A couple weeks back, I argued that the St. Louis Cardinals should honor more players from the Negro League St. Louis Stars at Busch Stadium. This was true before, but even more so in light of MLB designating the Negro Leagues as official “major leagues.”
The Cardinals have established a precedent where retired numbers and/or statues are reserved for players who have reached the National Baseball Hall of Fame. They’ve chosen to extend that honor beyond Cardinals players by including statues of Cool Papa Bell (Stars) and George Sisler (Browns).
Willie Wells should be added to that group.