• 1 - Ozzie Smith
• 2 - Red Schoendienst
• 6 - Stan Musial 
• 9 - Enos Slaughter
• 14 - Ken Boyer 
• 17 - Dizzy Dean
• 20 - Lou Brock
• 45 - Bob Gibson
• 85 - August A. Busch, Jr.

#1 Osborne Earl Smith, SS

#2 Albert Fred Schoendienst, 2B

St. Louis Cardinals: 1982-96
Retired Uniform: #1, on September 28, 1996

Elected to the Hall of Fame: 2002
Nickname: Ozzie, The Wizard
Ht./Wt.: 5-10, 180
Bat/Throw: S/R
Born: 12/25/1954 in Mobile, Alabama

St. Louis Cardinals: 1945-56, 61-63
Retired Uniform: #2, on May 11, 1996
Elected to the Hall of Fame: 1989
Nickname: Red
Ht./Wt.: 6-1, 192
Bat/Throw: S/R
Born: 2/2/1923 in Germantown, Illinois

• Selected to 15 National League All Star teams.
• Won 13 consecutive Gold Gloves (1980-92).
• Holds the N.L. single-season records for fielding average (.987 in 1987 and '91) and fewest errors committed (8 in 1991) by a shortstop.
• Holds the major league record for most career assists (8375) and double plays (1590) by a shortstop.
• Lead National League shortstops in fielding average for a record seven seasons.
• Holds the N.L. career record for most games by a shortstop (2581).
• On October 14, 1985, provided one of the most memorable moments in Cardinals history with a dramatic home run to win Game Five of the National League Championship Series.
• The homer was the first left-handed home run of his career (3009 at-bats).

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• Credited by Stan Musial as having the greatest pair of hands as a sleek, far-ranging second baseman.
• One of the best switch-hitters of his day, finishing his career with ten 150+ hit seasons.
• Led the National League in at-bats in 1947 and 1950.
• Hit a dramatic 14th inning home run to win the 1950 All Star Game for the N.L.
• Hit over .300 10 times (four with the Cardinals).
• Recorded a record 12 seasons as Cardinal manager.
• Managed the team in four different decades (1965-76, 80, 90).
• Managed the Cardinals to a World Series title in 1967 and a National League Championship in 1968.
• Had 2449 career hits, including a league-high 200 in 1957.

#6 Stanley Frank Musial, 1B/OF

#9 Enos Bradsher Slaughter, OF

• Picked up the nickname "The Man" from Brooklyn Dodgers fans for the havoc he caused at Ebbets Field.
• Won seven National League batting titles (1943, 46, 48, 50-52, 57), the second highest total in M.L. history.
• Topped the .300 mark in batting average 17 times: 1942-44, 46-58, 62.
• Missed the 1945 season due to military service.
• Turned in one of the greatest offensive seasons in major league history in 1948, just missing the Triple Crown. He led the league in average (.376) and RBIs (131) but his 39 homers fell one short of tying Ralph Kiner and Johnny Mize for the lead.
• In addition to leading the N.L. in batting average and RBIs in 1948, he also paced the Senior Circuit in slugging average, runs, doubles, triples and total bases.
• Was named National League Most Valuable Player three times: 1943, 1946 and 1948.
• Set a major league record with five home runs in a doubleheader, (05/02/1954).
• Became the first player to appear in more than 1000 games each at two different positions, first base and the outfield.
• Gathered 1815 hits at home and 1815 hits on the road in his career.
• Represented the National League in 24 All Star Games, tied for the most appearances in history.
• Holds the major league record for most All Star home runs (6), extra base hits (8), total bases (40) and pinch-hits (3, 1 HR).
• Ranks sixth in major league history in total bases in a single season (429 - 1948).
• Ranks tenth in major league history in bases on balls (1599).
• Ranks eighth in major league history in at-bats (10,972).
• Ranks sixth in major league history in runs (1949).
• Ranks fifth in major league history in games (3026).
• Ranks fifth in major league history in runs batted in (1951).
• Ranks fourth in major league history in hits (3630).
• Ranks third in major league history in doubles (725).
• Ranks second in major league history in extra-base hits (1377).
• Ranks second in major league history in total bases (6134) and extra-base hits (1377), third in doubles (725), fourth in hits (3630), fifth in RBIs (1951) and games (3026), sixth in runs (1949), eighth in at-bats (10,972) and tenth in bases on balls (1599).
• Has the most career home runs (475) for a player who never lead his league.
• Never struck out more than 46 times in a season averaging 33.14 strikeouts a year in 21 full seasons.

