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	6-11 / in Starts: 6-10
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	18 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 61 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	21 (8-7-6) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 61 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	36 (17-12-6)

Most Driven In
B Betzel	2
H Hyatt	1
M GonzÃ¡lez	0

Most Driven In By
M Huggins	1
J Roche	1
J Smith	0
R Ames	0

1915 Batting Game Log

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1915 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	ROE	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	138 (137)	Sep 10	STL		CIN	L,1-7	0-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		.000	.000	.000	.000	2						SS
2	2	141 (2)	Sep 13	STL		BRO	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		.000	.000	.000	.000	8						SS
3	3	142	Sep 14	STL		BRO	W,6-2	CG	3	2	0	2	0	0	0		0	1		.250	.250	.250	.500	8						SS
4	4	143	Sep 17 (1)	STL		BSN	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	8	.73	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.53	SS
5	5	144	Sep 17 (2)	STL		BSN	T,2-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0		2	0		.143	.143	.143	.286	8						SS
6	6	145	Sep 18 (1)	STL		BSN	L,1-20	CG	4	4	0	1	0		0		0	0		.167	.167	.167	.333	8						SS
7	7	146	Sep 18 (2)	STL		BSN	L,3-6	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0		0	0		.182	.182	.182	.364	8						SS
8	8	147	Sep 19 (1)	STL		PHI	L,2-6	CG	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.240	.440	8	.32	-0.010	.00	0.00%	0.18	SS
9	9	148	Sep 19 (2)	STL		PHI	W,1-0	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.172	.207	.379	8	2.77	-0.451	.00	0.00%	-2.39	SS
10	10	149	Sep 21 (1)	STL		PHI	L,3-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.212	.394	8	.53	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.71	SS
11	11	150	Sep 21 (2)	STL		PHI	L,1-6	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.200	.222	.229	.451	8	.65	0.015	.00	0.00%	0.53	SS
12	12	151	Sep 23	STL		NYG	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	2	0		0		1	0		.231	.250	.256	.506	8						SS
13	13	152	Sep 25	STL		NYG	L,3-5	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0		0		0	0		.214	.233	.238	.471	8						SS
14	14	153	Sep 26	STL		NYG	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0		0		1	0		.222	.239	.244	.484	8						SS
15	15	154	Sep 30	STL		PIT	L,5-6	CG(10)	4	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.245	.250	.495	8	1.25	-0.066	.00	0.00%	-0.68	SS
16	16	155	Oct 1	STL		PIT	W,6-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.235	.264	.255	.519	8	2.28	0.300	.00	0.00%	1.52	SS
17	17	156	Oct 2	STL		PIT	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	.241	.268	.259	.527	8	1.35	0.075	.00	0.00%	0.31	SS
18	18	157	Oct 3	STL	@	CHC	L,2-7	CG	3	3	1	1	1		0		0	0		.246	.271	.281	.552	8						SS
							6-11		61	57	5	14	2	3	2	0	6	1	0	.246	.271	.281	.552		1.30	-0.225	.00	0.00%	-1.77

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