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The amazing Stan Musial played his last game on this day in 1963. His last base hit was a ground ball to right field that Pete Rose, the Reds rookie second baseman, could not reach. Years later, Rose passed Musial on his way to breaking Ty Cobb’s all time hits record.
He won 7 seven titles. Only Ty Cobb (11), Honus Wagner and Tony Gwynn (eight each) won more. He retired with a .331 batting average and 3,630 hits.
Stan the Man died in 2013.
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