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	8-12 / in Starts: 6-6
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	18 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 63 PAs	11
Actual Runners on Base	51 (20-21-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 63 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	42 (21-13-7)

Most Driven In
J Vosmik	3
B Knickerbocker	2
B Bell	2
S West	1
H Davis	1
H Clift	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
T Carey	2
R Hemsley	1
H Clift	1
Self	1
J Bottomley	1
B Huffman	1

1937 Batting Game Log

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1937 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	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	2240	1	Apr 21	SLB		CHW	W,15-10	CG	5	5	1	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.600	.600	1.200	1.800	5	.51	0.160	1.29	0.24%	1.63	2B
2	2241	2	Apr 22	SLB		CHW	L,1-6	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.556	.875	1.431	5	.66	0.017	1.82	0.03%	0.25	2B
3	2242	3	Apr 23	SLB	@	CLE	L,2-9	GS-5	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.500	.545	.900	1.445	5	1.20	0.108	2.94	0.16%	1.06	2B
4	2243	4	Apr 24	SLB	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		1		0	0	.385	.467	.692	1.159	5	1.19	0.057	2.67	0.08%	0.32	2B
May		Gtm	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
5	2244	8 (3)	May 1	SLB		CLE	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.412	.474	.647	1.121	5	1.57	-0.006	2.96	-0.01%	0.39	2B
6	2245	11 (2)	May 7	SLB		PHA	W,9-6	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.450	.522	.650	1.172	5	.91	0.155	1.53	0.16%	1.92	2B
7	2246	12	May 8	SLB		PHA	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.444	.542	.986	5	.89	-0.111	1.53	-0.12%	-1.73	2B
8	2247	13	May 9	SLB		WSH	L,1-7	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.357	.419	.536	.955	5	1.29	0.022	1.84	0.02%	0.32	2B
9	2248	16 (2)	May 13	SLB		NYY	L,2-4	8-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.357	.438	.536	.973	9	3.34	0.071	5.62	0.07%	0.35	PH
10	2249	18 (1)	May 15	SLB		DET	W,11-5	2-GF	4	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.355	.444	.548	.993	6	.75	0.073	1.25	0.07%	0.68	2B
11	2250	19	May 16	SLB		DET	L,4-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.344	.432	.531	.964	8	3.45	-0.103	6.23	-0.11%	-0.36	PH 2B
12	2251	23 (3)	May 21	SLB	@	NYY	L,3-4	8-GF(11)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.436	.515	.951	8	3.20	-0.027	4.01	-0.02%	-0.09	PH 2B
13	2252	26 (2)	May 24	SLB	@	PHA	W,8-6	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.342	.432	.500	.932	5	1.20	0.105	1.04	0.05%	0.74	2B
14	2253	27	May 25	SLB	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.317	.417	.463	.880	5	.74	-0.023	.64	-0.01%	-0.21	2B
15	2254	28	May 26	SLB	@	BOS	L,9-11	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.304	.396	.435	.831	5	1.13	-0.108	.88	-0.05%	-1.25	2B
Jun		Gtm	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
16	2255	36 (7)	Jun 4 (1)	SLB		PHA	W,7-6	CG(10)	5	5	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.414	.451	.865	6	1.85	0.167	.56	0.03%	1.02	2B
17	2256	37	Jun 4 (2)	SLB		PHA	L,3-4	10-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.327	.407	.442	.849	8	6.90	-0.187	2.20	-0.04%	-0.49	PH
18	2257	49 (11)	Jun 18	SLB	@	WSH	W,6-0	4-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.315	.393	.426	.819	6	.23	-0.012	.05	0.00%	-0.44	2B
Jul		Gtm	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
19	2258	66 (16)	Jul 5 (2)	SLB		CLE	L,4-15	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.327	.403	.436	.840	4	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.59	2B
20	2259	77 (10)	Jul 20 (1)	SLB		NYY	L,4-5	10-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.321	.397	.429	.825	8	5.09	-0.198	.00	0.00%	-0.77	PH
							8-12		63	56	7	18	3	0	1	11	7	0	5	0	0		2		0	0	.321	.397	.429	.825		1.33	0.160	1.65	0.56%	3.94

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