Rogers Hornsby: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1942

No one was elected in 1940 or 1941.

Here's Hornsby:

Born: April 27, 1896

1911: Playing semi-pro ball

1914: Signed a minor league deal

Debut: September 15, 1915 (Cardinals)

1918: Given a deferment in World War I as a sole provider for his family.

1920: Converted to second base from shortstop

1920: Won batting title

1921: Won batting title

1922: Became only man to hit 40 homers and hit .400

1922: Won Triple Crown

1923: Got into a fight with his manager over a take sign.

1923: Won batting title

1924: Hit .424 to set a live ball record and won the batting title.

1925: Won Triple Crown

1925-1926: Managed the Cardinals (153-116 record)

1925: NL MVP

1926: Won the World Series and then was traded to the Giants (Hit .250 in World Series)

1927: Managed the Giants (22-10 record)

1928: Managed the Braves (39-83 record)

1928: Won batting title

1929-32: Played for the Cubs

1929: NL MVP

1929: Cubs won pennant, lost World Series (Hornsby batted .273 with 1 RBI)

1930-32: Managed the Cubs (141-116 record)

1931: Hit 3 homers in a game against Pittsburgh

1932: Boils on his feet sidelined him until the end of May

1933: Returned to the Cardinals and then moved to the Browns until retirement as a player

1933-37, 1952: Managed the Browns (255-381 record)

Final game: July 20, 1937

Moved to the minors. He gambled away too much money to retire.

1942: Elected to Hall of Fame on fifth ballot

1949: Color analyst for Cubs

1950-51: Managed in minors

1952-53: Managed the Reds (91-106 record)

1958-60: Cubs coach

1962: Mets coach

1963: Died of a heart attack

1999: Elected to All Century Team

Accomplishments:
1926 World Champion

7x Batting Champ

2x Triple Crown Winner

2x MVP

Greatest Right Handed hitter of all time

.358 career hitter

2259 games

Led league in games played: 3x

Led league in runs scored: 5x

Scored 1579 runs

Scored 100+ runs: 6x

2930 hits

200+ hits: 7x

Led league in hits: 4x

541 doubles

Led league in doubles: 4x

30+ doubles: 11x

40+ doubles: 7x

169 triples

Led league in triples: 2x

10+ triples: 9x

20 triples: 1920

Led league in home runs: 2x

30+ home runs: 3x

42 home runs (1922)

1584 RBI

Led league in RBI: 4x

100+ RBI: 5x

Led league in walks: 3x

107 walks (1928)

Hit .300+: 19x

Hit .350+: 9x

Hit .400+: 3x

.434 career OBP

Led league in OBP: 9x

.400+ OBP: 12x

.507 OBP (1924)

.577 career slugging

Led league in slugging: 9x

.500+ slugging: 11x

.600+ slugging: 7x

.700+ slugging: 2x

1.000+ OPS: 8x

1.010 career OPS

Led league in OPS: 11x

Career Postseason: .245, 0 HR, 5 RBI (12 games)

Managerial Record:
701-812 (.463) 1926 World Champs