On Sunday, the St. Louis Cardinals inducted two legendary players into their Hall of Fame.
Super utilityman and former third base coach Jose Oquendo and left-hander Max Lanier were officially enshrined in the Cardinals Hall of Fame.
Lanier passed away in 2007 and was posthumously inducted.
Oquendo, like all surviving members of the Cardinals Hall of Fame, received his trademark red jacket.
And on Sunday, the Cardinals had several Hall of Famers in the house, including former manager Tony La Russa.
La Russa managed the team from 1996-2011, winning three National League pennants and two World Series titles at the helm.
On Twitter, Jim Hayes of Bally Sports Midwest posed for a picture with the legendary former Cardinals manager.
Reunited. #STLCards pic.twitter.com/ncAbbBdHP1
— Jim Hayes (@TheCatOnBallyTV) August 20, 2023
La Russa was certainly a beloved figure in St. Louis.
In just his first year as the manager, he guided the Cardinals to an NL Central title.
Then, from 2000-06, he took the Cardinals to the postseason six times.
The team won five NL Central titles in that span.
He managed some of the game’s finest stars such as Albert Pujols, Scott Rolen, Jim Edmonds, Larry Walker, Yadier Molina, David Eckstein, Edgar Renteria, Chris Carpenter, Jason Isringhausen, and Adam Wainwright.
In 2004, the team won 105 games and reached the World Series for the first time since 1987.
The 2006 team won just 83 games, but got hot in the postseason and ended a quarter-century championship drought.
The cast was somewhat different in 2011, and newer faces such as David Freese, Matt Holliday, Allen Craig, and Lance Berkman were on the roster.
La Russa helped guide the team on an epic comeback from 10.5 games back in the Wild Card race to clinch a postseason berth on the final day of the regular season before an epic postseason run that culminated in another World Series title.
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