Stan Musial (Stanley Frank Musial) was born on November 21, 1920 in Donora, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on September 17, 1941 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1942, his rookie year, he hit .315 with 10 home runs and 72 RBI. Musial played for the St. Louis Cardinals for his entire 22 year career.
Most people believe that Stan Musial's best season was 1948, when he slugged 39 home runs, hit for a .376 average and knocked in 131 runs.
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Statistics
Batting Stats
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1941
STL
N
12
47
8
20
1
7
.426
.449
.574
4
0
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
1942
STL
N
140
467
87
147
10
72
.315
.397
.490
32
10
62
25
2
5
6
0
3
1943
STL
N
157
617
108
220
13
81
.357
.425
.562
48
20
72
18
2
10
9
0
17
1944
STL
N
146
568
112
197
12
94
.347
.440
.549
51
14
90
28
5
4
7
0
7
1946
STL
N
156
624
124
228
16
103
.365
.434
.587
50
20
73
31
3
2
7
0
7
1947
STL
N
149
587
113
183
19
95
.312
.398
.504
30
13
80
24
4
6
4
0
18
1948
STL
N
155
611
135
230
39
131
.376
.450
.702
46
18
79
34
3
1
7
0
18
1949
STL
N
157
612
128
207
36
123
.338
.438
.624
41
13
107
38
2
0
3
0
12
1950
STL
N
146
555
105
192
28
109
.346
.437
.596
41
7
87
36
3
0
5
0
11
1951
STL
N
152
578
124
205
32
108
.355
.449
.614
30
12
98
40
1
1
4
0
6
1952
STL
N
154
578
105
194
21
91
.336
.432
.538
42
6
96
29
2
0
7
0
11
1953
STL
N
157
593
127
200
30
113
.337
.437
.609
53
9
105
32
0
0
3
0
10
1954
STL
N
153
591
120
195
35
126
.330
.428
.607
41
9
103
39
4
0
1
15
20
1955
STL
N
154
562
97
179
33
108
.319
.408
.566
30
5
80
39
8
2
5
19
12
1956
STL
N
156
594
87
184
27
109
.310
.386
.522
33
6
75
39
3
3
2
15
19
1957
STL
N
134
502
82
176
29
102
.351
.422
.612
38
3
66
34
2
1
1
19
13
1958
STL
N
135
472
64
159
17
62
.337
.423
.528
35
2
72
26
1
0
0
26
19
1959
STL
N
115
341
37
87
14
44
.255
.364
.428
13
2
60
25
0
0
0
11
12
1960
STL
N
116
331
49
91
17
63
.275
.354
.486
17
1
41
34
2
0
1
7
5
1961
STL
N
123
372
46
107
15
70
.288
.371
.489
22
4
52
35
1
0
0
17
7
1962
STL
N
135
433
57
143
19
82
.330
.416
.508
18
1
64
46
3
0
3
4
13
1963
STL
N
124
337
34
86
12
58
.255
.325
.404
10
2
35
43
2
0
2
9
3
Total
3026
10972
1949
3630
475
1951
.331
.417
.559
725
177
1599
696
53
35
78
142
243
Fielding Stats
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1941
STL
N
OF
11
0
0
20
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1942
STL
N
OF
135
0
0
296
6
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
.984
1943
STL
N
OF
155
0
0
376
15
7
4
0
0
0
0
0
.982
1944
STL
N
OF
146
0
0
353
16
5
2
0
0
0
0
0
.987
1946
STL
N
1B
114
0
0
1056
65
13
119
0
0
0
0
0
.989
1946
STL
N
OF
42
0
0
110
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.983
1947
STL
N
1B
149
0
0
1360
77
8
138
0
0
0
0
0
.994
1948
STL
N
OF
155
0
0
347
10
7
3
0
0
0
0
0
.981
1948
STL
N
1B
2
0
0
7
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1949
STL
N
OF
156
0
0
326
10
3
5
0
0
0
0
0
.991
1949
STL
N
1B
1
0
0
11
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1950
STL
N
1B
69
0
0
628
37
3
66
0
0
0
0
0
.996
1950
STL
N
OF
77
0
0
132
2
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
.964
1951
STL
N
1B
60
0
0
600
32
4
60
0
0
0
0
0
.994
1951
STL
N
OF
91
0
0
216
13
6
4
0
0
0
0
0
.974
1952
STL
N
P
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1952
STL
N
OF
129
0
0
298
6
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
.987
1952
STL
N
1B
25
0
0
204
12
1
13
0
0
0
0
0
.995
1953
STL
N
OF
157
0
0
294
9
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
.984
1954
STL
N
RF
146
142
1282.1
254
13
2
5
0
0
0
0
0
.993
1954
STL
N
LF
10
9
68.1
17
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.944
1954
STL
N
OF
152
151
1350.2
271
13
3
4
0
0
0
0
0
.990
1954
STL
N
1B
10
2
31.2
36
2
2
4
0
0
0
0
0
.950
1955
STL
N
1B
110
0
0
925
92
8
93
0
0
0
0
0
.992
1955
STL
N
OF
51
0
0
75
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.987
1956
STL
N
OF
53
0
0
84
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.989
1956
STL
N
1B
103
0
0
870
90
7
96
0
0
0
0
0
.993
1957
STL
N
1B
130
129
1110.1
1167
99
10
131
0
0
0
0
0
.992
1958
STL
N
1B
124
123
1038
1019
100
13
127
0
0
0
0
0
.989
1959
STL
N
1B
90
88
686
623
63
7
72
0
0
0
0
0
.990
1959
STL
N
LF
3
2
22
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1959
STL
N
OF
3
2
22
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1960
STL
N
OF
59
58
477
97
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.990
1960
STL
N
RF
6
4
28
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1960
STL
N
LF
58
54
449
97
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.990
1960
STL
N
1B
29
26
203
203
17
2
16
0
0
0
0
0
.991
1961
STL
N
OF
102
99
767.2
149
9
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.994
1961
STL
N
LF
102
99
767.2
150
9
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.994
1962
STL
N
OF
119
116
901
164
6
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
.977
1962
STL
N
LF
98
94
738
125
5
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
.985
1962
STL
N
RF
22
22
163
36
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.949
1963
STL
N
OF
96
94
628
121
1
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
.968
1963
STL
N
LF
96
94
628
118
1
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
.967
Total
P
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Total
LF
367
352
2673
508
16
9
1
0
0
0
0
0
.983
Total
RF
174
168
1473.1
291
15
4
5
0
0
0
0
0
.987
Total
OF
1889
520
4146.1
3730
130
64
27
0
0
0
0
0
.984
Total
1B
1016
368
3069
8709
688
78
935
0
0
0
0
0
.992
Pitching Stats
Year
Team
G
GS
W
L
ERA
K
R
ER
CG
SHO
SV
IP
H
HR
BB
IB
WP
HBP
1952
STL
N
1
0
0
0
.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Transactions
Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1938).