Rogers Hornsby (April 27th 1896 - January 5th 1963) was a Joueur of second goal in the major Ligues of Baseball to the the United States. It holds several records of the major Leagues.

Hornsby spent its first 10 seasons with Cardinals of Saint-Louis, during this time it gained twice the price for the Meilleur player of the major leagues in 1925 and 1929. It also led the league to the Moyenne with the stick six times of sharpened between 1920 with 1925. It also carried out the league in produced Points 4 times (1920, 1921, 1922 and 1925) and in Coups of circuit 2 times (1922 and 1925). In 1922 and 1925, it gained the triple crown - i.e. it led the National league to the average with the stick, blows of circuit and points produced.

After having gained the World Series in 1926 it left Cardinals to play with 4 different teams in 4 seasons, because of the arguments which it had with its fellow-members.

Classifications

• Its Moyenne with the stick of 0,424 in 1924 is the best average of the XXe century in the National league

• Seven times the champion of the average to the stick, including three times an average higher than 0,400
• the first player who struck 40 blows of circuit in one season in the national league
• the first player who struck 300 blows of circuit in career in the national league
• Moyenne in career of 0,358; the best average for a Droitier
• Classified 32e for the sure blows (2930)
• Elected with the Temple of re-elected baseball in 1942
• Elected with the team of the century in 1999

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