Later in life, Baumholtz recalled that the play was a hot smash to third that should have been counted as a hit. Nonetheless, Musial captured his sixth NL batting crown with a .336 average.
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Musial Takes the Mound
Musial's only big league pitching appearance took place on September 28, 1952. Safely in first place in the batting race, he
was called in to pitch for a single batter in the first inning.
The opposing
batter was Frank Baumholtz of the Chicago Cubs the runner-up in the batting race, who
batted from the right side of the plate. Starter Harvey Haddix moved to right field and Hal
Rice covered center while Musial pitched. After Baumholtz reached base,
Haddix returned to the mound, Rice to left, and Musial to center for the
remainder of the game.
Later in life, Baumholtz recalled that the play was a hot smash to third that should have been counted as a hit. Nonetheless, Musial captured his sixth NL batting crown with a .336 average.
Later in life, Baumholtz recalled that the play was a hot smash to third that should have been counted as a hit. Nonetheless, Musial captured his sixth NL batting crown with a .336 average.
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Stan Musial started as a pitcher in the minor leagues.
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