St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum

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St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum
Established 2014
Location St. Louis, Missouri
Coordinates 38°37′30″N90°11′37″W / 38.6251°N 90.1935°W / 38.6251; -90.1935
Type Professional sports hall of fame
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Website St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame

The St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum is a team hall of fame located in downtown St. Louis, Missouri, representing the history, players and personal 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, 53 members have been enshrined within the Cardinals Hall of Fame.

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History

The St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum was originally 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

The Inaugural HOF Induction, 2014. 2014inductionstl.jpg
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

Key
BoldMember of the Baseball Hall of Fame
†
Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame as a Cardinal
BoldRecipient 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.

NameYears with Cardinals FranchisePosition(s)Year ElectedCommittee Selection
Jim Bottomley †1922–1932, 19391B, Broadcaster2014Inaugural
Ken Boyer 1955–1965, 1971–1972, 1978–19803B, CF, Manager, Coach2014Inaugural
Sam Breadon 1917–1947Owner2016Team
Harry Brecheen 1940, 1943–1952Pitcher2018Red Ribbon
Lou Brock †1964–1979LF2014Inaugural
Jack Buck 1954–1959, 1961–2001Broadcaster2014Inaugural
Gussie Busch 1953–1989Owner2014Inaugural
Chris Carpenter 2004–2012Pitcher2016Fan
Vince Coleman 1985–1990LF2018Fan
Charles Comiskey 1882–1889, 18911B, Manager2022Team
Mort Cooper 1938–1945Pitcher2019Red Ribbon
Dizzy Dean †1930, 1932–1937, 1941–1946Pitcher, Broadcaster2014Inaugural
Jim Edmonds 2000–2007, 2016–presentCF, Broadcaster2014Fan
Curt Flood 1958–1969CF2015Red Ribbon
Bob Forsch 1974–1988Pitcher2015Fan
Frankie Frisch †1927–19382B, 3B, Manager2014Inaugural
Bob Gibson †1959–1975, 1995Pitcher, Coach2014Inaugural
Chick Hafey †1924–1931OF2014Inaugural
Jesse Haines †1920–1937Pitcher2014Inaugural
Keith Hernandez 1974–19831B2021Fan
Tom Herr 1979–19882B2020Fan
Whitey Herzog †1980–1990Manager, General Manager2014Inaugural
Matt Holliday 2009–2016LF2022Fan
Rogers Hornsby †1915–1926, 19332B, 3B, SS, Manager2014Inaugural
Jason Isringhausen 2002–2008Pitcher2019Fan
Julián Javier 1960–19712B2022Red Ribbon
George Kissell 1940–1942, 1946–2008Coach, Instructor, Scout2015Team
Max Lanier 1938–1946, 1949–1951P2023Red Ribbon
Ray Lankford 1990–2001, 2004LF, CF2018Fan
Tony La Russa †1996–2011Manager2014Inaugural
Marty Marion 1940–1951SS, Manager, Coach2014Red Ribbon
Pepper Martin 1928, 1930–1940, 19443B, CF, RF2017Red Ribbon
Tim McCarver 1959–1969, 1973–1974, 2014–2019C, 1B, Broadcaster2017Fan
Willie McGee 1982–1990, 1996–1999, 2018–presentLF, CF, RF, Coach2014Fan
Mark McGwire 1997–2001, 2010–20121B, Coach2017Fan
Joe Medwick †1932–1940, 1947–1948LF2014Inaugural
Johnny Mize †1936–19411B2014Inaugural
Terry Moore 1935–1942, 1946–1952, 1956–1958CF, Coach2016Red Ribbon
Stan Musial †1941–1944, 1946–1963, 19671B, LF, CF, RF, General Manager2014Inaugural
José Oquendo 1986–1995, 1997–2015, 20182B, SS, Coach2023Team
Branch Rickey 1919–1942Manager, General Manager, President2014Inaugural
Scott Rolen †2002–20073B2019Fan
Red Schoendienst †1945–1956, 1961–1976, 1979–19952B, LF, Manager, Coach2014Inaugural
Mike Shannon 1962–1970, 1972–20213B, RF, Broadcaster2014Team
Ted Simmons †1968–1980C, 1B2015Fan
Enos Slaughter †1938–1942, 1946–1953LF, RF2014Inaugural
Ozzie Smith †1982–1999SS, Broadcaster2014Inaugural
Billy Southworth †1926–1927, 1929, 1940–1945RF, Manager2014Inaugural
Bruce Sutter †1981–1984Pitcher2014Inaugural
Joe Torre 1969–1974, 1990–1995C, 1B, 3B, Manager2016Fan
John Tudor 1985–1988, 1990Pitcher2020Fan
Bill White 1959–1965, 19691B, LF2020Red Ribbon

Players who have been nominated, but not inducted, include Joaquín Andújar, Steve Carlton, George Hendrick, Matt Morris, 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

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]

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