The St. Louis Cardinals will announce their franchise Hall of Fame Class next month

Regular visitors of notinhalloffame.com know that we are slowly working on the top 50 of every major team in the NHL, NBA, NFL, and MLB.  Once that is done, we will examine how each team honors its past players, coaches, and executives.  As such, it is important to us that the St. Louis Cardinals will select a new class this May.

The four players on the modern ballot are:

George Hendrick, Outfield & First Base, 1978-84.  Hendrick went to two All-Star Games and won two Silver Sluggers with the Cardinals, and helped them win the 1982 World Series, where he had the go-ahead RBI in Game 7.  With the Redbirds, Hendrick batted .294 with 978 hits with 122 taters.

Brian Jordan, Outfield, 1992-98.  A Cardinal for seven seasons, Jordan had 671 Hits, 122 Home Runs with a .291 Batting Average.  Notably, he was eighth in MVP voting in 1996.

Yadier Molina, Catcher, 2004-22.  Easily in the conversation as one of the top Catchers of his day, Molina played his entire career with the Cards, where he was a ten-time All-Star, nine-time Gold Glove winner, four-time Platinum Glove winner, and a one-time Silver Slugger.  Molina was pivotal in their 2006 and 2011 World Series wins, and he was also a Roberto Clemente Award winner.  Molina retired with 2,168 Hits, 176 Home Runs, 1,022 RBIs, and a .277 Batting Average.

Albert Pujols, First Base, 2001-11.  A first ballot Baseball Hall of Famer, Pujols looks to be first ballot in this Hall, and with all due respect to Molina, likely will be.  Like Molina, Pujols helped St. Louis to World Series wins in 2006 and 2011, but his individual trophy case is much larger.  With the Cardinals, Pujols won three MVPs and was the runner-up in four others.  He also won the Rookie of the Year, nine All-Stars, six Silver Sluggers, two Gold Gloves, a Roberto Clemente Award, and a Batting Title.  Statistically speaking, Pujols blasted 469 Home Runs, 1,397 RBIs, with a Slash Line of .326/.417/.614 with St. Louis.

The results will be announced next month, with the enshrinees officially entering in a ceremony on September 12.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate those whose careers have been deemed worthy enough to be considered for the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame.