Walt Jocketty, who established an ambitious model that brought 3 million to Busch, was recently told he'll be inducted into Cardinals Hall of Fame. He had started writing his speech.

Walt Jocketty, a legendary executive with the Oakland Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals, has died, Major League Baseball confirmed Saturday. He was 74.

The Cardinals won the National League Central Division seven times under Jocketty’s leadership, as well as the 2004 NL pennant and 2006 World Series.