By the spring of 1958 Kerr was out of baseball and working at the age of 65 for an electric company in Houston , Texas .
Musial was 43 hits away from the magical career total of 3,000 .
By the spring of 1958 Kerr was out of baseball and working at the age of 65 for an electric company in Houston , Texas , while Musial was 43 hits away from the magical career total of 3,000 .