During his first full season with the Cardinals, in 1915, Hornsby batted .313 while playing third base, shortstop and first base. He was always first to come to the ballpark each day, and he would chatter about the sport with the ushers and the grounds-keepers. [38] After the game, he and Rickey fought in the clubhouse, but teammates quickly broke it up. Learn more about managing a memorial . [13] That year, the NL reintroduced its Most Valuable Player (MVP) award. http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers_and_honorees/hofer_bios/hornsby_rogers.htm (November 22, 2002.htm. Rosters in the major leagues had been severely depleted by players defecting to the upstart Federal League. Rogers Hornsby was born in TX. In 1925, Hornsby finally was named MVP after winning his second Triple Crown, with 39 homers and 143 RBIs to go with his .403 batting average and career-best .756 slugging percentage. Shortly after the World Series ended, he lost many thousands of dollars in the great stock market crash of October 1929. SAVANNAH, Ga., Dec. 23 (AP) -- A crater of marshy ooze, bits of metal and dirty water marked the death site today of an Air Force B-50 bomber and eleven airmen, including a son of Rogers. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Hornsby was born in Winters, Texas, the last of Ed and Mary (Rogers) Hornsby's six children. Weve updated the security on the site. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. He also led his league in runs (141), hits (250), doubles (46), slugging percentage (.722) and on-base percentage (.459). His father died two years later of unknown causes. New York: Henry Holt, 1995. [50][51] The trade was briefly postponed as NL president John Heydler stated that Hornsby could not play for the Giants while he held stock in the Cardinals. [2], Hornsby started playing baseball at a very young age; he once said, "I can't remember anything that happened before I had a baseball in my hand. He was named Most Valuable Player, and local newspapers dubbed him "the Rajah.". If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. (April 27, 2023). Hornsby was also a very consistent hitter whether he was playing at home or on the road. From April16 through April21, he started at first base, and he started at third base on May22. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. Edward Hornsby died when Rogers was a young boy, and his mother took the family to Austin, then later to Fort Worth. any, due to (B) which gave nse to the above IMMEDATE CAUSE (A). Notable Sports Figures. Burns, Ken and Geoffrey C. Ward, Baseball: An Illustrated History, Knopf, 1994. Babe Ruth hit three home runs in the fourth game. Try again. With few other interests, the gruff, profane, outspoken Hornsby was an early model of an athlete completely dedicated to his sport. Settled there for the entire year, Hornsby had a breakout season, winning the batting championship with a robust .370 average and leading the league in hits, runs batted in, doubles, and slugging percentage. [65], Hornsby was bothered by boils on his feet during the start of the 1932 season,[66] which kept him out of the lineup until May29. In 1953, the Chicago press reported that a woman who had jumped from an Edgewater hotel to her death had posed as Hornsby's wife.. [28] He started the year with a 14-game hitting streak. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. In 1922, he won the Triple Crown (batting average, home runs, and RBIs) and set a new National League record with forty-two home runs. [95] He finished his MLB managerial career with a record of 701812. [75] In 1937, Hornsby played in 20games. He played all of his 149 games there that season and his batting average jumped to .370, enough to win him the first of seven league batting championships. He played sparingly with the Cardinals (1933) and the St. Louis Browns (193337) before retiring in 1937. He did not remain with the Cardinals, and in 1927 he played for the New York Giants, then in 1928 for the Boston Braves, then in 1929 for the Chicago Cubs. After his father's death in 1898, his mother moved the family to Austin, TX and then to Fort Worth, TX. In 1937, his last season, Hornsby hit .321 in 20 games at age 41. [120] Rogers Jr. died in a plane crash on December 23, 1949, near Savannah, Georgia. The season was cut short by World War I, and Hornsby was drafted to go to Wilmington, Delaware, to work in the naval shipyards and play ball for military teams. As he had during the pennant drive, Hornsby kept calling on Grover Cleveland Alexander , an epileptic and heavy drinker. There, Rogers Hornsbynamed after his motherwas born on April 27, 1896. [124] Hornsby and Jeanette became estranged in December 1944,[125] and Hornsby began seeing a woman named Bernadette Harris, whom he called his "personal good friend and secretary", in 1945. Umpire Len Roberts remembered Hornsby as "a true gentleman on the fieldhe never questioned a decision. He finished his career with a .358 lifetime average, 11 points lower than Cobb's all-time mark. [85], Halfway through 1940, he signed to manage the Oklahoma City Indians of the Texas League. Rogers Jr. died in a plane crash on December 23, 1949 near Savannah, Georgia. His older brother Everett, who had played seven years in the Class B Texas League and one season at Class A with Kansas City, was on the Dallas Steers