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)

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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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1914	18		2 Teams	TXOK	D		113	448	393	47	91	12	3	3		19		30	49					118			25
1914	18	-7.2	Hugo	TXOK	D
1914	18	-7.2	Denison	TXOK	D
1915	19	-6.8	Denison	WA	D		119		429	75	119	26	2	4		24				.277		.375		161			27
1915	19	-8.6	STL	NL	Maj	STL	18	61	57	5	14	2	0	0	4	0	2	2	6	.246	.271	.281	.552	16		0	2
1916	20	-7.7	STL	NL	Maj	STL	139	550	495	63	155	17	15	6	65	17		40	63	.313	.369	.444	.814	220		4	11
1917	21	-6.7	STL	NL	Maj	STL	145	589	523	86	171	24	17	8	66	17		45	34	.327	.385	.484	.868	253		4	17
1918	22	-6.2	STL	NL	Maj	STL	115	466	416	51	117	19	11	5	60	8		40	43	.281	.349	.416	.765	173		3	7
1919	23	-5.4	STL	NL	Maj	STL	138	577	512	68	163	15	9	8	71	17		48	41	.318	.385	.430	.814	220		7	10
1920	24	-4.2	STL	NL	Maj	STL	149	660	589	96	218	44	20	9	94	12	15	60	50	.370	.431	.559	.990	329		3	8
1921	25	-3.1	STL	NL	Maj	STL	154	674	592	131	235	44	18	21	126	13	13	60	48	.397	.458	.639	1.097	378		7	15
1922	26	-2.4	STL	NL	Maj	STL	154	704	623	141	250	46	14	42	152	17	12	65	50	.401	.459	.722	1.181	450		1	15
1923	27	-1.3	STL	NL	Maj	STL	107	487	424	89	163	32	10	17	83	3	7	55	29	.384	.459	.627	1.086	266		3	5
1924	28	-0.3	STL	NL	Maj	STL	143	640	536	121	227	43	14	25	94	5	12	89	32	.424	.507	.696	1.203	373		2	13		13
1925	29	0.4	STL	NL	Maj	STL	138	605	504	133	203	41	10	39	143	5	3	83	39	.403	.489	.756	1.245	381		2	16		8
1926	30	1.3	STL	NL	Maj	STL	134	604	527	96	167	34	5	11	93	3	6	61	39	.317	.388	.463	.851	244		0	16		4
1927	31	2.1	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	155	684	568	133	205	32	9	26	125	9	6	86	38	.361	.448	.586	1.035	333		4	26		7
1928	32	3.4	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	140	619	486	99	188	42	7	21	94	5	3	107	41	.387	.498	.632	1.130	307		1	25		9
1929	33	4.3	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	156	712	602	156	229	47	8	39	149	2	0	87	65	.380	.459	.679	1.139	409		1	22		5
1930	34	5.5	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	42	120	104	15	32	5	1	2	18	0	0	12	12	.308	.385	.433	.817	45		1	3		0
1931	35	6.2	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	100	418	357	64	118	37	1	16	90	1	1	56	23	.331	.421	.574	.996	205		0	5		2
1932	36	7.3	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	19	70	58	10	13	2	0	1	7	0	1	10	4	.224	.357	.310	.667	18		2	0		1
1933	37		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	SLB	57	108	92	11	30	7	0	3	23	1	0	14	7	.326	.426	.500	.926	46	3	2	0		2
1933	37	8.0	STL	NL	Maj	STL	46	97	83	9	27	6	0	2	21	1	0	12	6	.325	.423	.470	.893	39	3	2	0		2
1933	37	8.7	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	11	11	9	2	3	1	0	1	2	0	0	2	1	.333	.455	.778	1.232	7		0	0		0
1934	38	9.7	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	24	31	23	2	7	2	0	1	11	0	0	7	4	.304	.484	.522	1.006	12		1	0		2
1935	39	10.7	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	10	27	24	1	5	3	0	0	3	0	0	3	6	.208	.296	.333	.630	8		0	0		1
1936	40	11.6	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	2	6	5	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	.400	.500	.400	.900	2		0	0		0
1937	41	12.5	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	20	63	56	7	18	3	0	1	11	0	0	7	5	.321	.397	.429	.825	24		0	0		0
1938	42		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A1		16	33	27	2	2	0	0	0	0	0		6	9					2		0	0
1938	42	14.7	Baltimore	IL	AA		16	33	27	2	2	0	0	0	0	0		6	9	.074	.242	.074	.317	2		0	0
1938	42	15.0	Chattanooga	SOUA	A1

1940	44	17.6	Oklahoma City	TL	A1		1		1		1	0	0	0						1.000		1.000		1

1942	46	20.1	Fort Worth	TL	A1		1		4		1	0	0	0						.250		.250		1

1944	48	19.4	Veracruz	MEX	Ind		2	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	3	0		1	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	2		0	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (23 seasons)					Majors		2259	9475	8173	1579	2930	541	169	301	1584	135	81	1038	679	.359	.434	.577	1.010	4712		48	216		54
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		137	494	461	77	123	26	2	4	0	24		6	9					165		0	27
Foreign (1 season)					Foreign		2	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	3	0		1	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	2		0	0
All Levels (28 Seasons)							2398	9971	8635	1656	3054	568	171	305	1587	159	81	1045	688					4879		48	243		54

AA (1 season)					Minors		16	33	27	2	2	0	0	0	0	0		6	9	.074	.242	.074	.317	2		0	0
A1 (3 seasons)					Minors		2	5	5		2	0	0	0										2
D (2 seasons)					Minors		119	456	429	75	119	26	2	4		24								161			27