Earlier this year, one of the most revered figures in St. Louis history died. If you are from the Midwest, or are a baseball fan of a certain age, you already know the person I’m talking about: Stan “The Man” Musial.

Describing his ball-playing abilities, Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick called Musial baseball’s “perfect warrior” and “perfect knight.” A look at some of his statistics can explain why: he won the MVP award in 1943, 1946, and 1948; he had 3,630 career hits (and equal number away and at home), 725 doubles, 177 triples (wow), and 475 home runs; he had a batting average above the .300 mark for sixteen straight seasons; he had a career batting average of .331; he was never ejected from a game in his entire career; he won the World Series in 1942, 1944, and 1946; he spent his entire career with the St. Louis Cardinals; … Read the rest of this article!