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For a combined 31 seasons, Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina gave their all to the St. Louis Cardinals . Now they will be forever enshrined in St. Louis , as they are to be inducted into the Cardinals' Hall of Fame this September, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today.
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In two years, both men will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. Additionally, the other potential Hall of Famers on the ballot will be Jon Lester , Buster Posey , and Zack Greinke .
Molina played his entire 19-year career (2004-2022) with the Cardinals. Meanwhile, Pujols played 12 seasons in St. Louis (2001-2011, 2022). Altogether, they played together from 2004 to 2011 and 2022. They led St. Louis to two World Series titles in 2006 and 2011.
Molina finished his career with a lifetime batting average of .277 with 2,168 hits, 176 home runs, 777 runs scored, and 1,022 RBIs. Pujols finished with a .326 batting average with 2,156 hits, 469 home runs, 1,397 RBIs, and 1,333 runs.
Altogether, Pujols became an 11-time MLB All-Star and a three-time National League MVP. Meanwhile, Molina was a 10-time MLB All-Star and a 9-time Gold Glove Award-winning catcher.
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Pujols and Molina retired in 2022 .
In 2014, the inaugural class of Cardinals' Hall of Fame inductees included Lou Brock, Jack Buck, August A. Busch Jr., Dizzy Dean, Bob Gibson, Rogers Hornsby, Tim McCarver, Willie McGee, Stan Musial, Red Schoendienst, Mike Shannon, Whitey Herzog, and Bruce Sutter.
Since then, other big names have been inducted. Among them were Curt Flood, Chris Carpenter, Joe Torre, Vince Coleman, Bill White, John Tudor, Matt Morris, Keith Hernandez, and Matt Holliday .
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