![]() ![]() So remarkable are Musial’s stats that he had 1,815 hits at home and 1,815 hits on the road. He played in 24 All-Star games, led the league in doubles eight times, triples five times, RBI, runs, slugging percentage and won three MVP awards His on-the-field statistics are staggering in their completeness. More: Bobby Winkles: A remembrance of former Angels, Athletics manager who died at 90 More: There's an old friend who's always been by my side that I'm missing these days - baseball Louis Cardinals without controversy or anger or silliness. Musial, who was never thrown out of a game, had a 72-year marriage, played the harmonica at hospitals and was almost unanimously considered the most popular player in the game – even after his retirement. Unlike his famous contemporaries, DiMaggio and Williams, Musial toiled for decades for the St. Had any player been so perfect as Musial – on and off the field? The city was blue collar, hard-working, modest and polite.Īs was Stanley Frank Musial from Donora, Pa. Louis was the perfect baseball city for the perfect baseball player. But mostly they tuned in to hear about The Man. They could hear all the home runs, stolen bases and strikeouts. When there was baseball, fans throughout the Midwest could listen to St. Louis Cardinals games on powerful radio station KMOX with legendary announcers Jack Buck and Harry Caray. Watch Video: How MLB's three-division plan would work ![]()
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