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Cardinals set for HOF ceremony on Saturday
- Updated: August 25, 2016
ST. LOUIS — There will be connections to eight of the franchise’s 11 World Series championships when the Cardinals induct four new members into their Hall of Fame on Saturday.
That 2016 class, which was voted on earlier this year, includes former National League Cy Young Award winner Chris Carpenter, former MVP Joe Torre, four-time All-Star Terry Moore and Sam Breadon, who oversaw the organization win nine NL pennants during his run as president and majority owner.
The third annual induction ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. CT at FOX Sports Midwest Live! in Ballpark Village. The event is free to the public, and the ceremony will be replayed on Fox Sports Midwest at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday. Carpenter and Torre will be in attendance, along with almost a dozen other members of the Cardinals Hall of Fame.
Carpenter and Torre were part of an eight-player modern ballot that went before the fans during a six-week voting period that ended in April and drew more than 33,000 votes. The ballot was built by members of a Red Ribbon committee who considered anyone who played at least three seasons with the Cardinals and has been retired for between three and 40 years.
Carpenter played nine seasons in St. …
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