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9 quotes by Rogers Hornsby

MLB debut September 10, 1915 for the St. Louis Cardinals Last MLB appearance July 20, 1937 for the St. Louis Browns Career statistics Batting average .358 Hits 2,930 Home runs 301 Runs batted in 1,584 Teams As player St. Louis Cardinals (1915–1926) New York Giants (1927) Boston Braves (1928) Chicago Cubs (1929–1932) St. Louis Cardinals (1933) St. Louis Browns (1933–1937) As manager St. Louis Cardinals (1925–1926)...
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People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.

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I don't like to sound egotistical, but every time I stepped up to the plate with a bat in my hands, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the... →

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Any ballplayer that don't sign autographs for little kids ain't an American. He's a communist.

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I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it.

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I always tried to hit the ball back through the box because that is the largest unprotected area.

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It don't make no difference where I go or what happens, so long as I can play the full nine.

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To be a good hitter you've got to do one thing - get a good ball to hit.

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I've never been a yes man.

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Now the advantage is all with the hitters.

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