On May 25, 1940, Musial married fellow Donora resident Lillian " Lil " Labash in Daytona Beach, and the couple's first child followed in August.

Musial met Lillian Susan Labash in Donora when both were 15, and married her in St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church in Daytona Beach, Florida on May 25, 1940.

Perhaps the Pirate who will be the unhappiest over the news that Musial probably will sit out most of the series is Bob Friend, who was beaten by The Man twice last season on dramatic home runs.

Musial won his second World Series ring in 1944, then missed the entire 1945 season while serving with the United States Navy.

Musial also played one season on the newly revived Donora High School baseball team, where one of his teammates was Buddy Griffey, father of MLB player Ken Griffey, Sr. and grandfather to MLB player Ken Griffey, Jr.

During the season, Musial ( who was under contract to the Cardinals for $ 13, 500 in 1946 ) was offered a five-year, $ 125, 000 contract, plus a $ 50, 000 bonus, to join the Mexican League.

It was also during the 1946 season that Musial acquired his nickname of " The Man ".

Musial began the 1947 season by hitting. 146 in April.

Winning the NL batting title by a 43-point margin, with an on-base percentage lead of 27 points and a 138-point slugging margin — the latter being the largest gap since Rogers Hornsby's 1925 season — Musial became the first player to win the NL MVP award for a third time.

National media attention inadvertently turned to Musial a month before the 1952 season began, after Ty Cobb wrote an article regarding modern baseball players that was published in Life magazine.

Manager Eddie Stanky had a reluctant Musial pitch to Frank Baumholtz, the runner-up to Musial for the best batting average in the NL that season.

The 1956 season marked another milestone for Musial, when he broke Mel Ott's NL record for extra-base hits on August 12.

On June 11, 1957, Musial tied the NL record for consecutive games played with his 822nd, a streak that began on the last day of the 1951 season.

Taking a new approach to preparation for the 1959 season, Musial was given permission to report late to spring training so that he might conserve his energy for the duration of the year.

In June 1960, newspaper articles began speculating that Musial would soon retire, yet he finished the season with a. 275 batting average.

Musial was named a vice president of the St. Louis Cardinals in September 1963, and he remained in that position until after the 1966 season.

Before the 1967 season began, the Cardinals named Musial the team's general manager, and he oversaw the club's World Series championship that year.

Only four players in major league history have reached 50 or more doubles in a season at least three times: Tris Speaker ( 1912, 1920-21, 1923, 1926 ), Paul Waner ( 1928, 1932, 1936 ), Stan Musial ( 1944, 1946, 1953 ), and Brian Roberts ( 2004, 2008-09 ).

Traded to the St. Louis Cardinals before the 1957 season for Rip Repulski, Ennis responded with a. 286 average, 26 home runs and 105 RBI, finishing second in the NL behind his teammate Musial.

In — a season also marked by the final campaign of the Cardinals ' longtime superstar, Stan Musial — the Redbirds surged into contention, sparked by the acquisition of shortstop Dick Groat from the Pittsburgh Pirates, 18-win seasons from pitchers Gibson and Ernie Broglio, the comeback of left-handed starter Curt Simmons ( who had been signed off the scrap heap by Devine ), and the strong campaign of young catcher Tim McCarver.

Baseball people took note of Devine's accomplishments in New York, however, and when Musial, a world champion GM in his maiden season, decided he did not want to continue in the role.

Hank Greenberg, Stan Musial, Alex Rodriguez, and Robin Yount have won at different positions, while Rodriguez is the only player who has won the award with two different teams at two different positions.

Knerr continued drawing The Katzenjammer Kids until his death in 1949 ; the strip was then written and drawn by Charles H. Winner ( 1949 – 56 ), with Joe Musial taking over in 1956.

Griffey shares his birthday ( November 21 ) and birthplace ( Donora, Pennsylvania ) with Hall of Famer Stan Musial.

His father ( who had also played minor league baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals and roomed with Stan Musial ), worked in a Steubenville steel mill.

He is also tied for eighth overall with Stan Musial in wins above replacement for position players.

Nicknamed " Stan the Man ", Musial was a record 24-time All-Star selection ( tied with Willie Mays ), and is widely considered to be one of the greatest hitters in baseball history.

President Barack Obama presented Musial with Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest honor that can be bestowed on a civilian, at the White House on Feb. 15, 2011.

Musial frequently played baseball with his brother Ed and other friends during his childhood, and considered Lefty Grove his favorite ballplayer.

Meanwhile, the St. Louis Cardinals had scouted Musial as a pitcher and, in 1937, offered him a professional contract after a workout with their Class D Penn State League affiliate.

During 87 games with Springfield, Musial hit a league-leading. 379, before being promoted to the Rochester Red Wings of the International League.

The Cardinals were in the midst of a pennant race with the Brooklyn Dodgers ; in 12 games, Musial collected 20 hits for a. 426 batting average.

The Cardinals took sole possession of first place on September 13, and when Musial caught a fly ball to end the first game of a doubleheader on September 27 they clinched the pennant with their 105th win.

Representing the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 1 at Sportsman's Park, Musial grounded out with the bases loaded to seal a Yankees victory.

Musial batted. 222 for the Series, with two runs scored.

The Browns took a 2 – 1 lead, while Musial hit. 250 with zero RBI.

Anticipating life after his baseball career, Musial began the first of several business partnerships with Julius " Biggie " Garagnani in January 1949, opening " Stan Musial & Biggie's " restaurant.

Cobb singled out Musial and Phil Rizzuto as the only players " who can be mentioned in the same breath with the oldtime greats ".

The eighth major league player to reach 3, 000 hits, and the first to reach the milestone with an extra-base hit, Musial was greeted at St. Louis Union Station that evening by roughly 1, 000 fans.

Because the ball was still in play and Delmore was embroiled in an argument with the catcher and pitcher, Musial kept running in attempt to make second base.

His 1, 820 games played ranks fourth in Cardinals ' history behind Ozzie Smith, Lou Brock, and Stan Musial.

Hall of Famer Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals and baseball greats Ken Griffey and Ken Griffey, Jr., orthodox metropolitan Vladimir ( Nagosky ) were all born in Donora.

Cardinals general manager Bing Devine specifically sought Brock at the insistence of Cardinals ' manager Johnny Keane to increase team speed and solidify the Cardinals ' lineup, which was struggling after the retirement of left fielder Stan Musial in 1963.

Also in 1979, the St. Louis Cardinals retired Brock's jersey number 20, an honor that had previously been bestowed upon only three other Cardinals players ; Stan Musial, Dizzy Dean and Bob Gibson.

The only non-Red elected to start for the National League was St. Louis Cardinals ' first baseman Stan Musial.

Stanley Frank " Stan " Musial ( or ; born November 21, 1920 ) is a retired professional baseball player who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) for the St. Louis Cardinals ( 1941 – 1963 ).

Signed to a professional contract by the St. Louis Cardinals as a pitcher in 1938, Musial was converted into an outfielder prior to his major league debut in 1941.

In addition to overseeing businesses such as a restaurant both before and after his playing career, Musial served as the Cardinals ' general manager in 1967, winning the pennant and World Series and then quitting that position.

Cardinals manager Billy Southworth used Musial as a left fielder to begin 1942, sometimes lifting him for a pinch-hitter against left-handed pitching.

Musial was hitting. 315 by late June, as the Cardinals resumed battling the Dodgers for first place in the National League ( NL ).

Over the next three games at Yankee Stadium, Musial had three more hits as the Cardinals defeated the Yankees in the Series four games to one.

Musial had a single in the Cardinals ' Game 1 loss, and scored a run in a Game 2 win.

The Cardinals went on to defeat the Browns in six games, and Musial posted a. 304 batting average for the Series.

Rejoining the Cardinals under new manager Eddie Dyer, Musial posted a. 388 batting average by the middle of May 1946.

Facing the Boston Red Sox, the Cardinals won the 1946 World Series four games to three, as Musial had six hits and four RBI.

" Given a mid-season pay raise by new Cardinals owner Robert E. Hannegan for his outstanding performance, Musial hit a home run in the 1948 All-Star Game.