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• One of the game's greatest hustlers after being rebuked by manager Eddie Dyer at Columbus, GA in 1936 for walking on the field.
• Batted .300 or better 10 times.
• Got the nickname "Country" from his minor league manager Burt Shotton.
• Was the team leader and top hitter (.318) on the 1942 World Championship team.
• Became famous for his "Mad Dash" home from first base on Harry Walker's double in the ninth inning of Game Seven of the 1946 World Series, earning the victory and World Championship for the Cardinals.
• Led the National League in triples twice and hit once.
• Member of the Cardinals All-Time Outfield, along with Stan Musial and Terry Moore.

#14 Kenton Lloyd Boyer, 3B

#17 Jay Hanna Dean, P

• Named National League M.V.P. for the 1964 season.
• Led the league in RBIs in '64 with 119.
• In Game Four of the 1964 World Series, he hit a grand slam off Al Downing of the Yankees to give the Cardinals a 4-3 win.
• Won five Gold Glove Awards with the Cardinals (1958-61, 63).
• Selected to the National League All Star team seven times (1956, 59-64).
• Batted over .300 five times.
• Hit 20 or more home runs eight times.
• Hit in 29 consecutive games in 1959.
• Holds Cardinals single season record for home runs by a third baseman (32 in 1960).
• Compiled a 166-190 record as Cardinal manager (1978-80).

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• Diz, along with Pepper Martin on offense, formed the core of the Gas House Gang.
• Brash fire-baller averaged 24 wins a year in his first five full seasons.
• Went 30-7 in 1934 when he and his brother, Paul, combined to win 49 games and lead the Cardinals to a World Championship.
• Topped the National League in strikeouts four times (1932-35).
• At one time, held the single-game strikeout record of 17.

#20 Louis Clark Brock, OF

#45 Robert Gibson, P

• Traded to the Cardinals on June 15, 1964 by the Chicago Cubs for pitcher Ernie Broglio.
• Catalyst for the Cardinals offense as the leadoff hitter in the 1960's and 70's.
• In 1967, became the first player to steal at least 50 bases (52) and hit more than 20 home runs (21) in the same season.
• Holds the National League record for stolen bases in a single season, 118 in 1974.
• Collected his 3000th hit on August 13, 1979 off Dennis Lamp of the Chicago Cubs.
• Had 12 consecutive seasons of 50 or more stolen bases (1965-76).
• Holds the National League record for career stolen bases (938).
• Set the major league record for most stolen bases in a single World Series with seven in 1967 and again in 1968.

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• Selected to the National League All Star team nine times.
• Won the N.L. Cy Young Award in 1968 and '70, the only times the award has been won by a Cardinal.
• Set the major league record for lowest ERA (1.12) in a season and was named league M.V.P. in 1968.
• Compiled a 22-9 record with 13 shutouts and 268 strikeouts in his M.V.P. season.
• Set the World Series record for most strikeouts in a game (17, Game One) and a series (35) in 1968.
• Holds the team record for wins (251) and strikeouts (3117).
• Won nine Gold Glove Awards.

#85 August A. Busch, Jr.

St. Louis Cardinals: Owner, 1953-89
Retired Uniform: #85
Nickname: Gussie
Born: 3/28/1899  

Died: 9/29/1989

• Convinced the Board of Directors of Anheuser-Busch to purchase the Cardinals on February 20, 1953.
• Became president and chief executive officer of the Cardinals and rose to become one of the National League's most powerful owners.
• Upon transfer of ownership, immediately began renovation of Sportsman's Park, renaming it Busch Stadium.
• Built a new stadium downtown, completed in 1966, and named it Busch Memorial Stadium in honor of his father.
• Under Anheuser-Busch's ownership, the Cardinals won three World Championships (1964, '67 and '82) and three other National League pennants (1968, '85 and '87).
• Established an Opening Day tradition by riding around the perimeter of the stadium aboard a horse-drawn beer wagon before the home opener.