Rogers Hornsby



During the 1920s, Rogers Hornsby was the National League's answer to the American League's Babe Ruth. Hornsby dominated his time offensively like few players in the history of the game. Throughout his illustrious career, Hornsby had 7 batting titles, led his league in slugging percentage 9 times, led in hits 4 times, led in doubles 4 times, led in triples twice, led in home runs twice, led in runs scored 5 times, led in RBIs 4 times, and led in walks 3 times. Hornsby also hit .400 in three different seasons joining Ty Cobb as the only two players to achieve that feat. Hornsby hit .401 in 1922, .403 in 1925, and in 1924 set the 20th century single season batting average record with an incredible .424 batting average.

Contrary to popular belief, Hornsby was also a solid defensive player at 2nd base. He was the best 2nd baseman in the league in turning the double play and his only weakness was going back for pop flies. In 1926, Hornsby led his Cardinals to a World Series victory as a player/manager, then was immediately traded in the offseason to the New York Giants for Frankie Frisch. Hornsby finished his career in 1937 and made a lasting impression in baseball history with a lifetime average of .358 (second all-time to Ty Cobb's .367 lifetime average). Quite possibly the greatest 2nd baseman of all-time, Rogers Hornsby was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1942.

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