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St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame and Museum

The St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame and Museum is a team hall of fame located in downtown St. Louis, Missouri, representing the history, players and personnel of the professional baseball franchise St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). It is housed within Ballpark Village, a mixed-use development and adjunct of Busch Stadium, the home stadium of the Cardinals. To date, 55 members have been enshrined within the Cardinals Hall of Fame.

St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame and Museum
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Established2014
LocationSt. Louis, Missouri
Coordinates38°37′30″N 90°11′37″W / 38.6251°N 90.1935°W / 38.6251; -90.1935
TypeProfessional sports hall of fame
Visitorsn/a
Public transit accessBus interchange MCT
Light rail interchange  Red   Blue 
At Stadium station
WebsiteSt. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame

History

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The St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame and Museum was previously located in downtown St. Louis in the same building as the International Bowling Museum and the World Bowling Writers International Bowling Hall of Fame, near the site of the old Busch Stadium and the new Busch Stadium. The International Bowling Museum closed its St. Louis site in November 2008 and moved to Arlington, Texas.[1]

The Cardinals Hall of Fame likewise closed when the Bowling Museum moved and suspended public operations.[2] However, the museum staff designed a new hall of fame and museum. The Cardinals moved the museum to the St. Louis Ballpark Village, which is located across Clark Street from Busch Stadium and opened in 2014. The new facility was constructed within the Cardinals Hall of Fame and Museum and Cardinal Nation Restaurant in Ballpark Village.[3]

Voting criteria and process

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The Inaugural HOF Induction, 2014.

In January 2014, Cardinals chairman and chief executive officer William DeWitt, Jr., announced a plan for an annual formal Cardinals Hall of Fame induction process. Included components of the voting and induction process are a "Red Ribbon" committee of baseball experts, a six-week fan voting process in the spring, and an enshrinement ceremony in the summer. All former Cardinals already enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York and those honored with their number retired were automatically enshrined into the inaugural class of the Cardinals Hall of Fame on August 16, 2014.[4]

To be eligible for the Cardinals Hall of Fame, a player must have played three seasons for the Cardinals and have been retired from Major League Baseball for at least three years. Players are divided into two categories – "modern players" and "veteran players." Players who have been retired 40 or more years are classified as veteran players. Each year, a "Red Ribbon" committee selects one veteran player to be inducted and nominates another 6 to 10 players for a fan vote. The vote is then accomplished on the Cardinals official MLB.com website. The two players with the highest online vote total are inducted. Additionally, the team may opt to elect personnel who fulfilled other roles besides playing, such as a coach, broadcaster or front office personnel. The team creates and displays a plaque for each elected member of the Hall. The plaques are created by the same company that creates the plaques for the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Each inductee is also provided with a red jacket that is to be worn at all official team ceremonies and functions. A total of 26 members were inducted for the first class of 2014.[4][5] Beginning in 2021, only one modern player will be elected each year

Cardinals Hall of Fame inductees

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Key
Bold Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
†
 Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame as a Cardinal
Bold Recipient of the Hall of Fame's Ford C. Frick Award

Positions that are listed were played the equivalent of a full season for the Cardinals.

