Cardinals to honor, celebrate Whitey Herzog against Royals on July 10

ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - The St. Louis Cardinals announced Friday that the club will honor and celebrate Baseball Hall of Famer and World Series-winning manager Whitey Herzog, who died in April, on July 10 when the Kansas City Royals come to town.

Members of the Herzog family, including Whitey’s three children will be in attendance and take part in a special pregame ceremony. Cardinals Hall of Famers Ozzie Smith, Willie McGee, Ted Simmons, Chris Carpenter and Jason Isringhausen will also be on hand for the ceremony.

Along with the pregame ceremony, 15,000 fans, ages 16 and older, attending the games can take home a t-shirt featuring the “White Rat”, courtesy of Brown & Crouppen.

Additionally, 10,000 fans entering with a theme ticket will receive a White Herzog decal, courtesy of Shelter Insurance. Fans can purchase tickets on the Cardinals website.

Herzog managed the Royals from 1975-1979 and the Cardinals from 1980-1990. During his time with the Kansas City Royals, Herzog guided the Royals to three straight ALCS appearances from 1976-1978, but would lose all three to the New York Yankees.

During his time with the Cardinals, Herzog and his 'Whiteyball' concept would help guide the Cardinals to a successful period in the 1980s, where the club would make three World Series appearances in the 80s, winning the 1982 World Series against the Milwaukee Brewers, but losing the 1985 World Series to Herzog's former club the Royals and the 1987 World Series to the Minnesota Twins.

Herzog was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009 by the Veteran's Committee, and inducted into the Cardinals Hall of Fame in 2014 as part of the inaugural class. Herzog also had his number 24 retired in 2010.