Cardinals Announce Details for 2025 Hall of Fame Weekend
CARDINALS ANNOUNCE DETAILS FOR 2025 HALL OF FAME WEEKEND
Édgar Rentería, Al Hrabosky & Walt Jocketty to be Enshrined Saturday, Sept. 6
Club to Celebrate 40th Anniversary of 1985 NL Champs with 20+ Alumni on Sept. 5
ST. LOUIS, Mo., August 27, 2025 – The St. Louis Cardinals have announced details surrounding the 2025 Cardinals Hall of Fame Weekend presented by Edward Jones on September 5-7. The weekend will be highlighted by the 11th annual Cardinals Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony of Édgar Rentería, Al Hrabosky and the late Walt Jocketty, scheduled for 3:00 PM on Saturday, Sept. 6 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, Joe Torre, Mark McGwire, Jim Edmonds, Chris Carpenter, Ray Lankford, John Tudor, Tom Herr, José Oquendo, and Matt Morris.
The Cards Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held outdoors on the Busch II Infield Stage in Together Credit Union Plaza at Ballpark Village. The ceremony is free and open to the public. No lawn chairs will be permitted on the plaza grounds.
The Cardinals Hall of Fame and Museum will feature a variety of programming on Friday, Sept. 5 and Saturday, Sept. 6, including a special Flashback Friday conversation with Rentería and Hrabosky hosted by Tom Ackerman in the Together Credit Union Plaza on Friday evening beginning at 6:00 PM, followed by the Maryville University Cards Hall of Fame Walk plaque presentation with the new inductees at 6:25 PM.
That same weekend, the team will host a 40-year anniversary reunion of the 1985 National League Championship team on Friday, September 5, presented by Heartland Coca-Cola.
Over 20 former players and coaches from the 1985 team, including National Baseball Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith, Cards Hall of Famers Willie McGee, Vince Coleman, John Tudor & Tom Herr; Terry Pendleton, Danny Cox, Ricky Horton, Andy Van Slyke, Todd Worrell, and more are scheduled to take part in a pregame ceremony beginning at 6:40 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 at 6:30 PM, Terry Pendleton’s Saturday Signing presented by Goodwill at the Cards Museum on Saturday from 10 AM-12 PM, the Hall of Fame Red Jacket Parade immediately following Saturday’s Induction Ceremony, and a special pregame on-field ceremony on Saturday evening.
A full timeline of events for the 2025 Cards Hall of Fame Weekend presented by Edward Jones follows below. For more information, visit cardinals.com/HOF and cardinals.com/85.
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2025 Cardinals Hall of Fame Weekend (Presented by Edward Jones)
Timeline of Events
Friday, September 5 – 1985 National League Championship 40th Anniversary Reunion
- 5:15 PM — Gates open – Mystery 1985 Triple Bobblehead presented by Coca-Cola & Dierbergs (20,000 fans, ages 16+)
80s Theme Night featuring throwback 1985 NL Champs crewneck sweatshirt (special theme ticket required—cardinals.com/theme) - 6:00 PM — Flashback Friday Interviews with Édgar Rentería, Al Hrabosky & Tom Ackerman (Together Credit Union Plaza)
- 6:25 PM — Maryville University Walk of Fame Plaque Presentation (Together Credit Union Plaza)
- 6:40 PM — Pregame ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of the 1985 National League Championship team
- 7:15 PM — First Pitch (St. Louis vs. San Francisco Giants)
Saturday, September 6 – Cardinals Hall of Fame Induction Day
- 10:00 AM — Cards Museum Opens
- 10:00 AM-12:00 PM — Saturday Signings at the Cards Museum with former Gold Glove third baseman Terry Pendleton presented by Goodwill (special ticket required—cardinals.com/museum)
- 3:00 PM — 2025 Cards Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony presented by Edward Jones (Together Credit Union Plaza)
- 3:45 PM — Cards Hall of Fame Red Jacket Parade (Together Credit Union Plaza)
- 4:15 PM — Gates open – Cards Hall of Fame Baseball Card Shirt presented by Edward Jones (20,000 fans, ages 16+)
- 6:00 PM — Pregame ceremony honoring the 2025 Cardinals Hall of Fame inductees
- 6:15 PM — First Pitch (St. Louis vs. San Francisco Giants)
Sunday, September 7
- 11:15 AM — Gates open – Cardinals Bear presented by Build-A-Bear Workshop (10,000 kids, ages 15 and younger)
Fiesta Cardenales Theme Event featuring lightweight Cardenales hooded pullover and pregame heritage event in Budweiser Terrace (special theme ticket required—cardinals.com/fiesta) - 1:15 PM — First Pitch (St. Louis vs. San Francisco Giants)
