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Show HORNSBY BOUGHT ONCE FOR $500 Set Home Run Record of 42 Batting Average .424. Here is a close-up of the famous Rogers Hornsby, who was traded to the Giants by the St. Louis Cardinals for Frank Frisch and Jimmy Ring. He was born at Winters, Texas, April 27, 1S06. Began as a shortstop with the Dallas club of the Texas League and released the same year to the Dennis club. He was sold to the Cardinals at a reported price of $.100 in 1015. still holding down the position of shortstop. In 191C he alternated al-ternated at second base, third base ) A - ,i ; ' ' ' : Rogers Horncby. and shortstop and earned the steady berth at shortstop In 1922, the year he established a National I.e;i;;uc record rec-ord for home runs with 42. In 1924 be set n new National Li-ague batting record with a percentage per-centage of .42 1. IlornsliV us appointed manager of the Cardinals on June 1, 192.1. and the same year earned the National League award for the most valuable player, lie was tin- tirst manager to pilot the St Louis club to a National League penant and world's championship. |