Musial hit 39 HRs in 1948, one back of Kiner and Mize, who each had 40. However, Musial lost a HR in a rainout. Had that game gone five innings, the HR would have stood and Musial would have won the Triple Crown. As it was, he led the NL in hits, doubles, triples, RBI, runs, average, slugging, OPS,and total bases.
Look at this:
135 runs, 230 hits, 46 doubles, 18 triples, 39 homers, 131 RBI, .376 avg, .450 OBP, .702 SLG, 1.152 OPS, 429 total bases.
429 total bases!!! Second place ( Mize) had 316!
Oh, and Musial struck out 34 times in 694 PA.
That’s up there with Ruth 1921.
