Try again later. The Troubled Life Of Rogers Hornsby - Part 5 - I-70 Baseball Then, three short years later, their one and only pride and joy entered this world, son Rogers Hornsby IV. 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. The Cubs won the pennant but lost the World Series to the Philadelphia Athletics. Learn more about managing a memorial . Burns, Ken, and Ward, Geoffrey C. Baseball: An Illustrated History. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. It was almost certainly the best offensive season in league historyat least until Barry Bonds ' performances in 2001 and 2002and was surpassed only by the top seasons of his American League contemporary Babe Ruth . He was laid to rest near his parents at the family cemetery in Austin, Texas, on January 10, 1963. 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. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. Baseball Library.com. This browser does not support getting your location. There, Rogers Hornsby named after his mother was born on April 27, 1896. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2365/rogers-hornsby. 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. Are you sure that you want to delete this flower? He was born to Aaron Edward and Mary Rogers Hornsby near the geographic center of Texas. [38] After the game, he and Rickey fought in the clubhouse, but teammates quickly broke it up. Betzold, Michael "Hornsby, Rogers I dont like to sound egotistical, but every time I stepped up to the plate with a bat in my hands, I couldnt help but feel sorry for the pitcher. (Rogers Hornsby), To be a good hitter youve got to do one thing get a good ball to hit. (Rogers Hornsby), I dont want to play golf. [70] On August2, although the Cubs were in second place, Veeck fired Hornsby as manager and released him as a player. Hornsby had simple rules for hitting. But he was excellent at turning the double play. He avoided reading, and preached that hitters shouldn't ruin their eyes by reading on trains or trolleys. That year, he had his last great seasonhitting .380, scoring a league-high 156 runs, clouting 39 homers, and slugging .679. They had four children before moving to a homestead near Abilene. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. [54][55][50] During the offseason he was traded to the Boston Braves for Jimmy Welsh and Shanty Hogan. [93], A little over a month later, on July26, Hornsby was hired to replace Luke Sewell as manager of the Cincinnati Reds. "Hail to the Rajah: Before Ted Williams, there was Rogers Hornsby, the forgotten father of the father of hitting." Born: April 27, 1896 in Winters, TX us Died: January 5, 1963 in Chicago, IL Buried: Hornsby Bend Cemetery, Hornsby Bend, TX .