Celebrating STAN THE MAN MUSIAL, HALL OF FAME PLAYER AND PERSON

As the best player in the history of the St. Louis Cardinals and one of baseball’s all-time greats, Stan Musial compiled statistics bordering on the surreal.

The list begins with 3,630 hits combined with power (475 home runs) and fewer-than-normal strikeouts (696 in 12,721 plate appearances). Add unmatched consistency, as the left-handed hitting Musial racked up 1,815 hits both at home and on the road, adding 1,951 RBI and 1,949 runs scored overall. His career batting average was .331 over his 22-year career, all with the Cardinals.

A seven-time National League batting champion, Musial hit over .350 five times, peaking at .376 in 1948. Six 200-hit seasons, six campaigns of 30 or more home runs and nine 100-plus RBI seasons don’t tell the whole story about Stan the Man’s offensive prowess.

Musial was a doubles machine, as he led the NL in that category eight times. He totaled