1943CARDINALS
OUTFIELD
STAN MUSIAL1943
Stan Musialoutfield · 1943 cardinals
Ht 6'0"Wt 175Bats LThrows LBorn 1920 · Donora, PA
Stan Musial won the first of his three National League batting titles in 1943, hitting .357 for a Cardinals club that ran away with the pennant. He led the league in hits (220), doubles (48), triples (20), and on-base percentage (.425), slugging .562 while driving in 81 and scoring 108 times across 157 games. The man they called The Man had arrived, and St. Louis had its left-handed answer to everything the league could throw.
220 HITS
In 1943 he had 220 hits.
48 DOUBLES
In 1943 he hit 48 doubles.
.357 AVG
In 1943 he hit .357.
Major League Batting — Year vs Life
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | 157 | 617 | 108 | 220 | 48 | 20 | 13 | 81 | 0.357 | 0.425 | 0.562 |
| Life | 3,026 | 10,972 | 1,949 | 3,630 | 725 | 177 | 475 | 1,951 | 0.331 | 0.417 | 0.559 |
SkillScore
170.851943 · SLN
ComponentsAVG 0.357OBP 0.425SLG 0.562
Stan Musial, 1942. Public domain news photograph via Wikimedia Commons.