| Stan Musial  AKA Stanisław Franciszek Musial
Born: 21-Nov-1920
Birthplace: Donora, PA
Died: 19-Jan-2013
Location of death: Ladue, MO
Cause of death: unspecified
Gender: Male
Religion: Roman Catholic
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Baseball Nationality: United States
Executive summary: St. Louis Cardinals Military service: US Navy (WWII, Seaman 1st Class, 1945-46) Superstar outfielder and first-baseman for the St Louis Cardinals of the 1940s and '50s, though he actually started in the minor leagues as a pitcher. Won seven National League batting titles, three Most Valuable Player awards, and led the Cardinals to three World Series championships as a player and a fourth as General Manager in 1967. Lifetime batting average: .331, with 475 home runs, 1,951 runs-batted-in. Fielding average: .984 in the outfield, .992 at first base.
Also worth noting: Musial was married to his childhood sweetheart for more than 70 years, with four children and zero scandals. His friend Willie Mays said, "I never heard anybody say a bad word about him -- ever." Father: Lukasz Musial
Mother: Mary Lancos Musial
Wife: Lillian Suzan Labash (b. 1920, dated 1934-40, m. 25-May-1940, d. 3-May-2012, four children)
Son: Gerald Ashley Musial
Daughter: Janet Musial Schwarze
Daughter: Jean Musial Edmonds
Son: Richard Musial ("Dick")
High School: Donora High School, Carroll Township, PA (now Ringgold High School)
President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Consultant (1964-67)
Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity
National League MVP 1943
National League MVP 1946
National League MVP 1948
Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year 1957
Missouri Sports Hall of Fame 1963
Baseball Hall of Fame 1969
St. Louis Walk of Fame
Presidential Medal of Freedom 2011
Changed Name to Stanley Frank Musial (1926)
Appendectomy
Tonsillectomy
Polish Ancestry Paternal
Czech Ancestry Maternal
Risk Factors: Appendicitis, Tonsillitis, Prostate Cancer
SPORTS FRANCHISE HISTORY
St. Louis Cardinals General Manager (1967)
St. Louis Cardinals Vice President (1963-66)
St. Louis Cardinals 1941-63 (excluding 1945; military service)
Official Website:
http://www.stan-the-man.com/
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