2B Rogers Hornsby
Rogers Hornsby (Rajah)
Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 175 lb
Born April 27, 1896 in Winters, TX
Died January 5, 1963 in Chicago, IL
Debut September 10, 1915
Final Game July 20, 1937
Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1942.
- The greatest righthanded batter ever.
- His .358 lifetime average is the best in National League history.
- 15 seasons over .300.
- Three seasons over .400.
- His .424 average in 1924 is the highest mark in the modern era of baseball post-1900.
- Over a five year stretch from 1921-1925 he averaged .402.
- League leader in batting seven times.
- League leader in home runs twice.
- League leader in RBI four times.
- Won the Triple Crown in 1922 and 1925.
- Even though Hall of Fame rules state that a player must be retired for five years before he can be inducted, Rogers Hornsby received 105 votes during the inaugural year of voting in 1936 - one year before he retired.
Baseball is my life, the only thing I know
and can talk about. My only interest.
Rogers Hornsby -
Code:
Year Ag Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG TB SH SF IBB HBP GDP
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1915 19 STL NL 18 57 5 14 2 0 0 4 0 2 2 6 .246 .271 .281 16 2 0
1916 20 STL NL 139 495 63 155 17 15 6 65 17 40 63 .313 .369 .444 220 11 4
1917 21 STL NL 145 523 86 171 24 17 8 66 17 45 34 .327 .385 .484 253 17 4
1918 22 STL NL 115 416 51 117 19 11 5 60 8 40 43 .281 .349 .416 173 7 3
1919 23 STL NL 138 512 68 163 15 9 8 71 17 48 41 .318 .384 .430 220 10 7
1920 24 STL NL 149 589 96 218 44 20 9 94 12 15 60 50 .370 .431 .559 329 8 3
1921 25 STL NL 154 592 131 235 44 18 21 126 13 13 60 48 .397 .458 .639 378 15 7
1922 26 STL NL 154 623 141 250 46 14 42 152 17 12 65 50 .401 .459 .722 450 15 1
1923 27 STL NL 107 424 89 163 32 10 17 83 3 7 55 29 .384 .459 .627 266 5 3
1924 28 STL NL 143 536 121 227 43 14 25 94 5 12 89 32 .424 .507 .696 373 13 2
1925 29 STL NL 138 504 133 203 41 10 39 143 5 3 83 39 .403 .489 .756 381 16 2
1926 30 STL NL 134 527 96 167 34 5 11 93 3 61 39 .317 .388 .463 244 16 0
1927 31 NYG NL 155 568 133 205 32 9 26 125 9 86 38 .361 .448 .586 333 26 4
1928 32 BSN NL 140 486 99 188 42 7 21 94 5 107 41 .387 .498 .632 307 25 1
1929 33 CHC NL 156 602 156 229 47 8 39 149 2 87 65 .380 .459 .679 409 22 1
1930 34 CHC NL 42 104 15 32 5 1 2 18 0 12 12 .308 .385 .433 45 3 1
1931 35 CHC NL 100 357 64 118 37 1 16 90 1 56 23 .331 .421 .574 205 5 0
1932 36 CHC NL 19 58 10 13 2 0 1 7 0 10 4 .224 .357 .310 18 0 2
1933 37 TOT 57 92 11 30 7 0 3 23 1 0 14 7 .326 .426 .500 46 0 2 3
STL NL 46 83 9 27 6 0 2 21 1 12 6 .325 .423 .470 39 0 2 3
SLB AL 11 9 2 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 .333 .455 .778 7 0 0
1934 38 SLB AL 24 23 2 7 2 0 1 11 0 0 7 4 .304 .484 .522 12 0 1
1935 39 SLB AL 10 24 1 5 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 6 .208 .296 .333 8 0 0
1936 40 SLB AL 2 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 .400 .500 .400 2 0 0
1937 41 SLB AL 20 56 7 18 3 0 1 11 0 0 7 5 .321 .397 .429 24 0 0
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23 Seasons 8173 2930 169 1584 64 679 .358 .434 .577 216 0 0 48 3
2259 1579 541 301 135 1038 4712
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