St. Louis Hall-of-Famers
While no pennants flew over St. Louis in the early 20 th century, there were 22 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 - 1925 |
| 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 | NL | 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, 1914 |
| Wilbert Robinson | Cardinals | NL | 1900 |
| George Sisler Also Manager 1924 - 1925 |
Browns |
AL |
1915 - 1922, 1924 - 1925 |
| Rube Waddell | Browns | AL | 1908 - 1910 |
| Bobby Wallace Also Manager Browns 1911 - 1912 |
Cardinals Browns |
NL AL |
1900 - 1901, 1917 - 1918 1902 - 1916 |
| Willie Wells | Stars | NNL* | 1924 - 1931 |
| Vic Willis | Cardinals | 1910 | |
| 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 | |||