Stan "The Man" Musial By Mrs. Trotter Nov 21, 1920 Birth Jan 1, 1938 Signed as Pitcher of St. Louis Cardinals May 25, 1940 Married Lillian Labash Jan 1, 1941 Joined the Class C Springfield Cardinals May 1, 1944 Drafted into Navy for Fifteen Months Jan 1, 1957 Received Lou Gehrig Memorial Award Sep 29, 1963 Last MLB Appearance Jan 1, 1967 Cardinals General Manager Jan 1, 1999 Selected for MLB All-Century Team Feb 1, 2011 Presented Presidential Medal of Freedom by Barack Obama Jan 19, 2013 Died of Natural Causes, Age 92