5/26/2023 0 Comments 1959 topps stan musial![]() ![]() ![]() At Daytona, Kerr would help the young Musial develop posting his best year as a hurler when he went 18-5, but a severe shoulder injury playing the outfield halted Stan’s dreams of being a Major League pitcher. Musial began his minor league career as a pitcher with Williamson in 1938 and then met former big leaguer, and future mentor Dickie Kerr who was managing the Daytona Beach Islanders. Louis Cardinals as a junior, though the signing was not announced until months later in order to keep his eligibility intact. And as his skills developed, he was reportedly offered a scholarship to the University of Pittsburgh to play basketball, but Musial had already signed a baseball contract with the St. Stan came up as a pitcher with the hopes of making the big leagues on the mound, but he also showed flashes of greatness in the field that got him noticed. Musial grew up in the steel and zinc-rich Donora, Pennsylvania, a small town that also produced big league talent with NFL standout Dan Towler, CFL quarterback Arnold Galiffa, high school baseball standout Buddy Griffey, father and grandfather of Ken Griffey and Ken Griffey, Jr., and of course Musial. Stanley Frank Musial (NovemJanuary 19, 2013) born Stanislaw Franciszek Musial put together one of the most consistent hitting careers of any Major League player in history highlighted by the fact that he posted the exact same number of hits both home and away (1815), had 252 home runs at home and 223 away and scored 999 runs at home and 950 away. ![]()
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