ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The St. Louis Cardinals have announced the four players that are nominated to be possibly inducted into their Hall of Fame.
The modern players that have the chance of being inducted are:
- Steve Carlton
- Carlton was a left-handed pitcher who played from 1965 - 1971 with the Cardinals. He was part of the 1967 World Series champions and the 1968 NL pennant winners.
- George Hendrick
- Hendrick was an outfielder and first baseman who played with the Cardinals from 1978 to 1984. He drove the winning run in game seven of the 1982 World Series and served as the Cardinals’ hitting coach from 1996 to 1997.
- Brian Jordan
- Jordan was an outfielder who played with the Cardinals from 1992 to 1998. He was a first-round selection in the 1988 MLB draft and also played in the NFL.
- Édgar RenterÍa
- RenterÍa was a shortstop who played from 1999 - 2004 with the Cardinals. He ranks second in the Cardinal’s history in home runs and stolen bases and played in the 2004 World Series.
Fans can vote for who they want at cardinals.com/HOF. Voting opens February 22 and concludes April 18.
According to a release sent by the Cardinals, a veteran player will also be selected to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, and that name will be announced in May.
To be eligible for induction into the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame, players must have played for the Cardinals for at least three seasons and have been retired from Major League Baseball for at least three years. This group of eligible players is then divided into “modern” and “veteran” players; if a player has been retired for over 40 years prior to the induction, he will be considered a veteran player.
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