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Rogers Hornsby
Rogers Hornsby
Full name Rogers Hornsby
Born April 27, 1896, Winters, Texas
Died January 5, 1963, Chicago, Illinois
Buried at Hornsby Bend Cemetery, Hornsby Bend, Texas
First Game: September 10, 1915 ; Final Game: July 20, 1937
Managed First Game: May 31, 1925 ; Managed Final Game: September 16, 1953
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 11" Weight: 175
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1942
Won League Award as NL Most Valuable Player (1925 and 1929)
Named second baseman on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1925 to 1929)
Ejections as player: 1918 (3), 1922 (1), 1925 (1), 1928 (1). Total: 6 Ejections as manager: 1925 (1), 1931 (1), 1934 (1). Total: 3 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1915 STL N Daily Splits 18 57 5 14 2 0 0 4 2 0i 6 0 2 0 0i 0i 0 2 .246 .271 .281 -0.5 1915 STL N
1916 STL N Daily Splits 139 495 63 155 17 15 6 65 40 1i 63 4 11 0i 8i 3i 17 0 .313 .369 .444 3.8 1916 STL N
1917 STL N Daily Splits 145 523 86 171 24 17 8 66 45 0i 34 4 17 0i 4i 3i 17 3i .327 .385 .484 7.8 1917 STL N
1918 STL N Daily Splits 115 416 51 117 19 11 5 60 40 3i 43 3 7 0i 4i 2i 8 5i .281 .349 .416 4.3 1918 STL N
1919 STL N Daily Splits 138 512 68 163 15 9 8 71 48 4 41 7 10 0 16 5 17 21 .318 .384 .430 4.9 1919 STL N
1920 STL N Daily Splits 149 589 96 218 44 20 9 94 60 9 50 3 8 0 15 3 12 15 .370 .431 .559 8.0 1920 STL N
1921 STL N Daily Splits 154 592 131 235 44 18 21 126 60 10 48 7 15 0 12 10 13 13 .397 .458 .639 7.6 1921 STL N
1922 STL N Daily Splits 154 623 141 250 46 14 42 152 65 12 50 1 15 0 12 10 17 12 .401 .459 .722 8.9 1922 STL N
1923 STL N Daily Splits 107 424 89 163 32 10 17 83 55 5 29 3 5 0 14 8 3 7 .384 .459 .627 3.7 1923 STL N
1924 STL N Daily Splits 143 536 121 227 43 14 25 94 89 13 32 2 13 0 13 11 5 12 .424 .507 .696 9.5 1924 STL N
1925 STL N Daily Splits 138 504 133 203 41 10 39 143 83 8 39 2 16 1 13 8 5 3 .403 .489 .756 6.9 1925 STL N
1926 STL N Daily Splits 134 527 96 167 34 5 11 93 61 4 39 0 16 0 21 9 3 6 .317 .388 .463 -0.4 1926 STL N
1927 NY N Daily Splits 155 568 133 205 32 9 26 125 86 7 38 4 26 0 17 8 9 6 .361 .448 .586 6.8 1927 NY N
1928 BOS N Daily Splits 140 486 99 188 42 7 21 94 107 9 41 1 25 1 11 10 5 3 .387 .498 .632 6.3 1928 BOS N
1929 CHI N Daily Splits 156 602 156 229 47 8 39 149 87 5 65 1 22 0 15 11 2 0 .380 .459 .679 6.7 1929 CHI N
1930 CHI N Daily Splits 42 104 15 32 5 1 2 18 12 0 12 1 3 0 4 5 0 0 .308 .385 .433 -0.3 1930 CHI N
1931 CHI N Daily Splits 100 357 64 118 37 1 16 90 56 2 23 0 5 1 8 5 1 1 .331 .421 .574 2.3 1931 CHI N
1932 CHI N Daily Splits 19 58 10 13 2 0 1 7 10 1 4 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 .224 .357 .310 -0.5 1932 CHI N
1933 STL N Daily Splits 46 83 9 27 6 0 2 21 12 2 6 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 .325 .423 .470 -0.1 1933 STL N
1933 STL A Daily Splits 11 9 2 3 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .455 .778 0.1 1933 STL A
1933 Total 57 92 11 30 7 0 3 23 14 2 7 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 .326 .426 .500 0.0 1933 Total
1934 STL A Daily Splits 24 23 2 7 2 0 1 11 7 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .304 .484 .522 0.3 1934 STL A
1935 STL A Daily Splits 10 24 1 5 3 0 0 3 3 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .208 .296 .333 -0.3 1935 STL A
