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I was thinking mainly more along the lines of Pujols and Hornsby, among others, but it is true that McGwire did have at least one season where he hit more home runs in a season than Musial ever did in any season of his career, whether legitimately and ethically or not, when he played with the Cardinals. That fact is not in question. But Musial is the most beloved Cardinal by far, in all of team history, for sure. That won't change. Take a look at the batting records that the franchise has. You will see that Musial currently holds 11 team batting records, and others, including McGwire, hold others.
Pujols, no doubt, would have had the most home runs hit as a Cardinal had the Cardinals been able to resign him after the 2011 season. Among other records he probably would have set that Musial still holds after all this time. It is quite likely that Pujols is the second-best Cardinal batter of all time, in many respects, but he will never be the #1 Cardinal of all time, I'm quite sure, in terms of popularity and all, like Musial still is.
Thank you for your time and attention. Just some thoughts here from a longtime Cardinal fan who's now somewhere in his 40's. CD out.
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