Baseball History: Five Interesting Statistical Quirks

Stan Musial has 1815 hits at home and 1815 hits on road

There is no question that Stan Musial was one of the greatest players in baseball history. He was a seven time batting champion, and led the league in hits six times. Musial had 200 or more hits six times, and batted over .300 in all but four of his 22 years in the majors. A 24 time All Star and three time MVP, Musial was a true legend of the game.

Over his career, the St. Louis Cardinals icon produced a stellar .331/.417/.559 batting line, hitting 475 homers and 725 doubles. As he lost a year due to World War Two, it is possible that he would have ended up with 500 homers. He may have even been able to give Tris Speaker a run for the all time doubles mark, or could have come close.

However, of those accomplishments, it is his hit total that is truly unique. Musial finished his career with 3630 hits, the second most in baseball history when he retired. What makes his total interesting is that Musial had 1815 hits at home, and another 1815 hits on the road.

Musial was also fairly consistent in his other home/road splits. His batting average differed by only .010 points, and he had only 49 fewer runs and three fewer triples. No matter where he played, Musial was a true great, one who was also consistent year in and year out.

Stan Musial was a great hitter regardless of where he played. By collecting 1815 hits both on the road and at home, he proved that it did not matter where he was. He would still hit.