DALLAS — The first thing they noticed about Rogers Hornsby in St. Louis that fall ... by our estimates, the greatest baseball player to ever come out of North Texas. He was actually born in ...

In his first full season as player-manager ... "I've always felt Rogers Hornsby was the greatest hitter for average and power in the history of baseball," Williams said.

Indeed, the authors open the book citing Rogers Hornsby ... They dub this observation the Hornsby Doctrine (“Baseball players and others within the game will and should find ways to break ...

After becoming the first player with 50 home runs and 50 steals ... Washington Senators (American League)/Rogers Hornsby, St. Louis Cardinals (National League) 1926: George Burns, Cleveland ...

If there was a baseball player who rivaled DiMaggio in his day ... It was the highest single season batting average since Rogers Hornsby’s record of .424 in 1924. The tall, thin Williams ...

In his first full season as player-manager ... "I've always felt Rogers Hornsby was the greatest hitter for average and power in the history of baseball," Williams said.