![]() It was a stroke of luck for him, as he went on to hit. There will never be another like him.”Ī pitcher in the low minors until he injured his arm, Musial turned to playing the outfield and first base. “Stan will be remembered in baseball annals as one of the pillars of our game,” Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson said. He had been the longest-tenured living Hall of Famer. He spent his entire 22-year career with the Cardinals and made the All-Star team 24 times - baseball held two All-Star games each summer for a few seasons. Musial won seven National League batting crowns, was a three-time MVP and helped the Cardinals capture three World Series championships in the 1940s. He was one of baseball’s greatest hitters, every bit the equal of Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio even without the bright lights of the big city. Louis that two statues in his honor stand outside Busch Stadium - one just wouldn’t do him justice. Musial, the Midwest icon with too many batting records to fit on his Hall of Fame plaque, was so revered in St. The team said Musial’s son-in-law, Dave Edmonds, informed the club of the slugger’s death.Įarlier Saturday, baseball lost another Hall of Famer when longtime Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver died at age 82. ![]() ![]() The Cardinals announced Musial’s death in a news release and said he died at his home in Ladue, a St. ![]() “I never heard anybody say a bad word about him - ever,” Willie Mays said in a statement released by the Hall of Fame. ![]()
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