Six Degrees of Stan Musial:?

Question

Using only St Louis Cardinal players in 6 (or less) steps; connect Stan Musial (1941-1963) to Albert Pujols (2001-2006).

i.e.:
Stan Musial played with Dal Maxvill for the 1962 St. Louis Cardinals

Dal Maxvill played with Another Player for the 1970 St. Louis Cardinals, etc.

Answer 1

Stan Musial played with Tim McCarver for the 1963 Cards
Tim McCarver played with Lou Brock for the 1969 Cards
Lou Brock played with Keith Hernandez for the 1979 Cards
Keith Hernandez played with Ozzie Smith for the 1983 Cards
Ozzie Smith played with Andy Benes for the 1996 Cards
Alan Benes played with Albert Pujols for the 2001 Cards


Good question... needed some research

Wait... got it in 5....
Musial and Gibson in 1963
Gibson and Hernandez in 1975
Hernandez and Ozzie in 1983
Ozzie and Benes in 1996
Benes and Pujols in 2001

Answer 2

Try this one on for size; seven sets of teammates back to the beginning of the National League in 1876.

Gary Sheffield was a teammate of Charlie Hough in 1994
Charlie Hough was a teammate of Vic Davalillo in 1980
Vic Davalillo was a teammate of Early Wynn in 1963
Early Wynn was a teammate of Ossie Bluege in 1939
Ossie Bluege was a teammate of Walter Johnson in 1922
Walter Johnson was a teammate of Clark Griffith in 1912
Clark Griffith was a teammate of Cap Anson in 1894
Cap Anson played in the first season of the National League in 1876 for the Chicago White Stockings (now the Cubs).

Answer 3

He is the greatest Cardinal to ever play the game. Pujols is great but he is no Stan the Man.

Answer 4

I can do it in one. They both played for the Cards.

Winner!

Answer 5

RAIN DOG, YOU ARE THE MAN.

Answer 6

i HATE the mets!