Baseball in St. Louis: 1900-1925
21 Hall-of-Famers
While no pennants flew over St. Louis in the early 20 th century, there were 21 future Hall-of-Famers in a St. Louis uniform between 1900 and 1925. This list does not include people like Grover Alexander, Frankie Frisch, Heinie Manush, Bill McKechnie, and Burleigh Grimes, who came just after these dates.
| Jake Beckley |
Cardinals |
NL |
1904 - 1907 |
| James "Cool Papa" Bell |
Stars |
NNL* |
1922 - 1931 |
| Jim Bottomley |
Cardinals |
NL |
1922 - 1925 |
Roger Bresnahan
Also Manager 1909 - 1912 |
Cardinals |
NL |
1909 - 1912 |
Mordecai Brown
Also Manager 1914 |
Cards
Terriers |
NL
FL |
1903
1914 |
| Jesse Burkett |
Cardinals
Browns |
NL
AL |
1900 - 1901
1902 - 1904 |
| Oscar Charleston |
Giants |
NNL* |
1921 |
| Chick Hafey |
Cardinals |
NL |
1924 - 1925 |
| Jesse Haines |
Cardinals |
NL |
1920 - 1925 |
Rogers Hornsby
Also manager 1925 |
Cardinals |
NL |
1915 - 1925 |
Miller Huggins
Also Manager 1913 - 1917 |
Cardinals |
NL |
1910 - 1916 |
| John McGraw |
Cardinals |
|
1900 |
Kid Nichols
Also Manager 1904 - 1905 |
Cardinals |
NL |
1904 - 1905 |
| Eddie Plank |
Terriers
Browns |
FL
AL |
1915
1916 - 1917 |
Branch Rickey
Also Manager
Browns 1913 - 1915
Cards 1919 - 1925 |
Browns |
AL |
1905 - 1906 and 1914
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| Wilbert Robinson |
Cardinals |
NL |
1900 |
George Sisler
Also Manager 1924 - 1925 |
Browns |
AL |
1915 - 1922 and 1924 - 1925 |
| Rube Waddell |
Browns |
AL |
1908 - 1910 |
Bobby Wallace
Also Manager
Browns 1911 - 1912 |
Cardinals
Browns |
NL
AL |
1900 - 1901 and 1917 - 1918
1902 - 1916 |
| Willie Wells |
Stars |
NNL* |
1924 - 1931 |
| Cy Young |
Cardinals |
NL |
1900 |
*NNL: Negro National League The league was formed in 1920. The St. Louis franchise was called the Giants the first two years, which was also the name of the independent black team in St. Louis during the ’teens. With new ownership in 1922, the team was renamed the Stars
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