Stan Musial

American baseball player (1920-2013) · United States · On the map · Athletes · Died at 92

Stanley Frank Musial, nicknamed "Stan the Man", was an American professional baseball player.

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2013Died19 January 20132011Presidential Medal of FreedomAward1948Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player AwardAward1946Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player AwardAward1943Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player AwardAward1920Born21 November 1920

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Career 1

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St. Louis Cardinals

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Photos 6

Musial on the cover of Baseball Digest, September 1948

Musial in 1957

Stan Musial's number 6 was retired by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1963.

Musial with President John F. Kennedy, his wife, Lillian, and daughter, Janet, in the Oval Office in 1962

President Barack Obama awards the 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom to Stan Musial in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House February 15, 2011.

Awards

Presidential Medal of Freedom2011

Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award1948

Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award1946

Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award1943

About this person

Widely considered to be one of the greatest and most consistent hitters in baseball history, Musial spent 22 seasons as an outfielder and first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB), playing for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1941 to 1944 and from 1946 to 1963. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969 in his first year of eligibility.

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United States