St. Louis: Legendary US Major League Baseball star Stan Frank Musial has died at the age of 92.
In his 22-year career beginning from 1941, Musial, famous as “Stan the Man”, played with the St. Louis Cardinals.
He missed the 1945 season to serve in the U.S. Navy in the final year of World War Two.
He was also honoured by President Barack Obama in 2011 with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Musial was adored by his many fans for his humility and kindness as well as his baseball prowess, Voice of America reported.
When he retired in 1963, Musial held 17 major league records, making him an easy first-ballot inductee to the Baseball Hall of Fame. He won seven National League batting titles, was named Most Valuable Player three times, helped St. Louis win three World Series titles in the 1940s, and played in 24 All-Star games. Musial became baseball’s first $100,000 player – his 1957 salary.
His wife of more than 70 years, Lillian, died last year. Musial died Saturday of natural causes.
A pitcher in the minor leagues, Musial became an outfielder when he entered the majors. He had an unusual batting stance, crouching with his knees together. That stance led to a lofty career .331 batting average, including a career high .376 in 1948. One year earlier, Musial openly supported Jackie Robinson when he broke the racial barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Musial is widely considered the greatest player in the history of the St. Louis Cardinals.
Earlier Saturday, baseball lost another Hall of Famer when long-time Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver died at age 82.
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