1936 STL A Daily Splits 2 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .500 .400 0.0 1936 STL A
1937 STL A Daily Splits 20 56 7 18 3 0 1 11 7 0 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 .321 .397 .429 -0.1 1937 STL A
Total NL (19 Years) 2192 8056 1566 2895 532 169 298 1555 1018 95i 663 47 216 3i189i115i 135 110i .359 .434 .578 85.7 Total NL
Total AL ( 5 Years) 67 117 13 35 9 0 3 29 20 3 16 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 .299 .406 .453 0.0 Total AL
Total (23 Years) Splits 2259 8173 1579 2930 541 169 301 1584 1038 98i 679 48 216 3i193i116i 135 110i .358 .434 .577 85.7 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
i - incomplete World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1926 STL N Daily Splits 7 28 2 7 1 0 0 4 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .250 .300 .286 1926 STL N
1929 CHI N Daily Splits 5 21 4 5 1 1 0 1 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .273 .381 1929 CHI N
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 12 49 6 12 2 1 0 5 3 0 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .245 .288 .327 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1915 STL N Daily Splits SS 18 17 17 154 i 48 46 8 12 0 .922
1916 STL N Daily Splits 3B 83 79 73 663.2i 82 174 20 7 0 .928
1916 STL N SS 47 44 41 378.1i 90 132 22 22 0 .910
1916 STL N 1B 15 14 12 113 i 150 5 2 6 0 .987
1916 STL N 2B 1 0 0 3 4 1 0 0 .875
1917 STL N Daily Splits SS 144 143 139 1256 i 268 527 52 82 0 .939
1918 STL N Daily Splits SS 109 107 102 937.2i 208 434 46 58 0 .933
1918 STL N RF 3 3 1 24 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1918 STL N OF 3 3 1 25 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 3
1918 STL N CF 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1919 STL N Daily Splits 3B 73 71 70 638.2 73 151 16 12 1 .933
1919 STL N SS 37 36 36 319 66 115 13 12 0 .933
1919 STL N 2B 26 26 23 214.2 46 101 5 16 0 .967
1919 STL N 1B 5 5 5 43.1 48 0 0 1 0 1.000
1920 STL N Daily Splits 2B 149 149 143 1350 343 524 34 76 0 .962
1921 STL N Daily Splits 2B 142 142 141 1264.2 305 477 25 59 0 .969
1921 STL N LF 6 6 6 50.1 14 0 0 0 0 1.000
1921 STL N OF 6 6 6 50.1 14 0 0 0 0 1.000 6 0 0
1921 STL N SS 3 3 3 27 11 8 1 3 1 .950
1921 STL N 3B 3 2 2 19 2 2 1 0 0 .800
1921 STL N 1B 1 1 1 9 8 0 0 0 0 1.000
1922 STL N Daily Splits 2B 154 154 153 1358.2 398 473 30 81 0 .967
1923 STL N Daily Splits 2B 89 88 85 790.1 192 283 19 47 0 .962
1923 STL N 1B 18 18 12 135 131 16 2 14 0 .987
1923 STL N SS 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1924 STL N Daily Splits 2B 143 143 139 1265 301 517 30 102 1 .965
1925 STL N Daily Splits 2B 136 136 131 1163.2 287 416 34 95 0 .954
1926 STL N Daily Splits 2B 134 134 118 1168.2 245 433 27 73 1 .962
1927 NY N Daily Splits 2B 155 155 155 1383 299 582 25 98 0 .972
1928 BOS N Daily Splits 2B 140 140 134 1231.1 295 450 21 85 0 .973
1929 CHI N Daily Splits 2B 156 156 154 1385 286 547 23 106 0 .973
1930 CHI N Daily Splits 2B 25 23 20 193.2 44 76 11 16 0 .916
1931 CHI N Daily Splits 2B 69 68 63 581 107 205 16 24 0 .951
1931 CHI N 3B 26 26 22 216.1 21 50 6 6 0 .922
1932 CHI N Daily Splits OF 10 10 9 91 16 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 10
1932 CHI N RF 10 10 9 91 16 0 0 0 0 1.000
1932 CHI N 3B 6 6 3 45 1 10 4 0 0 .733
1933 STL N Daily Splits 2B 17 16 13 139.1 24 35 2 7 0 .967
1934 STL A Daily Splits OF 1 1 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1
