Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols, the National League's Most Valuable Player for 2008, and St. Louisan Ryan Howard, runner-up for the MVP and a star for the world champion Philadelphia Phillies , headline the list of honorees for the 51st St. Louis Baseball Writers' dinner on Jan. 19 at the Millennium Hotel.
Tickets, priced at $150 each, which includes admission to the Cardinals' Winter Warm-Up on Jan. 17-19, can be obtained by sending check or money order to St. Louis BBWAA, P.O. Box 605, St. Louis, Mo., 63188. Tables of 10 are $1,500. Another theme for the dinner, which will be staged just a few months before the 2009 All-Star Game at Busch Stadium, will be to salute players who appeared in the previous St. Louis All-Star Games, in 1966 and 1957.
Among the players to be honored from the 2008 Cardinals are Gold Glove catcher Yadier Molina, Silver Slugger winner Ryan Ludwick, outfielder Skip Schumaker, third baseman Troy Glaus and pitchers Kyle Lohse and Kyle McClellan.
Righthander Adam Wainwright will get the Darryl Kile Award, and pitching coach Dave Duncan will receive the meritorious service award.
