Stan’s only 1958 Topps card is a Sporting News All Star card and Musial base cards only appear in the Topps sets from 1959 through 1963. Musial would become one of the key faces of Bowman baseball cards through 1953, yet he is conspicuously absent from Topps products until 1958. In fact, Musial’s rookie cards don’t appear until 1948, when he is featured in both the 1948 Bowman (card #36) and 1948 Leaf series (card #4). Since he broke in during the 1941 season, he just missed out on inclusion the 1941 Play Ball set. Stan Musial is a bit of an anomaly when it comes to baseball cards. Musial was also a member of 24 All Star Teams, a record he shares with Willie Mays and Hank Aaron. In all, he spent 22 seasons with the Cardinals, leading them to 3 World Series Championships. Musial held the National League hits record at 3,630 until Pete Rose passed him in 1981. Musial was a 7-time National League Batting Champion, a 3-time National League Most Valuable Player and hit 475 homers (2nd in NL history at the time of his retirement).Įight times Stan led the league in doubles, 5 times he led in triples and 6 times in hits. His accomplishments are undeniable, though. Playing out of the east coast spotlight, Stan The Man’s greatness was lost in the shadows of Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays. Stan Musial is one of most overlooked great players in modern baseball history.
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