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Willie McGee and Jim Edmonds to the Cardinals HOF



The St. Louis Cardinals, who launched their franchise’s Hall of Fame in January of this year, has announced that four new members will be inducted along with the twenty-two men who were inducted immediately.

Those initial twenty-two, were players and contributors who were already inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame after having extensive service with the St. Louis Cardinals.  It was announced that the fans would be able to vote on a ballot of eight former Cardinals, whereby the top two would also be inducted. 

The votes are in and the Cardinals fans chose Willie McGee and Jim Edmonds to join the esteemed Hall.  McGee won the 1985 National League MVP Award on a season where he won the Batting Title, a Silver Slugger and a Gold Glove Award. 

Jim Edmonds was a part of the 2006 World Series Championship Team and earned three All Star appearances and three Gold Gloves.  The popular outfielder smacked 241 Home Runs while playing there.

The special “Red Ribbon Committee” added Marty Marion, “The Octopus” to their Hall of Fame.  Marion was not known for his hitting, but he was regarded as the top defensive infielder in his day and he won the 1944 NL MVP Award.

The Cardinals themselves chose longtime broadcaster, Mike Shannon, who served in that capacity for four decades.

We would again like to congratulate the St. Louis Cardinals for putting together a quality Hall of Fame that is fan interactive and recognizes their glorious past.


Last modified on Thursday, 19 March 2015 18:47
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