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- How good a hitter was
- Stan Musial of the St.
- Louis Cardinals? Well, his
- nickname speaks
- mouthfuls. Over his 22-
- year career, Stan was known around the
- National League as ΓÇ£Stan the Man."
-
- Stan is from Donora, Pennsylvania (the same
- town in which Ken Griffey, Junior was born).
- He learned baseball by playing catch with his
- father, who played in a semi-pro league. At
- age 15, Stan pitched for his dadΓÇÖs team and
- struck out 13 batters in six innings.
-
- In 1943, just his second complete big-league
- season, Stan was named the National
- League MVP. Over his career, he led
- the Cardinals to four pennants and