1926 W512 Rogers Hornsby Hand Cut Strip Card - Giants #9 - SGC Very Rare For Sale

Rogers Hornsby 1926 W512 Hand Cut Card Giants #9 SGC Graded A.

Rogers Hornsby Sr.(April 27, 1896 – January 5, 1963), nicknamed \"The Rajah\", was an Americanbaseballinfielder,manager, andcoachwho played 23 seasons inMajor League Baseball(MLB). He played for theSt. Louis Cardinals(1915–1926, 1933),New York Giants(1927),Boston Braves(1928),Chicago Cubs(1929–1932), andSt. Louis Browns(1933–1937). He was named theNational League(NL)\'sMost Valuable Player(MVP) twice, and was a member of oneWorld Serieschampionship team.

Born inWinters, Texas, and raised inFort Worth, Texas, Hornsby played for several semi-professional and minor league teams. In 1915, he began his major league career with the St. Louis Cardinals and remained with the team for 12seasons. During this period, Hornsby won his first MVP Award and the Cardinals won the1926 World Series. After that season, he spent one season with theNew York Giantsand another with the Boston Braves before being traded to the Chicago Cubs. He played with the Cubs for four years and won his second MVP Award before the team released him in 1932. Hornsby re-signed with the Cardinals in 1933, but was released partway through the season, effectively ending his career as a full-time player. He was picked up by the St. Louis Browns and remained there until his final season in 1937, though he only made only 67 appearances for them as a player. From 1925 to 1937, Hornsby was intermittently aplayer-manager. After retiring as a player, he managed the Browns in 1952 and theCincinnati Redsfrom 1952 to 1953.

Hornsby is regarded as one of the best hitters of all time. He had 2,930hitsand 301home runsin his career; his career batting average of .358 is third only toTy Cobb, at .366 andOscar Charleston, at .364, in MLB history. He also won twoTriple Crownsand batted .400 or more three times during his career. He is the only player to hit 40 home runs and bat .400 in the same year (1922). His batting average for the 1924 season was .424, a mark that no player has matched since. He was elected to theNational Baseball Hall of Famein 1942 and theSt. Louis Cardinals Hall of Famein 2014.

Hornsby married three times, in 1918, 1924, and 1957, and had two children. Known as someone who was difficult to get along with, he was not well-liked by his fellow players. He never smoked, drank, or went to the movies, but frequently gambled on horse races during his career.

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