Name Years with Cardinals Franchise Position(s) Year Elected Committee Selection
Jim Bottomley† 1922–1932, 1939 1B, Broadcaster 2014 Inaugural
Ken Boyer 1955–1965, 1971–1972, 1978–1980 3B, CF, Manager, Coach 2014 Inaugural
Sam Breadon 1917–1947 Owner 2016 Team
Harry Brecheen 1940, 1943–1952 P 2018 Red Ribbon
Lou Brock† 1964–1979 LF 2014 Inaugural
Jack Buck 1954–1959, 1961–2001 Broadcaster 2014 Inaugural
Gussie Busch 1953–1989 Owner 2014 Inaugural
Chris Carpenter 2004–2012 P 2016 Fan
Vince Coleman 1985–1990 LF 2018 Fan
Charles Comiskey 1882–1889, 1891 1B, Manager 2022 Team
Mort Cooper 1938–1945 P 2019 Red Ribbon
Dizzy Dean† 1930, 1932–1937, 1941–1946 P, Broadcaster 2014 Inaugural
Dave Duncan 1996–2011 Coach 2024 Team
Jim Edmonds 2000–2007, 2016–present CF, Broadcaster 2014 Fan
Curt Flood 1958–1969 CF 2015 Red Ribbon
Bob Forsch 1974–1988 P 2015 Fan
Frankie Frisch† 1927–1938 2B, 3B, Manager 2014 Inaugural
Bob Gibson† 1959–1975, 1995 P, Coach 2014 Inaugural
Chick Hafey† 1924–1931 LF, RF 2014 Inaugural
Jesse Haines† 1920–1937 P 2014 Inaugural
Keith Hernandez 1974–1983 1B 2021 Fan
Tom Herr 1979–1988 2B 2020 Fan
Whitey Herzog† 1980–1990 Manager, General Manager 2014 Inaugural
Matt Holliday 2009–2016 LF 2022 Fan
Rogers Hornsby† 1915–1926, 1933 2B, 3B, SS, Manager 2014 Inaugural
Jason Isringhausen 2002–2008 P 2019 Fan
Julián Javier 1960–1971 2B 2022 Red Ribbon
George Kissell 1940–1942, 1946–2008 Coach, Instructor, Scout 2015 Team
Whitey Kurowski 1941–1949 3B 2024 Red Ribbon
Max Lanier 1938–1946, 1949–1951 P 2023 Red Ribbon
Ray Lankford 1990–2001, 2004 LF, CF 2018 Fan
Tony La Russa† 1996–2011 Manager 2014 Inaugural
Marty Marion 1940–1951 SS, Manager, Coach 2014 Red Ribbon
Pepper Martin 1928, 1930–1940, 1944 3B, CF, RF 2017 Red Ribbon
Tim McCarver 1959–1969, 1973–1974, 2014–2019 C, 1B, Broadcaster 2017 Fan
Willie McGee 1982–1990, 1996–1999, 2018–2024 LF, CF, RF, Coach 2014 Fan
Mark McGwire 1997–2001, 2010–2012 1B, Coach 2017 Fan
Joe Medwick† 1932–1940, 1947–1948 LF 2014 Inaugural
Johnny Mize† 1936–1941 1B 2014 Inaugural
Terry Moore 1935–1942, 1946–1952, 1956–1958 CF, Coach 2016 Red Ribbon
Matt Morris 1997–2005 P 2024 Fan
Stan Musial† 1941–1944, 1946–1963, 1967 1B, LF, CF, RF, General Manager 2014 Inaugural
José Oquendo 1986–1995, 1997–2015, 2018 2B, SS, Coach 2023 Team
Branch Rickey 1919–1942 Manager, General Manager, President 2014 Inaugural
Scott Rolen† 2002–2007 3B 2019 Fan
Red Schoendienst† 1945–1956, 1961–1976, 1979–1995 2B, LF, Manager, Coach 2014 Inaugural
Mike Shannon 1962–1970, 1972–2021 3B, RF, Broadcaster 2014 Team
Ted Simmons† 1968–1980 C, 1B 2015 Fan
Enos Slaughter† 1938–1942, 1946–1953 LF, RF 2014 Inaugural
Ozzie Smith† 1982–1999 SS, Broadcaster 2014 Inaugural
Billy Southworth† 1926–1927, 1929, 1940–1945 RF, Manager 2014 Inaugural
Bruce Sutter† 1981–1984 P 2014 Inaugural
Joe Torre 1969–1974, 1990–1995 C, 1B, 3B, Manager 2016 Fan
John Tudor 1985–1988, 1990 P 2020 Fan
Bill White 1959–1965, 1969 1B, LF 2020 Red Ribbon

Players who have been nominated, but not inducted, include Joaquín Andújar, Steve Carlton, George Hendrick, Édgar Rentería, and Lee Smith.[6][7]

After receiving the most fan votes on the 2023 ballot, David Freese later declined his induction into the Cardinals Hall of Fame.[8]

Selected artifacts

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The Cardinals Hall of Fame and Museum contains over 15,000 total artifacts and 80,000 photographs, second only to the National Baseball Hall of Fame as the largest collection of baseball antiquities. The museum includes a variety of displays and features on the Cardinals' former ballparks, the old St. Louis Browns and Negro League St. Louis Stars, championship teams, uniform history, and current players. Patrons can take part in interactive displays such as recording a broadcast call of a classic Cardinals play, or holding a bat used in a game by a Cardinals star of the past. It also features a special exhibit area that hosts a new display each season: these collections have included media related to the history of the Cardinal farm system, the life and career of Stan Musial, the team's radio partnership with KMOX, and the 2011 World Series team. On home game weekends, the Museum has additional programming such as autograph sessions, panel discussions with former players or staffers, and special presentations of unique memorabilia from their archives.

Championship memorabilia[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on March 12, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2010. The International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame was located at 11 Stadium Plaza, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, until November 8, 2008. It moved to Texas and opened in early 2010.
  2. ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame and Museum". St. Louis Cardinals official website. MLB.com Advanced Media, L.P. Archived from the original on February 11, 2007. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
  3. ^ "Busch Stadium Ballpark Village Information". stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com. Archived from the original on January 20, 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
  4. ^ a b Cardinals Press Release (January 18, 2014). "Cardinals establish Hall of Fame & detail induction process". www.stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com. Archived from the original on January 26, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  5. ^ Langosch, Jenifer (April 30, 2014). "McGee among four to enter Cards Hall of Fame". MLB.com. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  6. ^ "2021 Cardinals Hall of Fame ballot nominees announced". MLB.com. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  7. ^ "Cardinals Hall of Fame Vote presented by Edward Jones | St. Louis Cardinals". MLB.com. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  8. ^ "Cardinals 2023 Hall of Fame induction class update". MLB.com. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
  9. ^ "Championships slide". www.stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
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