ST. LOUIS – Four former Cardinals players have been nominated to be inducted into the 2024 St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame.

Steve Carlton, George Hendrick, Matt Morris, and Edgar Renteria are this year’s nominees.

“The annual Hall of Fame Induction process connects generations of Cardinals fans,” Bill DeWitt Jr., Cardinals chairman and chief executive officer, said in a release. “I want to thank the Red Ribbon Committee for helping us navigate this process and for caring so much about Cardinals history.”

Fan voting will begin this Saturday, Feb. 24, online through April 26. The nominated winner will be inducted on Sept. 7.

The full induction class, which includes a veteran player chosen by both the Red Ribbon Committee and the Cardinals organization, will be televised on Bally Sports in early May.

Below is a description from the Cardinals for each 2024 nominee:

• Steve Carlton (LHP)

  • 7 years on ballot

  • Years: 1965-1971

  • 77-62, 3.10 ERA, 3.02 FIP, 1.28 WHIP, 66 CG, 16 SHO, 951 SO, 1265.1 IP (172 GS)

  • Steve Carlton began his National Baseball Hall of Fame career in St. Louis, capped with a 20-9 record and his third All-Star selection in 1971.  He ranked second in the National League with a 2.17 ERA in 1969.  The left-hander ranks eighth in franchise history with 951 strikeouts, tied for third with 13 games of 10+ strikeouts and is one of only two Cardinals pitchers to win 75 games before turning 27. In his five full seasons with the Cardinals, Carlton averaged 32 starts and 237 innings while working more than seven innings per start.  He was a member of the 1967 World Series champions and for the 1968 N.L. pennant winners.

• George Hendrick (OF)

  • 2 years on ballot

  • Years: 1978-1894

  •  .294/.345/.470, 978 H, 187 2B, 122 HR, 582 RBI, 457 R, 270 BB (893 G)

  • Acquired via trade during the 1978 season, “Silent George” was a strong and steady presence for the Cardinals for seven seasons. He led the club in home runs and RBI for four consecutive years from 1980 to 1983, receiving MVP votes in each of those seasons. A two-time All-Star and Silver Slugger Award winner, Hendrick delivered the game-winning RBI in Game 7 of the 1982 World Series to seal his second career World Series title. Hendrick finished his career with the Cardinals ranked fourth in OPS and fifth in home runs among all outfielders in franchise history.

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• Matt Morris (RHP)

  • 9 years on ballot

  • Years: 1997-2005

  • 101-62, 3.61 ERA, 3.77 FIP, 1.27 WHIP, 18 CG, 8 SHO, 986 SO, 1377.1 IP (206 GS)

  • During his eight seasons with the Cardinals, Matt Morris achieved a .620 winning percentage to rank seventh in franchise history among pitchers with at least 750 innings.  He won 11 or more games six times. The right-hander’s finest season came in 2001, when he went 22-8 (tied for the most wins in the Majors), earned the first of back-to-back All-Star Game selections and finished third in National League Cy Young Award voting.  Morris ranks sixth on the Cardinals’ all-time strikeouts list with 986.  He pitched for five N.L. Central Division championship teams and made 11 postseason starts (third-most in franchise annals).

• Edgar Renteria (SS)

  • Years on ballot: 9

  • Years: 1999-2004

  •  .290/.347/.420, 973 H, 207 2B, 71 HR, 451 RBI, 497 R, 148 SB (903 G)

  • Among shortstops, Edgar Renteria ranks second in Cardinals history in home runs and stolen bases and third in hits, extra-base hits, RBI and batting average (min. 1,500 plate appearances).  He won three Silver Slugger Awards and two Gold Glove Awards in six seasons, including both in 2002 and 2003.  In 2003, Renteria set franchise records for a shortstop with a .330 average and 47 doubles, to go with 13 homers, 100 RBI and 34 steals. A three-time All-Star with St. Louis, he played on four N.L. Central Division championship teams and batted .333 in the 2004 World Series against Boston.

All 52 previous inductees are “permanently enshrined” in Ballpark Village, outside the entrance to the museum. To see the compiled list of the Hall-of-Famers, click here.

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