BASEBALL PLAYER

Rogers Hornsby

1896 - 1963

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Rogers Hornsby (April 27, 1896 – January 5, 1963), nicknamed "the Rajah", was an American baseball infielder, manager, and coach who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1915–1926, 1933), New York Giants (1927), Boston Braves (1928), Chicago Cubs (1929–1932), and St. Louis Browns (1933–1937). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rogers Hornsby is the 27th most popular baseball player (up from 29th in 2019), the 9,572nd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,984th in 2019) and the 24th most popular American Baseball Player.

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS

Among baseball players, Rogers Hornsby ranks 27 out of 91. Before him are Walter Johnson, Alex Rodriguez, Reggie Jackson, Stan Musial, Frank Robinson, and Satchel Paige. After him are Roger Clemens, Mariano Rivera, Tom Seaver, Mark McGwire, Derek Jeter, and Cal Ripken Jr..

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Rogers Hornsby ranks 245. Before him are Horacio Muñoz, Samuel Mosberg, Robert E. Sherwood, Gösta Runö, Alister Hardy, and Gopal Swarup Pathak. After him are Carl Abrahamsson, Rafael Garza Gutiérrez, Liam O'Flaherty, Howard Hanson, José Naya, and Manuel Rojas. Among people deceased in 1963, Rogers Hornsby ranks 190. Before him are Mariano Arrate, Georgy Ushakov, Frans Blom, Ion Agârbiceanu, Louis Ségura, and Tashi Namgyal. After him are Reinier Beeuwkes, Nils Hellsten, Gjorgji Abadžiev, Nikolai Aseev, Clifford Odets, and Hugh Gaitskell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rogers Hornsby ranks 9,574 out of 20,380. Before him are Jeff Hardy (1977), Eric Bischoff (1955), Shirley Walker (1945), Alice Calhoun (1900), Marge Champion (1919), and Samuel Colman (1832). After him are Melora Hardin (1967), Mariette Hartley (1940), John James (1956), Kenneth Lee Pike (1912), Corey Hawkins (1988), and Cristin Milioti (1985).

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among baseball players born in United States, Rogers Hornsby ranks 24. Before him are Walter Johnson (1887), Alex Rodriguez (1975), Reggie Jackson (1946), Stan Musial (1920), Frank Robinson (1935), and Satchel Paige (1906). After him are Roger Clemens (1962), Tom Seaver (1944), Mark McGwire (1963), Derek Jeter (1974), Cal Ripken Jr. (1960), and Greg Maddux (1966).

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