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Hornsby returned to the Cardinals that season, after spending five seasons bouncing around between the Giants, Braves and Cubs. It appears the numbers were used on the primary home jersey as well as an alternate jersey, though not on their standard road uniform.
After searching high and low, I finally found a photo that seems to confirm 1 that the Cardinals wore numbers and 2 the number Hornsby wore. Each of these greats has a uniform number - now retired from use - displayed with their name. And that is mostly true What uniform number did Rogers Hornsby wear?
Rogers Hornsby Stats. Hornsby was 19 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 10, , with the St. Louis Cardinals. The fantastic Dressed to the Nines website shows the uniforms with no numbers. Blades most typically batted leadoff, and never in the 3 slot. The trade was briefly postponed as NL president John Heydler stated that Hornsby could not play for the Giants while he held stock in the Cardinals.
Hornsby enjoyed a better season in , as he hit. He managed the Giants for part of the year as well, as manager John McGraw dealt with health problems. However, Hornsby's gambling problems at the racetrack and distrust of Giants' management annoyed team owner Charles Stoneham. With the Braves in , Hornsby was again the league's most productive hitter; he won his seventh batting title with a. One month into the season, manager Jack Slattery resigned, and the Braves hired Hornsby to be his replacement.
The Braves, however, lost games and finished in seventh place out of eight teams in the NL. Hornsby hit. However, they lost in the World Series to the Philadelphia Athletics in five games, as Hornsby batted. He also set a World Series record for strikeouts with eight. After the first two months of the season, Hornsby was batting.
In the first game of a doubleheader against the Cardinals, Hornsby broke his ankle while advancing to third base. He did not return until August 19, and he was used mostly as a pinch-hitter for the rest of the season. When Joe McCarthy was fired with four games remaining in the season Hornsby became the team's manager. Hornsby finished the year with a. Hornsby played in 44 of the first 48 games, but after a disappointing performance he only played himself about half the time for the rest of the year.
In games, he had 90 RBIs, 37 doubles, and a batting average of. The season was Hornsby's last as a full-time player. Boils on his feet bothered him during the start of the season, and he did not play his first game until May Hornsby played right field from May 29 to June 10, appeared in two games as a pinch hitter, played third base from July 14 through July 18, and played one last game as a Cub when he pinch-hit on July William Veeck, Sr.
Hornsby maintained strict rules, and Veeck thought his managing style hurt team morale. Veeck believed Hornsby broke a cardinal rule of baseball in one particular incident.
Hornsby disagreed with a call made by the umpire. Instead of disputing the call himself, as was the manager's job, Hornsby sent another player to argue with the umpire. That player was ejected from the game. On August 2, although the Cubs were in second place, Hornsby was released, and Charlie Grimm replaced him as manager. Hornsby had played 19 games, batting. Although the Cubs advanced to the World Series, the players voted not to give Hornsby any of the World Series money. Hornsby did not play for the rest of , but the Cardinals signed him as a player on October 24 for the season.
He played regularly at second base from April 25 through May 5, but he was used mostly as a pinch hitter with the Cardinals. Through July 23, Hornsby was batting. However, the Cardinals chose to place him on waivers. Hornsby was claimed by the last place St. Hornsby appeared in 11 games for the Browns. He had three hits, including a home run, in nine at-bats. The Browns finished in last place in the AL. That year, Hornsby began operating a baseball school in Hot Springs, Texas, which he ran on and off between and with various associates.
In , Hornsby started only two games, one at third base, and the other in right field. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. Hornsby is the one player honored by the team without a number, but he did wear a number with the Cardinals.
Across the expanse of grass and dirt at Busch Stadium, along the left field wall, a row of faces and names are honored. Each of these greats has a uniform number - now retired from use - displayed with their name. Even Former Owner Gussie Busch has the number 85 retired - done in honor of his 85th birthday.
The explanation, delivered from parents to curious children probably every single day the park is open, is that Hornsby played before players wore uniform numbers. And that is mostly true The National League required all teams to add numbers to their uniforms in And while some dragged their feet in getting them applied, by all teams featured uniforms on the back as a permanent fixture.
Hornsby returned to the Cardinals that season, after spending five seasons bouncing around between the Giants , Braves and Cubs. We know from numerous sources that Hornsby wore 4 that season.
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