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My Take
Stan Musial is one of those players I genuinely wish more casual fans knew better, because the numbers are almost absurd — three MVP awards, a .331 career batting average, 3,630 hits split almost perfectly between home and away games as if the universe was keeping score. He came up through the Depression, kept playing through World War II, and still dominated for 22 seasons with the Cardinals. What I love most is that he did it all with this unassuming, genuinely decent reputation — no scandals, no drama, just this coiled, corkscrew batting stance and then absolute destruction of pitchers. They didn't call him "Stan the Man" ironically. Even Brooklyn fans coined that nickname because they were tired of him beating their team. The Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011 felt earned in the deepest sense. A true original, gone in 2013 at 92, and still underrated outside of St. Louis.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Stan Musial
- Name (Japanese)
- スタン・ミュージアル
- Reading
- すたん・みゅーじある
- Born
- November 21, 1920 – January 19, 2013
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Monkey
- Origin
- Donora, Pennsylvania, United States
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- High school
- Ringgold High School
Awards & achievements
- 2011 Presidential Medal of Freedom
- 1948 Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
- 1946 Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
- 1943 Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Stan Musial born?
November 21, 1920 – January 19, 2013.
Where is Stan Musial from?
Stan Musial is from Donora, Pennsylvania, United States.
What does Stan Musial do?
Stan Musial works as baseball player.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.