In his retirement ceremony, Major League Commissioner Ford Frick referred to Musial as “baseball’s perfect warrior, baseball’s perfect knight.” He also stood out for his grace and sportsmanship - having never been ejected once by an umpire.
331 career batting average and as the National League’s career leader in RBI, games played, runs scored, hits and doubles. Navy.Īfter the 1963 season, Musial retired with a. The only blip came in 1945, in the thick of World War II, when he left baseball to join the U.S. Louis - and earned three National League Most Valuable Player awards, as well as three World Series titles. 300 17 times during his 22-year career - all with St.
The Pennsylvania-born Musial transitioned from a lackluster pitcher to a stellar slugging outfielder, according to his biography on the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s website. Musial died Saturday evening at his Ladue, Missouri, home surrounded by family, the Cardinals said in a statement. “Stan Musial was the greatest player in Cardinals history and one of the best players in the history of baseball.” “We have lost the most beloved member of the Cardinals family,” said William DeWitt Jr., the club’s chairman. Louis Cardinals great Stan Musial has died, according to his former team.
300 for 17 of his seasons in the league.(CNN) - Baseball Hall of Famer and St. He reached the majors in 1941, and by the time he retired in 1963 had won three Most Valuable Player awards and been on three World Series championship teams. Once a pitcher in the minor leagues, Musial became one of baseball’s greatest all-around players and was named to the All-Century team in 1999. “We have lost the most beloved member of the Cardinals family,” William DeWitt Jr., chairman of the Cardinals, said in a statement. Known in the baseball world as “Stan the Man,” Musial had suffered from Parkinson’s disease and age-related dementia, Schwarze said. Louis suburb of Ladue, according to his grandson Brian Schwarze. Musial, adored by fans for his humility and easy-going manner as much as his baseball skill, died of natural causes at his home in the St. Louis, Missouri, in this file photo taken October 18, 2012. Louis Cardinals and hall of famer Stan Musial greets fans before the start of Game 4 of the MLB NLCS playoff baseball series against the San Francisco Giants in St.
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