1934 STL A RF 1 1 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1934 STL A 3B 1 1 1 8 1 3 0 1 0 1.000
1935 STL A Daily Splits 1B 3 3 2 29 36 1 0 1 0 1.000
1935 STL A 2B 2 0 0 8 1 2 0 0 0 1.000
1935 STL A 3B 1 1 1 8 1 2 0 0 0 1.000
1936 STL A Daily Splits 1B 1 1 1 9 10 0 0 0 0 1.000
1937 STL A Daily Splits 2B 17 12 11 120.2 30 41 4 10 0 .947
Total (17 Years) Splits 2B 1555 1542 1483 13617.2i 3206 5166 307 895 2 .965
Total ( 7 Years) SS 359 350 338 3074 i 691 1262 142 189 1 .932
Total ( 7 Years) 3B 193 186 172 1598.2i 181 392 47 26 1 .924
Total ( 6 Years) 1B 43 42 33 338.1i 383 22 4 22 0 .990
Total ( 4 Years) OF 20 20 17 174.1 34 0 0 0 0 1.000 6 1 14
Total ( 3 Years) RF 14 14 11 123 19 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) LF 6 6 6 50.1 14 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) CF 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
i - incomplete World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1926 STL N Daily Splits 2B 7 7 7 63 16 22 0 5 0 1.000
1929 CHI N Daily Splits 2B 5 5 5 43.2 9 11 1 4 0 .952
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 2B 12 12 12 106.2 25 33 1 9 0 .983
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1925 STL N 115 64 51 .557 631 543 5-31 8 4
1926 STL N 156 89 65 .578 817 678 1
1927 NY N 33 22 10 .688 180 144 9- 3 4 3
1928 BOS N 122 39 83 .320 519 712 5-25 7 7
1930 CHI N 4 4 0 1.000 37 27 9-25 2 2
1931 CHI N 156 84 70 .545 828 710 3
1932 CHI N 99 53 46 .535 461 424 8- 2 2 1
1933 STL A 54 19 33 .365 228 275 7-29 8 8
1934 STL A 154 67 85 .441 674 800 6
1935 STL A 155 65 87 .428 718 930 7
1936 STL A 155 57 95 .375 804 1064 7
1937 STL A 78 25 52 .325 378 521 7-20 7 8
1952 STL A 51 22 29 .431 176 217 6- 8 7 7
1952 CIN N 51 27 24 .529 196 189 8- 5 7 6
1953 CIN N 147 64 82 .438 689 755 9-16 6 6
Total (14 Years) 1530 701 812 .463 7336 7989
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
World Series Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1926 STL N 7 4 3 .571 31 21
Coaching Record
Year Team START END
1958 CHI N 4-15 9-27
1959 CHI N 4-11 9-27
1962 NY N 4-11 9-30
Total ( 3 Years)
Ejection Information
As player:
Date Team Umpire Reason
8- 8-1918 BOX STL N Pete Harrison Call at 3B
8-11-1918(1) BOX STL N Lord Byron Balls and strikes
8-26-1918(1) BOX STL N Pete Harrison Called third strike
7- 4-1922(1) BOX STL N Cy Pfirman Call at 1B
8- 3-1925 BOX STL N Monroe Sweeney Called third strike
6-14-1928 BOX BOS N Cy Pfirman Called third strike
As manager:
Date Team Umpire Reason
6-16-1925 BOX STL N Cy Pfirman Fighting
7-18-1931 BOX CHI N Ted McGrew Fair/foul call
5- 8-1934 BOX STL A Red Ormsby Fair/foul call
Transaction Information
Sold by Denison (Western Association) to St. Louis Cardinals (September, 1915).
Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to New York Giants in exchange for Frankie Frisch and
Jimmy Ring (December 20, 1926 ).
Traded by New York Giants to Boston Braves in exchange for Shanty Hogan and Jimmy
Welsh (January 10, 1928 ).
Traded by Boston Braves to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Socks Seibold , Percy Jones ,
Lou Legett , Freddie Maguire , Bruce Cunningham and $200000 (November 7, 1928 ).
Released by Chicago Cubs (August 3, 1932 ).
Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (October 25, 1932 ).
Released by St. Louis Cardinals (July 26, 1933 ).
Signed by St. Louis Browns (July 26, 1933 ).
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