Stan "The Man" Musial (1920-2013)

Stan "The Man" Musial (1920-2013) is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Donora, Washington County, dedicated 2022.

Sixth & Meldon Ave., Donora

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One of baseball’s all-time great hitters, Musial was born on Sixth Street. As a youth, he trained in gymnastics at the Polish Falcons and played on the Donora zinc mill men’s baseball team. As a St. Louis Cardinal (1941-63), he tallied 3,630 total hits, 475 home runs, and a .331 batting average along with 3 MVP awards, 7 batting titles, and 3 World Series rings. Served in WWII (1945-46). Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969.

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1924 · Pennsylvania, Western Section. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1927 · Pennsylvania (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1931 · Brownsville, Pennsylvania (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1933 · Brownsville, Pennsylvania (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1940 · Brownsville, Pennsylvania (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

Brownsville, Pennsylvania, 1940, covering the location of Stan "The Man" Musial (1920-2013), with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Brownsville, Pennsylvania, 1940, covering this location. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Stan "The Man" Musial (1920-2013)

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