Rogers Hornsby
Chronology
| 1896 | Born April 27 in Winters, Texas |
| 1912 | Impersonates a girl and barnstorms with the Boston Bloomer Girls |
| 1914 | Plays first professional game for Hugo, Oklahoma |
| 1915 | Debuts in major leagues with St. Louis Cardinals |
| 1918 | Marries Sarah Martin |
| 1920 | Becomes Cardinals' regular second baseman |
| 1922 | Has one of best offensive seasons in baseball history |
| 1924 | Marries Jeannette Pennington |
| 1924 | Compiles .424 batting average, best of modern era |
| 1925 | Takes over as manager of Cardinals and wins Triple Crown |
| 1926 | Manages St. Louis to a World Series win over New York Yankees |
| 1927 | Traded to New York Giants and fills in for John McGraw as manager |
| 1928 | Dealt to Boston Braves, takes over as manager, and again is traded after season |
| 1929 | Has last great season with Chicago Cubs |
| 1930 | Becomes Cubs manager |
| 1933 | Returns to St. Louis to play and manage American League's Browns |
| 1937 | Finishes playing career and tenure as Browns manager |
| 1942 | Inducted into National Baseball Hall of Fame |
| 1950 | Manages Class AA Beaumont, Texas, team to championship |
| 1952 | Hired to manage St. Louis Browns, is fired and becomes Cincinnati Reds manager |
| 1953 | Fired as Reds manager near season's end |
| 1962 | Coaches for New York Mets under Casey Stengel |
| 1963 | Dies January 6 in Chicago |
Additional topics
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