I’m just gonna teach the young ones about how good Stan “The Man” was: Stan Musial, one of the greatest hitters in baseball history, had an incredible career with the St. Louis Cardinals from 1941 to 1963. Here are some of his key highlights:
Career Achievements
• 3× MVP (1943, 1946, 1948)
• 24× All-Star (1943–1944, 1946–1963) (MLB held two All-Star Games per year from 1959-1962)
• 3× World Series champion (1942, 1944, 1946)
• 7× NL batting champion
• 2× NL RBI leader (1948, 1956)
• 6× NL doubles leader
• 5× NL triples leader
Career Stats
• .331 batting average
• 3,630 hits (4th all-time, tied with Hank Aaron)
• 475 home runs
• 1,951 RBIs
• 725 doubles (3rd all-time)
• 177 triples (19th all-time)
Notable Moments
• Had six seasons batting over .350
• 1948 season: Nearly won the Triple Crown, leading the league in batting average (.376), hits (230), doubles (46), triples (18), RBIs (131)—missed HR title by just one home run
• Hit 5 home runs in a doubleheader (1954)
• Finished top-10 in MVP voting 14 times
• Missed the 1945 season serving in the Navy during WWII
• Never struck out more than 50 times in a season
• Had exactly 1,815 hits at home and 1,815 on the road

Stan is an all-time great. Look at his stats. I love vintage cards with vintage pen autos. Yes, they aren’t in sharpie or paint pen but they have more depth of character and tell more of a story!

For those young ‘uns, look at Stan Musial’s stats and career highlights. I’ll wait….yes, he was THAT good. One of the all-time baseball greats. Possibly in the top 10 of all time. But he’s largely ignored as compared to some of the bigger stars of the day. Love these sweet spot autographs. Like having a signed baseball collection but more easily consumed in card form. And still relatively cheap!

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