Today in 1942, St. Louis Cardinals infielder Rogers Hornsby inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. He was the 14th player admitted to the hallow halls of Cooperstown.
Rogers Hornsby Inducted For Stellar Career
In football, Vince Lombardi said perfection is not attainable, but in baseball, Hornsby came very close.
Rogers Hornsby was tough, uncompromising and outspoken off the field. Between the lines he is arguably the greatest right-handed batter in baseball history.
Hornsby, whose modern era season-record .424 batting average and .358 lifetime mark for 23 big league campaigns established him as the standard for right-handed batters, was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1942.
He led the National League in batting seven times, including a fantastic six-year stretch from 1920 through 1925 during which he averaged .402.