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Rogers Hornsby
Rogers Hornsby is a Hall of Fame second baseman and one of the best hitters of all time. He spent the majority of his career with the St. Louis Cardinals and won a World Series title as well as multiple MVP and Triple Crown awards. Hornsby spent 12 seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals, one with the New York Giants, one with the Boston Braves and four with the Chicago Cubs, before returning to the Cardinals for one season and playing four with the St. Louis Browns to end his career.
Through his 23-year career, Hornsby had 2,930 hits and 301 home runs. His career batting average of .358 is second only to Ty Cobb’s (.366). In 1922, Hornsby was arguably the best hitter in baseball. He led the league in batting average, hits, doubles and RBI multiple times. In the 1922 season, Hornsby signed the largest contract in baseball history and then went on to hit 40 home runs and bat over .400. He’s the only player in history to do both in the same season.
After the 1922 season, Hornsby won the first of his two Triple Crowns. He led the league in batting average (.401), RBI (152), OBP (.459), doubles (46) and runs scored (141). He also had 450 total bases which were the highest mark for any National League player ever.
His batting performance in 1922 was, and still is, one of the best in MLB history, and his 42 home runs are still the most ever for a .400 hitter.