Rogers Hornsby

Rogers Hornsby
Second baseman / Manager
Born: (1896-04-27)April 27, 1896 Winters, Texas
Died: January 5, 1963(1963-01-05) (aged 66) Chicago, Illinois
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 10, 1915, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
July 20, 1937, for the St. Louis Browns
MLB statistics
Batting average	.358
Hits	2,930
Home runs	301
Runs batted in	1,584
Managerial record	701–812
Winning %	.463
Teams
As player St. Louis Cardinals (1915–1926) New York Giants (1927) Boston Braves (1928) Chicago Cubs (1929–1932) St. Louis Cardinals (1933) St. Louis Browns (1933–1937) As manager St. Louis Cardinals (1925–1926) New York Giants (1927) Boston Braves (1928) Chicago Cubs (1930–1932) St. Louis Browns (1933–1937, 1952) Cincinnati Reds (1952–1953)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1926) 2× NL MVP (1925, 1929) 2× Triple Crown (1922, 1925) 7× NL batting champion (1920–1925, 1928) 2× NL home run leader (1922, 1925) 4× NL RBI leader (1920–1922, 1925) St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Major League Baseball All-Century Team Major League Baseball All-Time Team
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Inducted	1942
Vote	78.1% (fifth ballot)

As player

As manager

Rogers Hornsby, Sr. (April 27, 1896 – January 5, 1963), nicknamed "The Rajah", was an American baseball infielder, manager, and coach who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1915–1926, 1933), New York Giants (1927), Boston Braves (1928), Chicago Cubs (1929–1932), and St. Louis Browns (1933–1937). Hornsby had 2,930 hits and 301 home runs in his career; his career .358 batting average is second only to Ty Cobb's average. He was named the National League (NL)'s Most Valuable Player (MVP) twice, and was a member of one World Series championship team.

Born and raised in Texas, Hornsby played for several semi-professional and minor league teams. In 1915, he began his major league career with the St. Louis Cardinals and remained with the team for 12 seasons; during this period, Hornsby won his first MVP Award and the Cardinals won the 1926 World Series. After that season, he spent one season with the New York Giants and another with the Boston Braves before being traded to the Chicago Cubs. He played with the Cubs for four years and won his second MVP Award before the team released him in 1932. Hornsby re-signed with the Cardinals in 1933, but was released partway through the season and was picked up by the St. Louis Browns. He remained there until his final season in 1937. From 1925 to 1937, Hornsby was intermittently his own manager. After retiring as a player, he managed the Browns in 1952 and the Cincinnati Reds from 1952 to 1953.

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