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Hornsby, whose modern era season-record .424 batting average and .358 lifetime mark for 23 big league campaigns established him as the standard for right-handed batters, was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1942.
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The Hornsby family came from Wales to colonial Virginia in the early 18th century, and about a century later moved to west Texas, to a settlement near Austin that became known as Hornsby's Bend. Ed Hornsby married Mary Dallas Rogers, from nearby Rogers Hill, in 1882. They had four children before moving to a homestead near Abilene. There, Rogers Ho...
In 1918, injuries—including a groin pull, a spiked thumb, and a sore shoulder—hampered Hornsby, and he slumped to .281, the worst full-season performance of his major-league career. The season was cut short by World War I, and Hornsby was drafted to go to Wilmington, Delaware, to work in the naval shipyards and play ball for military teams. There, ...
Hornsby had simple rules for hitting. The most important was never to swing at balls out of the strike zone. He didn't vary his stance, standing almost upright and rigid in the batters' box, left foot closer to the plate than right. He rarely pulled the ball down the left-field line, and always tried to hit the ball where it was pitched. He also pl...
Though Hornsby always hustled and had enough speed to beat out many infield hits, he never was much of a base-stealer. As a fielder, he was inconsistent. His fielding percentage of .958 lifetime is subpar. Even after settling at second base as a regular position, he continued to play games at first base, third base, and the out-field. But he was ex...
Hornsby and his second wife had a new son in 1925. In mid-season, he took over as manager of the Cardinals, displacing Branch Rickey, and bought one-eighth of the club's stock, as part of a three-way power struggle for control of the club that also involved owner Sam Breadon. As a manager, Hornsby drove his players hard. He told pitchers they shoul...
Hall of Famer John McGraw is considered by many baseball experts to be the best manager in major league history. As a player with the Baltimore Orioles in the 1890s, McGraw was instrumental in perfecting an allout style of play now known as "small ball" that focused on stealing bases, bunting, and hustling. He mixed these skills with an intimidatin...
In Boston, Hornsby again assumed the managerial reins during the season and won his final batting championship with a .387 average. He also led the league in walks and slugging percentage. But the Braves were inept and finished next to last. After the season, it was announced that Hornsby had signed a three-year contract to manage Boston, but then ...
Hornsby will be remembered as a hitter of unequalled accomplishments and a player of exceptional drive and focus. Though not as reviled as Cobb, Hornsby was never a popular player among his teammates. But social skills don't win ball games, and Hornsby concentrated on winning. His discipline at the plate—swinging only at strikes, and not trying to ...
Books
Alexander, Charles C. Rogers Hornsby: A Biography. New York: Henry Holt, 1995. The Baseball Encyclopedia.New York: Macmillan, 1997. Burns, Ken, and Ward, Geoffrey C. Baseball: An Illustrated History.New York: Knopf, 1994. Thorn, John, and Palmer, Pete. Total Baseball.New York: Warner Books, 1989.
Periodicals
"Hail to the Rajah: Before Ted Williams, there was Rogers Hornsby, the forgotten father of the father of hitting." Sports Illustrated(June 24, 2002): R14. "Hornsby, in Death, Acclaimed for Great Hitting." New York Times(January 6, 1963). "The Rajah at 100." The Sporting News(May 6, 1996): 55. "A tale of two Hornsbys: a sweetheart back home." Baseball Research Journal(Annual, 2001).
Other
baseball-reference.com. http://www.baseball-reference.com(November 22, 2002). "Hornsby cared only about results." ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/sportscentury/features/00014249.html(November 22, 2002). "Hornsby, Rogers." The Handbook of Texas Online.http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/HH/fho61.html (November 22, 2002). "Rogers Hornsby." Baseball Library.com. http://www.pubdim.net/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/H/Hornsby_Rogers.stm(November 22, 2002). "Rogers Hornsby." National...
Apr 23, 2024 · In addition to his outstanding ability to hit for average, Hornsby had great power: during his six-year reign as the NL’s batting champion, he also led the league in slugging percentage each season and in home runs twice (1922, 1925). He captured the League Award (a precursor to the Most Valuable Player award) in 1925.
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In 1924, when Hornsby hit his astounding .424, he didn't win the MVP, finishing second to Brooklyn pitcher Dazzy Vance, who went 28-6 with a league-leading 2.16 earned-run average. But there was...
1942-1949. The first candidate elected during the 1940s was legendary second baseman Rogers Hornsby, who was the only member of the Class of 1942. The Baseball Writers’ Association of America did not hold Hall of Fame elections in 1940 or 1941.
Hornsby was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1942. In 1999, Hornsby was ranked ninth on The Sporting News list of Baseball's Greatest Players. [115] Later that year, he was named to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team . [116]
Dec 23, 2021 · January 20, 1942: Rogers Hornsby is elected to the Hall of Fame. Leave a Comment / '40s / By remembirds. On January 20, 1942, Rogers Hornsby, the greatest right-handed hitter in baseball history, was getting his hair cut when he received the official word that he had been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
