Full Name | Stan Musial |
Net Worth | $12 Million |
Date Of Birth | November 21, 1920 |
Died | January 19, 2013, Ladue, Missouri, United States |
Place Of Birth | Donora, Pennsylvania, USA |
Height | 6' (1.83 m) |
Weight | 79 kg |
Profession | Sailor, Baseball player |
Work Position | Stan Musial |
Education | Ringgold High School |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Lillian "Lil" Labash |
Children | Janet Musial, Gerry Musial, Richard Musial, Jeanie Musial |
Parents | Mary Musial, Lukasz Musial |
Siblings | Ed Musial, Ida Daniels, Helen Daniels, Rose Lang, Vicki Wagner |
Nicknames | Stanley Frank Musial, Stan Musial, Musial, Stanley Frank |
IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm0615705 |
Awards | National League Most Valuable Player Award, Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year, Lou Gehrig Memorial Award |
Star Sign | Scorpio |
# | Quote |
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1 | [explaining his unfailingly cheerful manner] If you had a .331 lifetime batting average, you'd be happy all the time too. |
2 | The key to hitting for high average is to relax, concentrate, and don't hit the fly ball to center field. |
3 | When a pitcher's throwing a spitball, don't worry and don't complain, just hit the dry side like I do. |
4 | Somehow it doesn't seem to be making me as nervous as when I was getting close to 3,000 hits. - on approaching Honus Wagner's 44-year-old league record for career hits in 1962 |
5 | I consciously memorized the speed at which every pitcher in the league threw his fastball, curve, and slider; then, I'd pick up the speed of the ball in the first thirty feet of its flight and knew how it would move once it had crossed the plate. |
6 | There was never a day when I was as good as Joe DiMaggio at his best. Joe was the best, the very best I ever saw. |
7 | The first principle of contract negotiations is don't remind them of what you did in the past - tell them what you're going to do in the future. |
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1 | Shared his birthday and birthplace with Ken Griffey Jr.. Musial was a high school teammate of Griffey's paternal grandfather. |
2 | Had 3,630 hits in his career. Exactly half (1,815) were achieved in home games and half in road games. |
3 | Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on February 15, 2011. |
4 | Made major league debut on 17 September 1941. |
5 | Inducted into the Hall of Famous Missourians in 2000. |
6 | Inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame in 1989. |
7 | Despite the fact that he hit 475 home runs lifetime, he never led the league in that category. |
8 | In 1972 he was awarded Poland's Merited Champions Medal, that nation's highest sports award; he was the first foreigner so honored. |
9 | .331 Batting Average (30th All Time), .417 On-base percentage (23rd All Time), .559 Slugging Percentage (23rd All Time), 3,026 Games (6th All Time), 10,972 At Bats (9th All Time), 1,949 Runs (8th All Time), 3,630 Hits (4th All Time), 6,134 Total Bases (2nd All Time), 725 Doubles (3rd All Time), 177 Triples (19th All Time), 475 Home Runs (23rd All Time), 1,951 RBI (5th All Time), 1,599 Walks (11th All Time), 1,377 Extra-Base Hits (2nd All Time) and 5,282 Times on Base (5th All Time). |
10 | His father, Lukasz, was a Polish immigrant; his mother, Mary, was the daughter of Czech immigrants. |
11 | St. Louis Cardinals All-Time Doubles Leader (725). |
12 | St. Louis Cardinals All-Time Triples Leader (177). |
13 | St. Louis Cardinals All-Time Homerun Leader (475). |
14 | St. Louis Cardinals All-Time RBI Leader (1,951). |
15 | St. Louis Cardinals All-Time Total Bases Leader (6,134). |
16 | St. Louis Cardinals All-Time Hits Leader (3,630). |
17 | St. Louis Cardinals All-Time Runs Leader (1,949). |
18 | St. Louis Cardinals All-Time At Bats Leader (10,972). |
19 | St. Louis Cardinals All-Time Games Leader (3,026). |
20 | Member of St. Louis Cardinals World Series Championship Teams in 1942, 1944 and 1946. Member of National League Championship Team in 1943. |
21 | St. Louis Cardinals All-Time Walks Leader (1,599). |
22 | Three-time National League MVP (1943, 1946 and 1948). Finished in Top 10 in voting 11 times (1944, 1949-1957 and 1962). |
23 | Started his professional career as a pitcher in the minor leagues, but switched to the outfield with the Cardinals. He also played quite a few games at first during his career. |
24 | Hit a record five home runs for a doubleheader in 1954 (later tied by Nate Colbert, who happened to be from St. Louis, in 1972). |
25 | Named to National League All Star Team 20 times (1943-1944, 1946-1963). |
26 | Accomplished harmonica player. |
27 | Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the BBWAA in 1969. |
28 | Played his entire career with the St. Louis Cardinals (1941-1963). Missed the 1945 season due to the war. |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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2009 MLB All-Star Game | 2009 | TV Special | Himself - Honorary Co-Captain |
St. Louis Cardinals: Baseball Heaven | 2006 | Video documentary | |
ESPN 25: Who's #1? | 2005-2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
ESPN SportsCentury | 2000-2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Michael Jordan to the Max | 2000 | Documentary | Himself |
CBS This Morning | 1991 | TV Series | Himself |
Hee Haw | 1985 | TV Series | Himself |
The Way It Was | 1975 | TV Series | Himself |
1975 MLB All-Star Game | 1975 | TV Special | Himself - NL Honorary Captain |
Greatest Sports Legends | 1973 | TV Series | Himself |
The Mike Douglas Show | 1971 | TV Series | Himself - Pro Baseball Player |
That Girl | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
The Merv Griffin Show | 1963-1965 | TV Series | Himself |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1964 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
What's My Line? | 1964 | TV Series | Himself - Mystery Guest |
1963 MLB All-Star Game | 1963 | TV Special | Himself - NL Outfielder |
1961 MLB All-Star Game | 1961 | TV Special | Himself - NL pinch hitter |
1958 MLB All-Star Game | 1958 | TV Special | Himself - NL First Baseman |
The Ed Sullivan Show | 1949-1958 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Interviewee |
1957 MLB All-Star Game | 1957 | TV Special | Himself - NL First Baseman |
1956 MLB All-Star Game | 1956 | TV Special | Himself - NL Right Fielder |
1955 MLB All-Star Game | 1955 | TV Special | Himself - NL First Baseman |
1954 MLB All-Star Game | 1954 | TV Special | Himself - NL Right Fielder |
1953 MLB All-Star Game | 1953 | TV Special | Himself - NL Left Fielder |
1952 MLB All-Star Game | 1952 | TV Special | Himself - NL Center Fielder |
1951 MLB All-Star Game | 1951 | TV Special | Himself - NL Left Fielder |
1950 MLB All-Star Game | 1950 | TV Special | Himself - NL First Baseman |
1949 MLB All-Star Game | 1949 | TV Special | Himself - NL Center Fielder |
Style of the Stars | 1947 | Documentary short | All-Star Baseball Player |