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Truly a bad day for baseball...

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bonarae wrote:Truly a bad day for baseball...

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First Earl Weaver now Stan the man.Who's next???

What a sweet swing he had, and a long, productive career. RIP.

Ivytalk wrote:What a sweet swing he had, and a long, productive career. RIP.

Yeah 7 straight batting crowns a career .331 batting average.

dal4018 wrote:

Ivytalk wrote:What a sweet swing he had, and a long, productive career. RIP.

Yeah 7 straight batting crowns a career .331 batting average.

7 total batting titles, not 7 straight. He did win 3 straight at one point.

Stan is near the top of the multiple batting title winners, with only Cobb, Gwynn and Wagner with more.

Multiple Winners

12 Ty Cobb
8 Tony Gwynn
8 Honus Wagner
7 Rod Carew
7 Rogers Hornsby
7 Stan Musial
6 Ted Williams
5 Wade Boggs
5 Dan Brouthers
4 Cap Anson
4 Roberto Clemente
4 Harry Heilmann
4 Bill Madlock
3 Ross Barnes
3 George Brett
3 Pete Browning
3 Jesse Burkett
3 Nap Lajoie
3 Joe Mauer
3 Tony Oliva
3 Pete Rose
3 Larry Walker
3 Paul Waner
3 Carl Yastrzemski

He was first player from an opposing team that befriended Jackie Robinson.