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| Established | 2014 |
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| Location | St. Louis,Missouri |
| Coordinates | 38°37′30″N90°11′37″W / 38.6251°N 90.1935°W /38.6251; -90.1935 |
| Type | Professional sportshall of fame |
| Visitors | n/a |
| Public transit access |  MCT Red Blue AtStadium station |
| Website | St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame |
TheSt. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame and Museum is a teamhall of fame located indowntown St. Louis,Missouri, representing the history, players and personnel of theprofessional baseballfranchiseSt. Louis Cardinals ofMajor League Baseball (MLB). It is housed withinBallpark Village, amixed-use development and adjunct ofBusch Stadium, the homestadium of the Cardinals. To date, 55 members have been enshrined within the Cardinals Hall of Fame.
The St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame and Museum was previously located in downtown St. Louis in the same building as theInternational Bowling Museum and the World Bowling WritersInternational Bowling Hall of Fame, near the site of theold Busch Stadium and thenew Busch Stadium. The International Bowling Museum closed its St. Louis site in November 2008 and moved toArlington, 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 theSt. 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]
In January 2014, Cardinalschairman andchief executive officerWilliam 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 theNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum inCooperstown, 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 fromMajor 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 officialMLB.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 acoach,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
| Bold | Member of theBaseball Hall of Fame |
|---|---|
† | Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame as a Cardinal |
| Bold | Recipient of the Hall of Fame'sFord 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, 1955 | 1B, Broadcaster, Scout | 2014 | Inaugural |
| Ken Boyer | 1955–1965, 1971–1972, 1978–1980 | 3B, 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, 2016–2024 | CF, Broadcaster | 2014 | Fan |
| Curt Flood | 1958–1969 | CF | 2015 | Red Ribbon |
| Bob Forsch | 1974–1988 | P | 2015 | Fan |
| Frankie Frisch† | 1927–1938 | 2B, Manager | 2014 | Inaugural |
| Bob Gibson† | 1959–1975, 1995 | P, Coach | 2014 | Inaugural |
| Chick Hafey† | 1924–1931 | RF, LF | 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, SS, Manager | 2014 | Inaugural |
| Al Hrabosky | 1970–1977, 1985–present | P, Broadcaster | 2025 | Red Ribbon |
| Jason Isringhausen | 2002–2008 | P | 2019 | Fan |
| Julián Javier | 1960–1971 | 2B | 2022 | Red Ribbon |
| Walt Jocketty | 1994–2007 | General Manager | 2025 | Team |
| 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 | CF, LF | 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, Broadcaster | 2017 | Fan |
| Willie McGee | 1982–1990, 1996–1999, 2018–2024 | CF, LF, 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 | LF, CF, RF, 1B, General Manager | 2014 | Inaugural |
| José Oquendo | 1986–1995, 1997–2015, 2018 | 2B, Coach | 2023 | Team |
| Édgar Rentería | 1999–2004 | SS | 2025 | Fan |
| 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, Manager, Coach | 2014 | Inaugural |
| Mike Shannon | 1962–1970, 1972–2021 | 3B, RF, Broadcaster | 2014 | Team |
| Ted Simmons† | 1968–1980 | C | 2015 | Fan |
| Enos Slaughter† | 1938–1942, 1946–1953 | 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 | 3B, 1B, Manager | 2016 | Fan |
| John Tudor | 1985–1988, 1990 | P | 2020 | Fan |
| Bill White | 1959–1965, 1969 | 1B | 2020 | Red Ribbon |
Players who have been nominated, but not inducted, includeJoaquín Andújar,Steve Carlton,George Hendrick,Brian Jordan, andLee 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]
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 oldSt. Louis Browns and Negro LeagueSt. 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 ofStan Musial, the team's radio partnership withKMOX, and the2011 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.
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.