Rogers Hornsby

Full Name: Rogers Hornsby Sr.
Profession: MLB Hall of Fame 2nd Baseman and Manager

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Biography: Rogers Hornsby is considered one of the greatest right-handed hitters in baseball history.

In 23 MLB seasons as a specialist second baseman, Hornsby played for 7 clubs, notably the St. Louis Cardinals (1915–26, 1933) and St. Louis Browns (1933–37).

To summarise his incredible playing career, he had 2,930 hits and 301 home runs with a batting average of .358 - third only to Ty Cobb (.366) and Oscar Charleston (.364); he won two Triple Crowns and batted .400+ three times; he is the only player to hit 40 home runs and bat .400 in the same year (1922); his batting average in 1924 was .424 which remains the MLB record; he was NL MVP (1925, 1929); 7 × NL batting champion; NL HR leader (1922, 1925); 4 × NL RBI leader; World Series winner in 1926 as player-manager with the Cardinals.

He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1942.

Born: April 27, 1896
Birthplace: Winters, Texas, USA

Generation: Lost Generation
Star Sign: Taurus

Died: January 5, 1963 (aged 66)
Cause of Death: Heart ailment

Historical Events

1922-09-20 St. Louis Cardinals future Baseball Hall of Fame infielder Rogers Hornsby ends hitting streak of 33 games
1922-09-24 St Louis Cardinals future Baseball Hall of Fame infielder Rogers Hornsby sets National League HR mark at 42
1922-10-01 St. Louis Cardinals 2nd baseman Rogers Hornsby hits 3-for-5 in 7-1 regular season ending win v Chicago Cubs; improves batting average to .401; only MLB player to bat .400 and hit 40 HRs in same season
1926-12-20 St. Louis Cardinals trade future Baseball Hall of Fame infielder Rogers Hornsby to NY Giants for Frankie Frisch & Jimmy Ring; concerns over Hornsby's gambling
1927-01-31 NL rules future Baseball Hall of Fame infielder Rogers Hornsby can't hold stock in the St. Louis Cardinals and play for the NY Giants; earns $2,916 dividend on same day
1936-09-14 Pittsburgh Pirates' future Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Paul Waner ties Rogers Hornsby's NL record of 200 MLB hits for 7th time
1942-01-04 7 x NL batting champion Rogers Hornsby is 14th player selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame

Biographies and Sources

Rogers Hornsby - National Baseball Hall of Fame