and got his little brother a tryout. That year, he won the MVP Award, receiving 73 out of 80 possible votes. Hornsby's wife Sarah took their son and left him to live with her mother. Try again later. Therefore, that information is unavailable for most Encyclopedia.com content. Rogers Hornsby was born on the 27th of April, 1896. Personally, I don't think a more skillful man ever stepped up to the plate. He finished the 1922 season with a .400 batting average and 40 home runs. Generation. In 1917, he hit .327 and led the National League with 17 triples and a .484 slugging percentage, an impressive mark in the dead-ball era. [71], Hornsby did not play for the rest of 1932, but the Cardinals signed him as a player on October24 for the 1933 season. [48], Hornsby had an off-year offensively in 1926, as he hit only .317 with 11home runs. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. He defied Breadon by refusing to send many of his key players to exhibition games that Breadon had scheduled in September in the middle of the pennant race. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Rogers Hornsby (2365)? His major league career batting average of .358 is second only to Ty Cobb's .366. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. The Cubs had winning records under Hornsby in 1931 and 1932, but he was released in August 1932. Year should not be greater than current year. GREAT NEWS! But the other interests shared by most ballplayers, such as golf, left him cold. In a stunning trade, Breadon sent Hornsby to the New York Giants for second baseman Frankie. [81] The Browns again finished in seventh place. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3026793/rogers-hornsby. In the series, Hornsby batted .250, with one extra base hit and 4 RBIs. In November, he became the general and field manager of the Fort Worth Cats, also of the Texas league. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. The Baseball Encyclopedia. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Rogers Hornsby III Passed away in his hometown Denison, Texas. At the start of the 1926 season, Hornsby oozed optimism. He won the first of his two Triple Crowns that year, and he led the league in RBIs (152), on-base percentage (.459), doubles (46), and runs scored (141). Triple Crown. He was famous for being a Baseball Player. [18] His batting statistics improved from the previous season; his .327batting average was second in the league, and he led the league in triples (17), total bases (253), and slugging percentage (.484). Hornsby had a big ego, and he was not afraid to voice his opinion. . He drove in 152 runs, and led the league with 250 hits, forty-six doubles, 141 runs scored, and a slugging mark of .722 along with a .459 on-base percentage. Rogers Hornsby's Unbreakable Record For a five-year period in the 1920s, he hit better than .400. His .401 batting average was the highest in the National League since 1897. He got a reprieve when the Browns hired him as manager in 1952, but he was fired in mid-season and took over in Cincinnati, where he lasted through most of the 1953 season before again getting dismissed. He took special care of his eyesight. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Within the Cite this article tool, pick a style to see how all available information looks when formatted according to that style. He was buried in Hornsby Bend Cemetery near Austin, Texas. McGraw was constantly trying to get star players from other teams to help his club. Encyclopedia of World Biography. No one before or since has averaged over .400 for a five-year period, even Cobb, but Hornsby hit .397, .401, .384, .424. and .403. When he returned, he fell into a batting slump, and ended the season with a .317 average, nice work for most players, but way below par for Hornsby. [78], Hornsby played in 10 games in the 1935 season, starting in four. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals (19151926, 1933), New York Giants (1927), Boston Braves (1928), Chicago Cubs (19291932), and St. Louis Browns (19331937). [50] He did some commentary for radio station WTMV in East St. Louis, Illinois, served as a spring-training hitting instructor for the Chicago White Sox in 1946 and the Cleveland Indians in 1947,[89][50] and became a TV announcer for Chicago Cubs games in 1949. Try again. Ruth homered three times in the fourth game of the series, the first two times after Hornsby had told his pitcher to throw him something slow. (April 27, 2023). One day in 1922, he met a married woman named Jeannette Pennington Hine at a dog track. "Baseball is the only thing I know," Hornsby once said, "the only thing I can talk about, my only interest." This page is updated often with latest details about Rogers Hornsby. [13], On May8, 1923, Hornsby suffered an injury to his left knee in a game against the Phillies when he turned to make a throw. I finally gave up. Rogers Hornsbys mothers name is unknown at this time and his fathers name is under review. Rogers Hornsby Awards. Failed to delete memorial. After long negotiations, pushed by Landis's insistence on cutting Hornsby's ties to his former team, Hornsby sold the stock for a handsome profit just before Opening Day of the 1927 season. Hornsby was primarily a shortstop at the start of his career, though he played all over the infield and even a few games in the outfield. He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1942 and the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame in 2014. He had already arranged to send him to New York if contract talks fell through; later, Breadon said he so wanted to part ways with Hornsby that he was afraid Hornsby would call his bluff and take the one-year deal. