Musial, Stan (1920-2013), ranks as one of the greatest baseball players of all time. Nicknamed Stan the Man, Musial was a star outfielder and first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals between 1941 and 1963. He won seven National League batting titles, and had a .331 lifetime batting average. Musial played in 3,026 National League games. Only Pete Rose and Hank Aaron played in more games in the league. Musial held the National League record for most base hits (3,630) until 1981, when the record was broken by Rose.
Stanley Frank Musial was born in Donora, Pennsylvania, on Nov. 21, 1920. He was a vice president of the Cardinals from 1963 to 1991. He was director of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness from 1964 to 1966. He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969. Musial received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, one of the country’s highest civilian honors, in 2011. Musial died on Jan. 19, 2013.
