Official Site of the Cardinals · Apr 29, 2017
McGwire highlights Cards' 2017 HOF class
Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire started his historic 1998 campaign by hitting homers in his first four games of the seasonThe Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony will take place on the afternoon of Aug. 26 at Ballpark Village.
Join us in congratulating Mark McGwire, Tim McCarver & Pepper Martin on their election into the Cardinals Hall of Fame. #CardsHOF pic.twitter.com/WaPytHkSKQ
More than 40,000 votes were cast over a six-week period before McGwire and McCarver emerged as the leading vote-getters. McGwire spent the final five years of his career in St. Louis, where he electrified the nation while breaking Roger Maris' single-season home run record in 1998.