Rogers Hornsby : a biography / Jonathan D'Amore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

D'Amore, Jonathan.

Series:

Baseball's all-time greatest hitters

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hornsby, Rogers, 1896-1963.

Hornsby, Rogers.

Baseball players--United States--Biography.

Baseball players.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xxi, 161 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2004.

Summary:

Rogers Hornsby holds the highest career batting average of any right-handed hitter and the second highest career mark overall. "The Rajah" won seven batting titles and hit over. 400 three times. He also was one of baseball's most successful player-managers, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to an historic World Series triumph over the Yankees in 1926. Hornsby possessed an unrivaled passion for baseball; as a young player, he once even donned a disguise to play in a women's league. But Hornsby's unyielding drive to succeed led to alienation from lesser players, and his penchant for the racetrack made him powerful enemies in baseball's higher ranks. Jonathan D'Amore presents a fascinating look at this outstanding hitter and complicated man.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Stockyards and Sandlots 1

Chapter 2 Growing into the National League 9

Chapter 3 Money 25

Chapter 4 The Rajah 37

Chapter 5 A Championship 55

Chapter 6 "New York's New Babe Ruth" 75

Chapter 7 Peaks and Valleys 93

Chapter 8 The Great Depression 109

Chapter 9 To Baseball's Hinterlands and Back 125

Chapter 10 Hornsby's Bend 135

Chapter 11 Making of a Legend 141

Appendix Rogers Hornsby's Career and World Series Statistics 149.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [151]-155) and index.

ISBN:

0313328706

OCLC:

55633721