Rogers Hornsby

Born on this date, Rogers Hornsby.

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Rogers Hornsby

On this date in 1942, Rogers Hornsby is elected to the Hall of Fame.

"The greatest hitter I've ever had to face. I have tried to fool him every way possible, but it just cannot be done." - Grover Cleveland Alexander

Rogers Hornsby

On this date in 1925, Rogers Hornsby is named the NL MVP.

"I don't want to sound egotistical, but every time I stepped up to the plate with a bat in my hands, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the pitcher."

Rogers Hornsby

Born on this date, Rogers Hornsby.

"Son (to rookie pitcher), when you pitch a strike, Mr. Hornsby will let you know it." - umpire Bill Klem

Rogers Hornsby

On this date in 1942, Rogers Hornsby is elected to the Hall of Fame.

"The greatest hitter I've ever had to face. I have tried to fool him every way possible, but it just cannot be done." - Grover Cleveland Alexander

Grover Cleveland Alexander

On this date in 1949, Hall of Famer Grover Cleveland Alexander is found lying unconscious in an alley in Hollywood, California missing one of his ears. He will die from liver disease less than a year later.

"I'd rather him pitch a crucial game for me drunk, than anyone I've ever known sober. He was that good." - Rogers Hornsby

Rogers Hornsby

On this date in 1925, Rogers Hornsby is named the NL MVP.

"I can't remember anything that happened (in life) before I had a baseball in my hands."

Rogers Hornsby

On this date in 1925, Rogers Hornsby is named manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, replacing Branch Rickey.

"Oh you zip it Doris! Rogers Hornsby was my manager, and he called me a talking pile of pigshit. And that was when my parents drove all the way down from Michigan to see me play the game. And did I cry?" - Jimmy Dugan

Rogers Hornsby

Born on today's date, Rogers Hornsby.

"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."

Rogers Hornsby

On this date in 1942, Rogers Hornsby is elected into the Hall of Fame.

"I don't want to sound egotistical, but every time I stepped up to the plate with a bat in my hands, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the pitcher."

Rogers Hornsby

On this date in 1925, Rogers Hornsby is named the NL MVP.

"I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it."

On that trivia question....

....McCarver jokingly noted that nobody there at the park would remember Rogers Hornsby or the 1926 World Series.

Hello!! Arthur Rhodes!!!!!!

Aren't these guys supposed to prepare for their broadcasts?!

Rogers Hornsby

Born on today's date, Rogers Hornsby.

"I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it."