St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum explained

St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame and
Museum
Coordinates:38.6251°N -90.1935°W
Established:2014
Location:St. Louis, Missouri
Type:Professional sports hall of fame
Visitors:n/a
Publictransit: MCT

At Stadium station
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 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.

History

The St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame 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

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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Member 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
1922–1932, 19391B, Broadcaster 2014Inaugural
1955–1965, 1971–1972, 1978–19803B, CF, Manager, Coach2014Inaugural
1917–1947Owner2016Team
1940, 1943–1952P2018Red Ribbon
1964–1979LF2014Inaugural
1954–1959, 1961–2001Broadcaster2014Inaugural
1953–1989Owner2014Inaugural
2004–2012P2016Fan
1985–1990LF2018Fan
Charles Comiskey1882–1889, 18911B, Manager2022Team
1938–1945P2019Red Ribbon
1930, 1932–1937, 1941–1946P, Broadcaster2014Inaugural
1996–2011Coach2024Team
2000–2007, 2016–presentCF, Broadcaster2014Fan
1958–1969CF2015Red Ribbon
1974–1988P2015Fan
1927–19382B, 3B, Manager2014Inaugural
1959–1975, 1995P, Coach2014Inaugural
1924–1931LF, RF2014Inaugural
1920–1937P2014Inaugural
1974–19831B2021Fan
1979–19882B2020Fan
1980–1990Manager, General Manager2014Inaugural
2009–2016LF2022Fan
1915–1926, 19332B, 3B, SS, Manager2014Inaugural
2002–2008P2019Fan
1960–19712B2022Red Ribbon
1940–1942, 1946–2008Coach, Instructor, Scout2015Team
1941–19493B2024Red Ribbon
1938–1946, 1949–1951P2023Red Ribbon
1990–2001, 2004LF, CF2018Fan
1996–2011Manager2014Inaugural
1940–1951SS, Manager, Coach2014Red Ribbon
1928, 1930–1940, 19443B, CF, RF2017Red Ribbon
1959–1969, 1973–1974, 2014–2019C, 1B, Broadcaster2017Fan
1982–1990, 1996–1999, 2018–presentLF, CF, RF, Coach2014Fan
1997–2001, 2010–20121B, Coach2017Fan
1932–1940, 1947–1948 LF2014Inaugural
1936–19411B2014Inaugural
1935–1942, 1946–1952, 1956–1958 CF, Coach2016Red Ribbon
1997–2005P2024Fan
1941–1944, 1946–1963, 19671B, LF, CF, RF, General Manager2014Inaugural
1986–1995, 1997–2015, 20182B, SS, Coach2023Team
1919–1942Manager, General Manager, President2014Inaugural
2002–20073B2019Fan
1945–1956, 1961–1976, 1979–19952B, LF, Manager, Coach2014Inaugural
1962–1970, 1972–20213B, RF, Broadcaster2014Team
1968–1980C, 1B2015Fan
1938–1942, 1946–1953LF, RF2014Inaugural
1982–1999SS, Broadcaster2014Inaugural
1926–1927, 1929, 1940–1945RF, Manager2014Inaugural
1981–1984P2014Inaugural
1969–1974, 1990–1995C, 1B, 3B, Manager2016Fan
1985–1988, 1990P2020Fan
1959–1965, 19691B, LF2020Red 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

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame . 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. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100312100708/http://www.bowlingmuseum.com/Home.aspx . March 12, 2010 .
  2. Web site: St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum . MLB.com Advanced Media, L.P . St. Louis Cardinals official website . October 28, 2011.
  3. Web site: Busch Stadium Ballpark Village Information . . May 26, 2013.
  4. News: Cardinals Press Release . Cardinals establish Hall of Fame & detail induction process . . January 18, 2014 . January 29, 2014.
  5. News: Langosch . Jenifer . McGee among four to enter Cards Hall of Fame . MLB.com . April 30, 2014 . April 30, 2014.
  6. Web site: 2021 Cardinals Hall of Fame ballot nominees announced. 2021-05-06. MLB.com. en.
  7. Web site: Cardinals Hall of Fame Vote presented by Edward Jones St. Louis Cardinals . 2022-03-04 . MLB.com . en.
  8. Web site: Cardinals 2023 Hall of Fame induction class update . 2023-06-17 . MLB.com . en.
  9. Web site: Championships slide . . January 31, 2014.