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Stan Musial... St. Louis Cardinals...
Stan Musial... St. Louis Cardinals...
Item # 558957
May 14, 1958
LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, May 14, 1958
* Stan Musial - 3,000th hit
* St. Louis Cardinals
This 20 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 6: "Musial Gets 3,000th Hit'
Tells of St. Louis Cardinal Stan Musial getting his 3,000th career hit.
Other news of the day. Light browning, otherwise in good condition.
wikipedia notes: Stanley Frank "Stan" Musial (born November 21, 1920), born Stanisław Franciszek Musiał, (pronounced /ˈmjuːziəl/), is a retired American professional baseball player who was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969. Nicknamed "Stan the Man", Musial played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1941 to 1963. A 24 time All-Star selection, Musial accumulated 3,630 hits and 475 home runs during his career, and was also named the National League's Most Valuable Player three times.
Musial was born in Donora, Pennsylvania, where he frequently played baseball in both informal and organized settings, eventually playing on the baseball team at Donora High School. Signed to a professional contract by the St. Louis Cardinals as a pitcher in 1938, by the time Musial made his Major League debut on September 17, 1941, he had been converted into an outfielder. In 1943 Musial finished the season leading the National League is six different offensive categories, concurrently earning his first MVP award. After winning his second World Series in 1944, Musial missed the entire 1945 season while serving with the United States Navy. Over the course of his career Musial accumulated 3,630 hits, 475 home runs, and three World Series championships. After retiring at the end of the 1963 season, Musial later became General Manager of the Cardinals in 1966, overseeing the club's World Championship 1967 season before stepping down from the post after one year. Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969 on his first ballot, Musial was selected for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team in 1999.
Category: The 20th Century
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