The 1967 World Series champion Cardinals will be feted on the 50-year anniversary of that championship at the 59th St. Louis Baseball Writers’ dinner at the Union Station Hotel on Jan. 15.
Among the 1967 Cardinals slated to be in attendance are Hall of Fame players Bob Gibson and Lou Brock; Hall of fame manager Red Schoendienst; catcher Tim McCarver, who in is the broadcast wing of the Hall of Fame; longtime Cardinals broadcaster Mike Shannon, the third baseman on that club; outfielders Bobby Tolan and Ted Savage and pitcher Dick Hughes. Others will be announced later.
Cardinals Hall of Fame manager Whitey Herzog will receive the Red Medal, named for Schoendienst and given for “invaluable service” to baseball.