Sunday, 24 November 2024

    Rogers Hornsby

    • Contest: The US Athletic Hall of Fame - Athletes 2024
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    • Sport(s): Baseball
    • Statistics: 1 World Series Championship (1926)
      2 MVPs (1925 & 1929)
      7 Batting Titles (1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925 & 1928)
      2 Home Run Titles (1922 & 1925)
      4 RBI Titles (1920, 1921, 1922 & 1925)
      .358 Batting Average
      301 Home Runs
      2,930 Hits
      1,584 Runs Batted In
      Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
      Member of the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame
      Named to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team
      Named to the Major League All-Time Team
    • The American League had Babe Ruth. The National League had Rogers Hornsby.

      Playing most of his career with the St. Louis Cardinals, more people compared Hornsby to Ty Cobb. It makes sense, as even though Hornsby had far fewer hits, he had seven batting titles to Cobb’s 12, but again, that is still seven batting titles, including a modern-era record single-season record of .424. Hornsby also led the NL in on-base percentage nine times and slugging nine times, and Hornsby had a career OPS of 1.010, far greater than Cobb’s .944.

      The two-time MVP was the first megastar or the Cardinals, who are the second most successful team in Major League history. That in itself tells you all you need to know about his credentials.

      We are proud to nominate Rogers Hornsby for the United States Athletic Hall of Fame.
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