This Day in Baseball History: May 19, 1962 > With a single against Ron Perranoski of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals breaks Honus Wagner's National League record of 3430 career hits. "Stan the Man" will retire after the 1963 season with a total of 3630 hits, second only to Ty Cobb at the time.
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May 19, 1962 > With a single against Ron Perranoski of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals breaks Honus Wagner's National League record of 3430 career hits. "Stan the Man" will retire after the 1963 season with a total of 3630 hits, second only to Ty Cobb at the time.