Cardinals To Honor Hall of Famer Ted Simmons It's not too often when you play professional baseball that you get to make a career out of it. For some it's one-shot-and-your-out. For some players, if they're lucky, they get to the majors out of the minor leagues for a few games. For some they have the talent to move into the majors and they make an impact on the game. One of those individuals will be honored by the St. Louis Cardinals on July 31. His name is Ted Simmons. The Cardinals will pay tribute to the Baseball Hall of Fame catcher Saturday evening before their game against the Minnesota Twins. The tribute includes the unveiling of the statue that will be placed outside of Busch Stadium, and it will be the retiring of Simmons Number 23.