Musial played Saturday in the St. Louis Cardinals , all with the Major League . Rest in peace Stan 'The Man ' Musial , the best Cardinal there ever was , '' wrote one woman , by the name of Elise , on Twitter . He retired in 22 years as , statistically , three of the best hitters in baseball history . He died Saturday evening of natural causes , his grandson says . Baseball commissioner , players , fans recall Musial as a great athlete and man .
Musial played Saturday in the St. Louis Cardinals , all with the Major League . He retired in 22 years as , statistically , three of the best hitters in baseball history . He died Saturday evening of natural causes , his grandson says . Baseball commissioner , players , fans recall Musial as a great athlete and man .