On May 19, 1962, At dodger Stadium, Stan Musial broke Honus Wagner’s record for most hits in National League history. The St. Louis Cardinals’ legend singles against Ron Perranoski of the Los Angeles Dodgers, marking the 3,431st hit of his Hall of Fame career.
The crowd gave Musial a standing ovation as he was taken out of the game for a pinch-runner. The Cardinals’ victory moved them to within a single game of second-place five games back of the league – leading San Francisco Giants.
Left-hander Ray Sadeeki picked up the win. The Cards settled the issue in the fourth inning when they tore into loser Don Drysdale (5-3) for four runs. Ken Boyer, Bill White, Doug Clemens and Curt Flood all had singles in the inning.
Among Musial’s 3,431 hits are! 2.110 singles, 699 doubles, 174 tri-! pies and 449 homers. Wagner established the hit record in 10,427 at-bats between 1S97 and 1917. Musial has had 10.297 at bats. This was the third league record set by Musial this season. The other two were for most games played and most runs scored.
