Stan Musial

Stan Musial was an American baseball player who spent his entire Major League career with the St. Louis Cardinals. He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

1946 World Series: The World Series in which the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Boston Red Sox in seven games. Musial helped the Cardinals win their third championship of the 1940s.
Batting average: A baseball statistic measuring hits divided by official at-bats. Musial's .331 career average reflects his sustained ability to reach base with hits.
Branch Rickey: An American baseball executive who developed the farm system and helped build successful teams. Rickey signed Musial to the Cardinals organization in 1938.
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: A museum and institution in Cooperstown, New York, that honors people and teams in baseball. Musial was elected in 1969, his first year of eligibility.
1948 Major League Baseball season: The season in which Stan Musial won his third National League Most Valuable Player Award. Musial hit .376, led the league in several categories, and narrowly missed the Triple Crown.
On-base plus slugging: A baseball statistic that adds a player's on-base percentage to his slugging percentage. Musial's career OPS captures both his frequent reaching base and his extra-base power.
Dizzy Dean: An American pitcher and broadcaster who starred for the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1930s. Dean belonged to an earlier Cardinals generation whose fame shaped the franchise Musial joined.
National League Most Valuable Player Award: An annual award recognizing the most valuable player in Major League Baseball's National League. Musial won the award three times, in 1943, 1946, and 1948.
1957 Major League Baseball All-Star Game: The first of two All-Star Games played in 1957, held at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Musial hit a game-winning home run in the 10th inning.
Left-handed batting: A batting stance in which a player stands on the right side of home plate and swings left-handed. Musial batted left-handed and produced from both sides of the plate.

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