Stan Musial

Musial in 1953 on the Bowman Gum trading card

Birth Name: Stanisław Franciszek Musiał

Date of Birth: November 21, 1920

Place of Birth: Donora, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Date of Death: January 19, 2013

Place of Death: Ladue, Missouri, U.S.

Ethnicity: Polish, Carpatho-Rusyn

Stan Musial, full name Stanley Frank Musial, was an American professional baseball player. An outfielder and first baseman, he played for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB), for twenty two seasons. He is in the Hall of Fame. He was nicknamed “Stan the Man.”

Stan was the son of Mary (Lancos) and Lukasz Musiał. His father was Polish. His mother was of Carpatho-Rusyn descent. He was married to Lillian Susan Labash, until her death. The couple had four children.

Stan’s paternal grandfather was named Jan or Piotr Musiał.

Sources: http://pabook.libraries.psu.edu

Musial, Stan; Bob Broeg (1964). Stan Musial: “The Man’s” Own Story. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company.

Genealogy of Stan Musial (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com