The Cardinals (88-65) entered the final day of the 1952 season in third place in the National League and the Cubs (76-77) were in fifth. Instead, the stunt was an embarrassment to Musial. Musial’s pitching appearance was prearranged by the Cardinals, who hoped it would generate interest in a game with nothing at stake in the standings. He threw one pitch to one batter, his closest pursuer for the batting title, Cubs outfielder Frankie Baumholtz, then returned to the outfield. 28, 1952, in the Cardinals’ season finale against the Cubs at St. Musial pitched for the only time in a big-league game on Sept. On the day he secured his sixth National League batting title, Stan Musial learned he should stick to hitting instead of pitching.
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