He did it again the other day when the Cards unveiled Busch Stadium III.
Musial was joined on the field Monday before the Cards beat Milwaukee, 6-4, by Red Schoendienst, Lou Brock, Bob Gibson, Ozzie Smith and soon-to-be Hall of Famer Bruce Sutter.
It marked the first time that all six living Cardinals Hall of Famers -- Sutter won't be officially inducted until July -- were on the field at the same time.
Before the game, the Cardinals rededicated Musial's statue outside the west side of the ballpark.
Busch Stadium is located in downtown St. Louis almost in the shadow of the famous Gateway Arch.
Musial, who will turn 86 in November, hasn't lost his sense of humor.
"Through the years I've outlived Sportsman's Park (later Busch I), I've outlived Busch Stadium, but I don't think I'm going to outlive this new one," he laughed.
Musial came up with a good line talking to St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist Rick Hummel on opening day.
"You know why I've got this bad knee? I hit too many triples," he said. "I should have hit more home runs like (Mark) McGwire."
Musial hit 177 three-baggers compared to six for McGwire.
McGwire won the home run battle, 583-475, with 196 four-baggers coming in his final four seasons and retiring at the age of 37 in 2001.
Musial, on the other hand, ended his career in 1963 at the age of 43 and hit 63 homers in his last four years.
Speaking of Musial, he had his third baseball field named after him last June in Jennings, Mo. The first was in Kutno, Poland and the second was at Palmer Park in his hometown.
The Donora dedication took place Aug. 27, 1994, with Ken Griffey Sr. receiving the same recognition.
- To J.P. of Donora: With 538 home runs, Cincinnati's Ken Griffey Jr. is 12th on baseball's all-time home run list.
If the 36-year-old Griffey can stay away from injuries, he should crack the top 10 this season with Mike Schmidt (548), Reggie Jackson (563) and Rafael Palmeiro (569) all within range.
Griffey is coming off a 35-homer showing in 2005 after hitting 41 in the previous three seasons with the Reds which were marred by injuries.
Griffey, who had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee in September, was hitting .258 with two home runs and seven RBIs in eight games before leaving Wednesday's contest in Chicago in the fourth inning with stiffness in the back of his right knee. The Reds said Griffey is day-to-day and will be evaluated again today.
Griffey and the Reds won't be at Pittsburgh's PNC Park until three-game series May 16-18.