Stan Musial timeline

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Born: November 21, 1920


1936: Played semi-pro ball


1938: Signed by St Louis Cardinals as a pitcher


1938-41: Minor Leagues


Debut: September 17, 1941 (Cardinals)


1942: Cards win World Series


1943: Batting Champ (.357)


1943: MVP


1943: Cards lose World Series


1944: Cards win World Series


1945-6: World War II service


1946: Declined offer to play in Mexican League


1946: Earned his nickname ?The Man? from Brooklyn fans


1946: Batting Champ (.365)


1946: MVP


1946: TSN Player of the Year


1946: Cards win World Series


1947: Played season with appendicitis


1948: Missed Triple Crown by one rained out home run


1948: Batting Champ (.376)


1948: MVP


1950: 30-game hit streak


1951: TSN Player of the Year


1952: Pitched in a game for only time in Major League Career


1950-52: Batting Champ (.346, .355 and .336)


1954: Hit five home runs in a double header


1955: Hit GW HR in All Star Game


1956: Set NL record for extra base hits


1957: Consecutive game streak ends at 895 with fractured shoulder bone


1957: Batting Champ (.351)


1957: Lou Gehrig Award


1958: 3000th hit


1959: First player with 400 HR and 3000 hits


1962: Oldest player ever (41) with a 3 HR game


1963: Retired as NL?s all-time hit leader (since broken)


1963-6: VP of Cardinals


1964-7: LBJ?s fitness advisor


1964: Cards win World Series


1967: Card?s GM (stepped down in less than a year rather than be desk bound)


1967: Cards win World Series


1968: Cards lose World Series


1969: Elected to HOF


1999: All Century Team


2007: Earned Navy Memorial?s Lone Sailor Award


2011: Presidential Medal of Freedom


2013: Died


Accomplishments:


3x World Champion


3x MVP


2x ML Player of the Year


24x All Star


1957 Lou Gehrig Award winner


7x Batting Champ


All Century Team


NL All Time Hit Leader at retirement


30 Game Hit Streak


895 consecutive game streak


.331


3630 Hits


475 HR


1951 RBI


1599 walks-696 Strikeouts


725 doubles


177 triples


1949 Runs


.417 OBP


.559 Slugging


.976 OPS


6134 TB


Led league in games: 5x


Led league in runs: 5x


100+ runs: 11x


Led league in hits: 6x


200+ hits: 6x


Led league in doubles: 8x


30+ doubles: 16x


40+ doubles: 9x


50+ doubles: 3x


Led league in triples: 5x


10+ triples: 8x


15+ triples: 3x


20+ triples: 2x


20+ HR: 10x


30+ HR: 6x


Led league in RBI: 2x


100+ RBI: 10x


Led league in walks (105): 1953


100+ walks: 3x


Hit .300+: 17x


Hit .350+: 5x


.400 OBP: 14x


Led league in OBP: 6x


Led league in slugging: 6x


.500 slugging: 16x


.600 slugging: 6x


.702 slugging (1948)


Led league in OPS: 7x


1.01OPS: 8x


Led league in TB: 6x


300 TB: 12x


429 TB (1948)


Led league in IBB: 2x


Postseason: .256, 1 HR, 8 RBI, .742 OPS (4 World Series)