Cardinals Announce Details For 2023 Hall Of Fame Weekend

CARDINALS ANNOUNCE DETAILS FOR 2023 HALL OF FAME WEEKEND

Jose Oquendo & Max Lanier To Be Enshrined Sunday, August 20; Newly Inducted National Baseball Hall of Famer Scott Rolen To Be Honored on Saturday, August 19 with Cooperstown Plaque On Display For Fans to View

ST. LOUIS, Mo., August 9, 2023 – 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 Cards 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 CardsHall 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 Cards 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 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 Cards 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 Cards Museum on August 19 from 2-4 PM, an interview with Willie McGee at Cardinals Nation Restaurant on Saturday at 11 AM, the Cards 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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2023 Cardinals Hall of Fame Weekend (Presented by Edward Jones)

Timeline of Events

Friday, August 18

5:15 PM — Gates open – Cards Hall of Fame Parade Bobblehead presented by Ford (25,000 fans, ages 16+)
5:40 PM — Artifact Spotlight Presentation with Cards Museum Curator Amy Berra (Together Credit Union Plaza)
6:00 PM — Live Flashback Friday Interviews with José Oquendo, Hal Lanier & Tom Ackerman (Together Credit Union Plaza)
6:30 PM — Maryville University Walk of Fame Plaque Presentation (Together Credit Union Plaza)
7:15 PM — First Pitch (St. Louis Cardinals vs. New York Mets)

Saturday, August 19

10:00 AM — Cards Museum Opens
- 10:00 AM-2:30 PM — Scott Rolen Cooperstown Hall of Fame Plaque on Display in Cards Museum lobby
11:00 AM — Dine & Dash Interview with Cards Hall of Famer Wille McGee and Tom Ackerman at Cardinals Nation (reservation required-—cardinals.com/HOF)
2:00 PM-4:00 PM — Saturday Signings at the Cards Museum with National Baseball Hall of Famer Scott Rolen presented by Goodwill (special ticket required—cardinals.com/museum)
4:15 PM — Gates open – Scott Rolen Lapel Pin & Cards Hat presented by Busey Bank (25,000 fans, ages 16+)
6:00 PM — Pregame ceremony honoring National Baseball Hall of Famer Scott Rolen
6:15 PM — First Pitch (St. Louis Cardinals vs. New York Mets)
6:45 PM-7^th inning— Scott Rolen Cooperstown Hall of Fame Plaque on Display in Budweiser Terrace

Sunday August 20 – Cardinals Hall of Fame Induction Day

10:00 AM — 2023 Cards Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony presented by Edward Jones (Together Credit Union Plaza)
10:45 AM — Cardinals Hall of Fame Red Jacket Parade (Together Credit Union Plaza)
11:15 AM — Gates open – David Freese Canvas Print presented by Edward Jones (25,000 fans, ages 16+)
1:00 PM — Pregame ceremony honoring the 2023 Cardinals Hall of Fame inductees
1:15 PM — First Pitch (St. Louis Cardinals vs. New York Mets)