Rogers Hornsby

Positions: Second Baseman, Shortstop and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: April 27, 1896 in Winters, TX us

Died: January 5, 1963 in Chicago, IL

Buried: Hornsby Bend Cemetery, Hornsby Bend, TX

High School: Northside HS (Fort Worth, TX)

Debut: September 10, 1915 (Age 19-136d, 4,411th in major league history)
vs. CIN 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 20, 1937 (Age 41-084d)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1942. (Voted by BBWAA on 182/233 ballots)
No induction ceremony in Cooperstown held (until 2013).
View Rogers Hornsby's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1916 season

Full Name: Rogers Hornsby

Nicknames: Rajah

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

127.0

8173

2930

301

.359

1579

RBI

1584

135

OBP

.434

SLG

.577

OPS

1.010

OPS+

175

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-7 / in Starts: 5-7
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	3 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1926	WS g1	Oct 2	STL	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	3	1.49	-0.176	78.20	-5.26%	-1.19	2B
2	1926	WS g2	Oct 3	STL	@	NYY	W,6-2	CG	5	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.143	.250	.286	.536	3	.69	-0.008	36.81	-0.26%	0.18	2B
3	1926	WS g3	Oct 5	STL		NYY	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.250	.273	.523	3	.86	-0.077	53.95	-2.63%	-0.28	2B
4	1926	WS g4	Oct 6	STL		NYY	L,5-10	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0		1	0	.250	.294	.313	.607	3	1.03	0.000	66.57	-0.50%	0.23	2B
5	1926	WS g5	Oct 7	STL		NYY	L,2-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.238	.250	.488	3	1.00	-0.116	82.09	-5.18%	-1.30	2B
6	1926	WS g6	Oct 9	STL	@	NYY	W,10-2	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.269	.250	.519	3	.52	0.028	39.18	1.39%	0.83	2B
7	1926	WS g7	Oct 10	STL	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.300	.286	.586	3	.76	0.004	125.83	0.80%	0.10	2B
1929 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	1929	WS g1	Oct 8	CHC		PHA	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	3	1.25	-0.174	65.32	-5.13%	-1.51	2B
9	1929	WS g2	Oct 9	CHC		PHA	L,3-9	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	3	.64	-0.064	32.95	-1.94%	-0.30	2B
10	1929	WS g3	Oct 11	CHC	@	PHA	W,3-1	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.308	.333	.641	3	1.14	0.124	47.60	3.11%	0.92	2B
11	1929	WS g4	Oct 12	CHC	@	PHA	L,8-10	CG	5	5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.294	.333	.471	.804	3	.66	-0.038	43.24	-1.07%	0.37	2B
12	1929	WS g5	Oct 14	CHC	@	PHA	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.273	.381	.654	3	.84	-0.088	43.11	-2.62%	-1.06	2B
									53	49	6	12	2	1	0	5	3	0	10	0	1				1	0	.245	.288	.327	.615

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