St. Louis Cardinals to visit White House January 10, 2012 -- Updated 0010 GMT (0810 HKT) The St. Louis Cardinals celebrate after defeating the Texas Rangers 6-2 to win the World Series in October. St. Louis Cardinals baseball team will visit the White House on January 17 They'll meet with President Barack Obama to mark their World Series win President will visit military medical center before meeting Cardinals (CNN) -- The St. Louis Cardinals will visit the White House on January 17 to commemorate their victory in the 2011 World Series. The Cardinals won the baseball title in October in a seven-game series against the Texas Rangers. The victory gave the team their 11th World Series Championship and capped off manager Tony La Russa's career. He retired just three days after the win. The long career of Tony La Russa The White House said in a statement that the Cardinals will visit Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to thank wounded service members for their service before the event. The president will also recognize various community service projects performed by the team, according to the statement .