Adam Wainwright, left, and Yadier Molina sat down with reporter Katie Woo of The Athletic to rewatch their first game as starters on April 6, 2007. (Dan Jackson / St. Louis Cardinals) ...

Molina and Pujols played in their final St. Louis regular-season home game on Sunday, and the pair got a standing ovation as they were pulled together, along with Wainwright.

Molina (19 years), Wainwright (17) and Pujols (12) have appeared in a combined 5,755 games with St. Louis and each will be in strong consideration for the National Baseball Hall of Fame when eligible.

LOUIS -- The first time Albert Pujols, Yadier Molina and Adam Wainwright appeared together in Cardinals uniforms, it was Sept. 11, 2005, at the old Busch Stadium. It was Wainwright's big league debut.

Albert Pujols said Adam Wainwright, Yadier Molina and his Cardinals teammates got him in a laundry cart and gave him a beer shower after the game tonight. “I struggled getting out,” he quipped.

Albert Pujols (5), Yadier Molina (4) and Adam Wainwright (50) of the St. Louis Cardinals celebrate after a game at Busch Stadium Aug. 4, 2022, in St. Louis. (St. Louis Cardinals/MLB Photos via ...

Wainwright and Molina also set the league record for most starts a pitcher-catcher duo. Despite the season-ending loss, both Pujols and Molina were appreciative of their MLB careers.

Pujols, Molina and Wainwright were all removed from the game at the same time. Wainwright, a 17-year veteran, has not decided whether he would retire. "Great emotional day for me," Molina said.

Wainwright and Molina have three times more starts than the next duo on the active list, the Cubs combo of Kyle Hendricks and Willson Contreras, at 105. Then, it’s Aaron Nola and J.T. Realmuto ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The cheers began for Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina as they walked in from the bullpen before the game, the St. Louis fans standing to salute them for all they'd accomplished ...