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. "I wore a big-league uniform and I had the best equipment and I traveled in style and could play ball every day," he told the Sporting News long after his retirement. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Here is all you want to know, and more! After kicking around for several years as a semi-pro and minor league player, he got his chance to play for the St. Louis Cardinals, then an also ran in the National League, on 10 Sep 1915. He avoided reading, and preached that hitters shouldn't ruin their eyes by reading on trains or trolleys. At 34 years old, his skills were in decline, but he would not even consider quitting the game he loved. Breadon was upset at Hornsby for refusing to send his regular players to some exhibition games in minor-league cities that Breadon unwisely had scheduled during the heat of the pennant race. You can read more of Andrew's baseball history on his website. Late in 1962, he went to a hospital in Chicago for surgery on his eyes, but suffered a heart attack and died in the hospital on January 5, 1963. Hall of Famer John McGraw is considered by many baseball experts to be the best manager in major league history. BOS: Boston Red Sox; CHC: Chicago Cubs; NYG: New York Giants; SLB: St. Louis Browns; SLC: St. Louis Cardinals. He was named the National League (NL)'s Most Valuable Player (MVP) twice, and was a member of one World Series championship team. Rogers attended the funeral on June 1 and returned to the Cardinals on June 3, finishing the season without missing any more playing time. [5], In 1914, Hornsby's older brother Everett, a minor league baseball player for many years,[6] arranged for Rogers to get a tryout with the Texas League's Dallas Steers. [100] His 264home runs as a second baseman was a major league record for that position until Joe Morgan surpassed him in 1984. Still, he hit.384 and qualified for the batting title despite playing in only 107 games. First baseman Charlie Grimm took over as manager for the rest of the season. He ate lots of steaks, milk, and ice cream, and after his playing days ended, his weight ballooned. In the first game of a doubleheader against the Cardinals, Hornsby broke his ankle while advancing to third base. [74] It would be one of Ball's last acts before his death in October. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Two months after the Cardinals' World Series victory, St. Louis executives stunned the baseball world by trading Hornsby to the New York Giants for second baseman Frankie Frisch. http://www.pubdim.net/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/H/Hornsby_Rogers.stm (November 22, 2002). Rogers Hornsby was born in the Year of the Monkey. Hornsby led them from last place to the Texas League playoffs, where they fell to the Houston Buffaloes in four games. Hall of Fame slugger who won two Triple Crown batting titles, led the St. Louis Cardinals to a World Series title in 1926 and retired with a a lifetime batting average of .358 with 2,930 career hits. . As an adult, he cared for nothing except baseball. Family members linked to this person will appear here. Here is all you want to know, and more! It's better than taking interest from widows and orphans". Everything seemed to have fallen in place for Hornsby. Failed to report flower. [7] Hornsby batted a combined .232 in 1914 and committed 45errors in 113games. I've tried to fool him every way possible, but it just cannot be done. When is Rogers Hornsbys birthday? As the season wore on and the losses piled up, Hornsby's fuse became even shorter. The Hornsby family came from Wales to colonial Virginia in the early 18th century, and about a century later moved to west Texas, to a settlement near Austin that became known as Hornsby's Bend. [86] Fort Worth finished in third place and made the playoffs in 1942, but they were eliminated in the first round by the Shreveport Sports. 0 cemeteries found in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA. [84] He signed as a player-coach with the Baltimore Orioles of the International League in 1938 before leaving them to play for and manage the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Southern Association for the rest of the season. Hornsby, whose record to that point hardly merited such a rapid promotion, arrived in St. Louis as a callow, wholesome young man, and he frequently got lost in the unfamiliar big city. Eventually, someone says it is time to go home. This is a carousel with slides. [108] He was notoriously difficult to get along with, a major reason he changed teams so frequently in the last decade of his career. Hornsby was far from gregarious. Many baseball experts believe his combination of batting skills has never been matched. He tallied 6 seasons of double-digit WAR . Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? He won his second Most Valuable Player Award with another exceptional seasonthirty-nine homers, a .679 slugging percentage, a .380 batting average, and a league-high 156 runs.