Stanley Frank Musial

Stanley Frank Musial was born in Donora, PA in 1920 to Lukasz and Mary Musial, attended Donora High School, married Lillian Labash, and was the father of Dick, Gerry, Janet, and Jean. He played 22 years with the St. Louis Cardinals, won 3 World Series rings, 3 Major League Baseball MVP awards, and 7 National League batting titles, finished second 4 times, participated in 24 All-Star Games, and hit 5 home runs in a double-header in 1954. He was The Sporting News Player of the Year in 1946 and 1951, Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year in 1946, and The Sporting News Sportsman of the Decade from 1946-1956. He finished his career with 3,630 hits, 475 home runs, and 1,951 runs batted in, held 17 Major League, 29 National League, and 9 World Series records upon retirement, and had a .331 lifetime batting average. He entered the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 1963, led the St. Louis Cardinals to a World Series championship as general manager in 1967, was named Director of National Council on Physical Fitness by President Lyndon B. Johnson, entered the Pro Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969, and was recognized as a Missouri Sports Legend in April 1999.

Missouri · United States