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1952- Musial Pitches to One Batter; Also Wins 3rd Batting Title in Row


One oddity to the season happens in the finale on Sept. 28 as Stan Musial makes his only major league pitching performance. He faces Frankie Baumholtz of the Cubs and he reaches on an error by third baseman Solly Hemus.


Musial is replaced by the starting pitcher, Harvey Haddix who had moved to the outfield for one batter. Musial gets one hit in three at bats and wins his third consecutive batting title with a .336 average by keeping Baumholtz from getting a hit.

OldRed wrote: ↑28 Sep 2025 06:01 am 1952- Musial Pitches to One Batter; Also Wins 3rd Batting Title in Row


One oddity to the season happens in the finale on Sept. 28 as Stan Musial makes his only major league pitching performance. He faces Frankie Baumholtz of the Cubs and he reaches on an error by third baseman Solly Hemus.


Musial is replaced by the starting pitcher, Harvey Haddix who had moved to the outfield for one batter. Musial gets one hit in three at bats and wins his third consecutive batting title with a .336 average by keeping Baumholtz from getting a hit.

I think your trying to make a point but it’s by me.

sikeston bulldog2 wrote: ↑28 Sep 2025 06:04 am

OldRed wrote: ↑28 Sep 2025 06:01 am 1952- Musial Pitches to One Batter; Also Wins 3rd Batting Title in Row


One oddity to the season happens in the finale on Sept. 28 as Stan Musial makes his only major league pitching performance. He faces Frankie Baumholtz of the Cubs and he reaches on an error by third baseman Solly Hemus.


Musial is replaced by the starting pitcher, Harvey Haddix who had moved to the outfield for one batter. Musial gets one hit in three at bats and wins his third consecutive batting title with a .336 average by keeping Baumholtz from getting a hit.

I think your trying to make a point but it’s by me.

Yesterday's game was a meaningless game. Just like the one on this date in 1952. That's my point, let the players settle their achievements, not the manager taking the bat out of a player's hands.

OldRed wrote: ↑28 Sep 2025 06:10 am

sikeston bulldog2 wrote: ↑28 Sep 2025 06:04 am

OldRed wrote: ↑28 Sep 2025 06:01 am 1952- Musial Pitches to One Batter; Also Wins 3rd Batting Title in Row


One oddity to the season happens in the finale on Sept. 28 as Stan Musial makes his only major league pitching performance. He faces Frankie Baumholtz of the Cubs and he reaches on an error by third baseman Solly Hemus.


Musial is replaced by the starting pitcher, Harvey Haddix who had moved to the outfield for one batter. Musial gets one hit in three at bats and wins his third consecutive batting title with a .336 average by keeping Baumholtz from getting a hit.

I think your trying to make a point but it’s by me.

Yesterday's game was a meaningless game. Just like the one on this date in 1952. That's my point, let the players settle their achievements, not the manager taking the bat out of a player's hands.

Oh you’re talking about the IBB yesterday. In ur example, you eliminate strategy. That’s one of the few managerial inputs. On this play, I see both sides, and think both sides were thought of by both managers.

Pitching to Busch in that spot is stupid. Falling further behind would have made it even harder to come back, which they didn't anyway. Who cares that the poor Cubbie doesn't get a chance at a fluke cycle. Should not have had a triple if they had correctly scored an error on Walker for bumbling the ball in right.

MIDMOBIRDTWO wrote: ↑28 Sep 2025 08:21 am Pitching to Busch in that spot is stupid. Falling further behind would have made it even harder to come back, which they didn't anyway. Who cares that the poor Cubbie doesn't get a chance at a fluke cycle. Should not have had a triple if they had correctly scored an error on Walker for bumbling the ball in right.

Exactly...it was a typical Walker mistake...I'm guessing this will be another one of those (bleep) back and forth threads because Red is bored and wants some attention...

So what's the big deal about the 'cycle' .. If a player gets one , do you qualify for the Hall of Fame ?
Donovan had 4 doubles the other day . If he had gotten up one more time for a chance at 4 doubles , would there have been an outcry if the opposing manger IBB .
As I said , if it was so important 'to pitch' to Busch , the pitcher would have been doing his best to make him chase pitches out of the zone to prevent him from getting another hit in the game. 4 low outside balls would have had the Wrigley fans roundly booing anyway. Would we be reading a post here that the Cardinals did not give Busch better pitches to try and get his cycle . Ridiculous !