PSA BatFacts™

Stan Musial bats, as you might expect, are a very hot commodity in the game-used bat market. Musial was primarily an H&B user, although he did order some Adirondacks during his career. One interesting aspect about Musial bats is the fact that Musial actually had a signature model bat produced at the beginning of his career. For the most part, though, his bats were labeled "Musial Model" in block letters for the remainder.

His uniform number (6) was often noted on the knobs of his gamers in large black marker with the "6" underlined most of the time. Perhaps, the most unique Musial bat characteristic is the existence of grooving on the handles. Musial was known to occasionally score or groove the handles with a jackknife for extra grip, a practice that has been documented in several books. A direct quote from Musial, detailing his preference for grooving the handle versus using pine tar or wax-based gripping substances, can be found in Crack of the Bat - The Louisville Slugger Story. The highest price ever paid for a Musial bat was $42,517 (2009), which was the bat he used to hit a walk-off homerun in the 1955 All-Star Game.

Stanley Frank Musial’s (1920-2013) career is one of the most consistent by the number as any other in the history of baseball highlighted by the fact the he posted the same number of hits both home and away (1815), had 252 home runs at home and 223 away and scored 999 runs at home and 950 away. Stan the Man as his adoring fans refer to him, played 22 seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals and lead the National League in batting seven times, hits six times and runs five times. He was a 24-time All-Star, won three national League Most Valuable Player awards (1943, 1946, 1948) and was a member of three World Series champions (1942, 1944, 1946). Musial retired with a .331 batting average, 3,630 hits, 1,959 runs scored and 1,951 RBI. For so long the face of the Cardinal franchise, Musial went on to become the franchise vice president from 1963-1966. Stanley Frank Musial was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1968.