A Guide To The Great Offensive Seasons In Major League History: Rogers Hornsby

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Learn more about Rogers Hornsby, who became the only man in major league baseball history to hit over 40 home runs and hav... Read more

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Learn more about Rogers Hornsby, who became the only man in major league baseball history to hit over 40 home runs and have a batting average over .400 in 1922. Hornsby took full advantage of the new live ball era of baseball in which new rules as well as new balls were introduced that benefited hitters greatly. During that year Hornsby set records for rbi's 152, slugging percentage at .722, doubles 46, hits 250, and runs scored. He also ended the year with an astonishing 450. At the end of his career only Ty Cobb's batting average of .367 was higher than Hornsby's career at .358. Read more about his life, career in major league, career highlights, awards, legacy, and more. Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. Less