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Rogers Hornsby

Birthdate:

4/27/1896

Died:

1/5/1963

Height / Weight:

5' 11" / 175 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Winters, TX, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Rogers Hornsby compiled the second higest lifetime batting average in baseball history, .358 in 23 seasons. Three times he batted over .400 including .424 in 1924

'Any ballplayer worth his meal money would be delighted to hit 301 career home runs. Rogers Hornsby did so and no one ever seemed to notice because his long ball output was overshadowed by the fantastic batting averages he complied. His .358 lifetime BA was surpassed only by Ty Cobb's .367 and despite twice reaching the 40-homer plateau in his 24 seasons, the Rajah is still being recalled for hitting better than .400 in three different seasons. Seven times the National League's batting champion - he won it six straight years from 1920 through1925 - Hornsby played for the St. Louis Cardinals, N.Y. Giants, Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Browns. Primarily a second baseman, Hornsby had a fantastic streak of hitting from 1921 thru 1925 during which he cracked 144 HR's and batted .402. Always outspoken and curt, Rogers invariably ran afoul of owners, teammates and players he managed. As a result, despite his lofty batting figures, Hornsby passed from one club to another.' The Home Run Book by the Topps Card Company Issued in 1981.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
24 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1915	STL (NL)	18	57	5	14	2	0	0	4	2	6	0	2	0	0	2	0	.246	.271	SLG
1916	STL (NL)	139	495	63	155	17	15	6	65	40	63	17	0	0	4	11	0	.313	.369	SLG
1917	STL (NL)	145	523	86	171	24	17	8	66	45	34	17	0	0	4	17	0	.327	.385	SLG
1918	STL (NL)	115	416	51	117	19	11	5	60	40	43	8	0	0	3	7	0	.281	.349	SLG
1919	STL (NL)	138	512	68	163	15	9	8	71	48	41	17	0	0	7	10	0	.318	.384	SLG
1920	STL (NL)	149	589	96	218	44	20	9	94	60	50	12	15	0	3	8	0	.370	.431	SLG
1921	STL (NL)	154	592	131	235	44	18	21	126	60	48	13	13	0	7	15	0	.397	.458	SLG
1922	STL (NL)	154	623	141	250	46	14	42	152	65	50	17	12	0	1	15	0	.401	.459	SLG
1923	STL (NL)	107	424	89	163	32	10	17	83	55	29	3	7	0	3	5	0	.384	.459	SLG
1924	STL (NL)	143	536	121	227	43	14	25	94	89	32	5	12	0	2	13	0	.424	.507	SLG
1925	STL (NL)	138	504	133	203	41	10	39	143	83	39	5	3	0	2	16	0	.403	.489	SLG
1926	STL (NL)	134	527	96	167	34	5	11	93	61	39	3	0	0	0	16	0	.317	.388	SLG
1927	NYG (NL)	155	568	133	205	32	9	26	125	86	38	9	0	0	4	26	0	.361	.448	SLG
1928	BSN (NL)	140	486	99	188	42	7	21	94	107	41	5	0	0	1	25	0	.387	.498	SLG
1929	CHC (NL)	156	602	156	229	47	8	39	149	87	65	2	0	0	1	22	0	.380	.459	SLG
1930	CHC (NL)	42	104	15	32	5	1	2	18	12	12	0	0	0	1	3	0	.308	.385	SLG
1931	CHC (NL)	100	357	64	118	37	1	16	90	56	23	1	0	0	0	5	0	.331	.421	SLG
1932	CHC (NL)	19	58	10	13	2	0	1	7	10	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	.224	.357	SLG
1933	SLB (AL)	11	9	2	3	1	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.455	SLG
1933	STL (NL)	46	83	9	27	6	0	2	21	12	6	1	0	0	2	0	0	.325	.423	SLG
1934	SLB (AL)	24	23	2	7	2	0	1	11	7	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	.304	.484	SLG
1935	SLB (AL)	10	24	1	5	3	0	0	3	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.296	SLG
1936	SLB (AL)	2	5	1	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.500	SLG
1937	SLB (AL)	20	56	7	18	3	0	1	11	7	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.321	.397	SLG
24 years		2259	8173	1579	2930	541	169	301	1584	1038	679	135	64	0	48	216	0	.358	.434	.SLG

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