On this day in 1962, St. Louis Cardinals great and Hall of Famer Stan Musial broke Honus Wagner's National League hit record with 3,431. Musial would finish his career with a .331 batting average with 3,630 hits, 475 home runs, and 1,951 RBIs. One amazing feat the "leftie" accomplished was that he had the same amount of hits at home as he did on the road, 1,815. "Stan the Man" played all 22 seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals making baseball card collecting of the era meaningful. He was named an All-Star 24 times, including twice in 1959, 1960, 1961, and 1962 when the All-Star game was played twice, at the beginning of the season and at the traditional time halfway through the season. The St. Louis Cardinals retired Musial’s number 6-jersey in 1963, after his retirement.
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