ST. LOUIS– The St. Louis Cardinals today announced details surrounding the 2023 Cardinals Hall of Fame Weekend presented by Edward Jones on August 18-20. The weekend will be highlighted by the ninth annual Cardinals Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony of José Oquendo and the late Max Lanier, scheduled for 10:00 AM CT on Sunday, August 20 at Ballpark Village.
Over a dozen Cardinals Hall of Famers are scheduled to take part in the Induction Ceremony including Ozzie Smith, Tony La Russa, Ted Simmons, Scott Rolen, Keith Hernandez, Tom Herr, Vince Coleman, John Tudor, Ray Lankford, Mark McGwire, Jim Edmonds, Jason Isringhausen, and Chris Carpenter.
For the third consecutive year, the Induction Ceremony will be held outdoors on the Busch II Infield Stage in Together Credit Union Plaza at Ballpark Village. The Cardinals Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is free and open to public. No lawn chairs will be permitted on the plaza grounds.
The organization will also honor newly inducted National Baseball Hall of Famer Scott Rolen on Saturday, August 19. As part of the celebration, Rolen’s plaque that hangs inside the National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum in Cooperstown, New York will be on display for the public to view and take photos with from 10AM-2:30PM in the Cardinals Museum lobby and for fans inside the ballpark from 6:45PM through the 7th inning in Budweiser Terrace.
The Cardinals Hall of Fame and Museum will feature a variety of programming on Friday and Saturday, including a special Artifact Spotlight presentation and Flashback Friday conversation with new inductee José Oquendo along with former Cardinals coach and Max’s son, Hal Lanier,hosted by Tom Ackerman in the Together Credit Union Plaza on Friday evening beginning at 5:40 PM.
In addition to those events, the organization will celebrate Cardinals Hall of Fame Weekend with gate giveaways on all three dates, the Maryville University Walk of Fame plaque presentation on Friday, August 18 at 6:30 PM, Scott Rolen Saturday Signing at the Cardinals Museum on August 19 from 2-4 PM, an interview with Willie McGee at Cardinals Nation Restaurant on Saturday at 11 AM, the Cardinals Hall of Fame Red Jacket Parade immediately following Sunday’s Induction Ceremony and a special pregame ceremony on Sunday, August 20.
A full timeline of events for the 2023 Cardinals Hall of Fame Weekend presented by Edward Jones follows below. For more information, visit cardinals.com/HOF.
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