Stan `the Man' Musial was marketing a line of...against Mrs. Fields. Stan Musial played baseball for St...of 331, winning seven National League batting titles and three MVP awards. At age 73 Stan Musial, who joined us from St...
- Musial is fond of current Cards, but he favors '42.
- Newspaper article from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO) September 18, 2005 700+ words
...to win consecutive National League pennants. You then...become just the third National League team and fourth team...Hall of Famer Stan Musial played for the first...pitching and defense," Musial said. "That was the...
- Donora-Monessen Bridge bridge may be renamed for Musial
- Newspaper article from: Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review October 17, 2009 700+ words
...Monessen Bridge as the Stan Musial Bridge. Musial, 88, was born in Donora on...pro team, the Donora Zincs. Musial, who played his entire career...Louis Cardinals, won seven National League batting titles and played in...
- THE AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR UROLOGIC DISEASE TEAMS UP WITH STAN MUSIAL AND TAP...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire September 23, 1992 700+ words
...foundation, said of the Stan Musial education campaign, "We believe...caught at an early stage." Musial, the campaign's national...Louis Cardinals. The 20-time National League All- Star is still known by...Stan "The Man." In 1989, Musial was diagnosed with prostate...
Source: HighBeam Research, Stan Musial: Hall of Famer won seven N.L. batting titles, three MVP...