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...Mattingly's many offensive accomplishments in his first four years have led several to compare him to such legends as Stan Musial, Ted Williams and Lou Gehrig. Mattingly has already snagged an MVP award, a batting title and an RBI title--something no player has done in his first three full seasons. In 1986, Mattingly led the American League in hits, doubles and slugging percentage. Perhaps even more amazing is that Mattingly struck out only 35 times in 677 at bats. Yet, the Yankees first baseman was not first in this category. In fact, he finished third behind...
Boggs had one hit on the day, a fourth inningsingle, giving him 200 hits for the fourthconsecutive year and making him the first Red Soxever to accomplish that feat. Boggs also becamethe first player since Stan Musial in 1953 togather 200 hits and 100 walks in the same season...
...Stan Musial...
...Frey, a minor-league batting champion of 1957, used to soak his bats in motor oil, an appropriate balm for one whose travels led him practically everywhere but to the major leagues. While awaiting promotion with the St. Louis Cardinals, though, Frey once drew near enough to Stan Musial to hear a definition of a doubleheader that stayed with him. "That's when Stanley can get ten hits in one day!" Musial exclaimed. "Think of it, ten hits!" On such optimum expectations, all Cubdom is founded, even in the after-math of three season-ending losses to San Diego last...
...trips to the ballpark. Two octagenarians sitting in front of me compare Pete Rose, on the field running but not playing for the Expos, with George Sisler, who played for the St. Louis Browns in the '20 s. And I had always considered such '50 s luminaries as Stan Musial and Ted Williams the cream of the crop. I bowed to their 120 cumulative years of baseball knowledge...