Happy Birthday Rogers Hornsby!!!

Happy Birthday Rogers Hornsby!!!

Today we celebrate the birthday of former major leaguer, Mr. Rogers Hornsby.

Hornsby’s major league career began in 1915 at the tender age of nineteen. A staple in the St. Louis Cardinals’ line-up for more than a decade, Hornsby had offense down to a science as he quickly became the best hitter in the sport. He From 1920 to 1925, his average never dipped below .370 while peaking at .424 – while racking up six batting titles in the process.

After his tenure in St.Louis, Hornsby moved on to New York, Boston, Chicago, and eventually back to St. Louis. And during that journey, the hits kept coming…

By the end of his 23 seasons, Hornsby had amassed 2,930 career hits. His lifetime batting average of .358 ranks as the second highest in major league history behind Ty Cobb. In total, he collected seven batting titles and two MVP awards as well.

Happy Birthday Mr. Hornsby. Your impact on the game is not forgotten!!!

Did You Know…

On October 6, 1910, Bill Collins of the Boston Braves collected the first ‘natural cycle’ in major league history as he hit a single, a double, a triple, and a home run in order in the same game.

Did You Know…

Bob Elliott drove in more runs that any other player in the major leagues during the 1940’s.  The 1947 NL Most Valuable Player drove in 903 runs during the decade.

Did You Know…

The first player in the major leagues to post a season of .300/30/100 was Rogers Hornsby.  In 1922, Hornsby hit .401 with 42 home runs and 152 RBI.

UNREAL!!!!

 

Happy Birthday Rogers Hornsby!!!

Happy Birthday Rogers Hornsby!!!

Today we celebrate the birthday of former major leaguer, Mr. Rogers Hornsby.

Hornsby’s major league career began in 1915 at the tender age of nineteen. A staple in the St. Louis Cardinals’ line-up for more than a decade, Hornsby had offense down to a science as he quickly became the best hitter in the sport. He From 1920 to 1925, his average never dipped below .370 while peaking at .424 – while racking up six batting titles in the process.

After his tenure in St.Louis, Hornsby moved on to New York, Boston, Chicago, and eventually back to St. Louis. And during that journey, the hits kept coming…

By the end of his 23 seasons, Hornsby had amassed 2,930 career hits. His lifetime batting average of .358 ranks as the second highest in major league history behind Ty Cobb. In total, he collected seven batting titles and two MVP awards as well.

Happy Birthday Mr. Hornsby. Your impact on the game is not forgotten!!!

Happy Birthday Rogers Hornsby!!!

Happy Birthday Rogers Hornsby!!!

Today we celebrate the birthday of former major leaguer, Mr. Rogers Hornsby.

Hornsby’s major league career began in 1915 at the tender age of nineteen.  A staple in the St. Louis Cardinals’ line-up for more than a decade, Hornsby had offense down to a science as he quickly became the best hitter in the sport.  He From 1920 to 1925, his average never dipped below .370 while peaking at .424 – while racking up six batting titles in the process.

After his tenure in St.Louis, Hornsby moved on to New York, Boston, Chicago, and eventually back to St. Louis.  And during that journey, the hits kept coming…

By the end of his 23 seasons, Hornsby had amassed 2,930 career hits.  His lifetime batting average of .358 ranks as the second highest in major league history behind Ty Cobb.  In total, he collected seven batting titles and two MVP awards as well.

Happy Birthday Mr. Hornsby.  Your impact on the game is not forgotten!!!

Happy Birthday Rogers Hornsby!!!

Happy Birthday Rogers Hornsby!!!

Today we celebrate the birthday of former major leaguer, Mr. Rogers Hornsby.

Hornsby’s major league career began in 1915 at the tender age of nineteen.  A staple in the St. Louis Cardinals’ line-up for more than a decade, Hornsby had offense down to a science as he quickly became the best hitter in the sport.  He From 1920 to 1925, his average never dipped below .370 while peaking at .424 – while racking up six batting titles in the process.

After his tenure in St.Louis, Hornsby moved on to New York, Boston, Chicago, and eventually back to St. Louis.  And during that journey, the hits kept coming…

By the end of his 23 seasons, Hornsby had amassed 2,930 career hits.  His lifetime batting average of .358 ranks as the second highest in major league history behind Ty Cobb.  In total, he collected seven batting titles and two MVP awards as well.

Happy Birthday Mr. Hornsby.  Your impact on the game is not forgotten!!!

Did You Know…

Joe Oeschger, pitching for the Boston Braves on May 1, 1920, pitched 21 consecutive scoreless innings.  The game was eventually called off after 26 innings – amazingly both starters went the distance for each team.

Did You Know…

George Sisler is the only player to have a 200-hit season and score fewer than 70 runs.  He had 205 hits and scored 67 runs for the 1929 Boston Braves.

**factoid courtesy of ‘Big League Trivia’

Did you know…

Did you know that Eddie Matthews is the only person to play for the same franchise(Braves) in three cities:  Boston, Milwaukee, and Atlanta.

*factoid courtesy of ‘Grand Slam Baseball’