STAN MUSIAL·1948

In 1948 Stan Musial didn't chase the home run crown — he simply outhit the National League everywhere at once. A .376 average, .450 on-base, .702 slugging. Thirty-nine home runs, 131 runs batted in, 230 hits, 46 doubles, 18 triples, 135 runs scored in 155 games. He led the league in all of it: average, hits, doubles, triples, runs, RBI, slugging, total bases. A season with no obvious hole in it, the kind that makes pitchers check the lineup card twice. The Man was everywhere that summer, and there was no place to put him.

39 HOME RUNS

In 1948 he hit 39 home runs.

230 HITS

In 1948 he had 230 hits.

.376 AVG

In 1948 he hit .376.

Stan Musial, 1942. Public domain news photograph via Wikimedia Commons.