Rogers Hornsby
Rogers "Rajah" Hornsby
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: April 27, 1896 in Winters, TX
Signed: purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals, September 1915
Died: January 5, 1963 in Chicago, IL
The Rajah was a coach for the Mets in their
inaugural season of 1962. Sadly, that was the last baseball season he would
ever see. He was thought by many to be the greatest right-handed hitter who
ever lived; while that may or may not be true, he was certainly one of them. At
the right is his postcard from the Baseball Hall of Fame, and pictured below
are some reprint cards, an old Bazooka card, and his issue in the beautiful
2000 Legends of Baseball postcard set that was produced by the US Postal Service.
There is also a plastic bust from 1963, and a Rogers Hornsby pocket
knife pictured at the bottom of the page. For further reading, check out his biography
at SABR by clicking on the banner at the bottom of this page.
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This is a list of the cards of this player
that I had in my Mets collection before I transferred the ownership of said
collection to another diligent and capable Mets fan. The cards that are listed
in light gray print and struck through are cards that were sold for charity
prior to my divestiture. The cards
listed in white text are the ones that still
remained until that final deal. Items listed in green I kept out of the deal,
just so I'd have something to display in my office and den. At the bottom and listed in orange text are
cards that I picked up after the dealing was done, in order
to maintain a certain continuity at this site; that is, so I'd have a
card to show you at the top of the page, and maybe in the autographs and
game-used areas. If an orange card is
struck through, it has also departed the collection. I’m still accepting donations, should you
feel so moved. Contact me by following
this link: NYMHall.
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1933 Goudey reprint |
1933 Goudey reprint |
1933 Tattoo Orbit reprint |
1934-36 Diamond Stars reprint |
1921 Oxford Confectionery reprint
1922 American Caramel reprint
1933 Goudey #119 reprint (two varieties)
1933 Goudey #188 reprint (Dover)
1933 Goudey #188 reprint (Renata Galasso)1933 Tattoo Orbit reprint
(Dover)
1961 Golden Press
Hall of Fame #7
1961 Topps #404 ("Tops NL
with .424 Avg.")
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1963 Bazooka All-Time Greats |
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1963 Bazooka
All-Time Greats #32
1971 Fleer
Laughlin World Series #24 (1926)
1972 Kellogg's
All-Time Greats #2
1976 Shakey's Pizza Baseball's All Time Greats
#27
1976 Topps #342 (All-Time All-Stars)
1978 Dover Postcards
1979 Topps #414 (All-Time Batting Leaders)
1980 Cramer
Baseball Legends Series 1 #20
1980 Laughlin Famous Feats #39
1980 Perez-Steele Hall of Fame Postcards #27 (04798/10,0000)
1980 TCMA All Time Chicago Cubs #011
1980 TCMA Renata Galasso #92
1980-87 SSPC
Baseball Immortals #27
1981 Diamond
Stars 1937 Extension #119
1982 Renata
Galasso 20 Years of New York Met Baseball #291982 TCMA Baseball's Greatest Hitters #15
1982 TCMA Baseball's Greatest Sluggers #21
1983 TCMA
All-Time Cardinals #2
1984 Donruss Champions #20 (Grand Champion)
1985 Topps Collectors' Series (Woolworth) All-Time Record Holders #18
1987 Hygrade Baseball's All-Time Greats
1987 Nestlé Dream Team #2 (Golden Era)
1989 Baseball Wit #97
1989 Pacific Baseball Legends #148
1989 Swell (CMC) Baseball Greats #20 (Hall of Fame)
1990 Swell (CMC)
Baseball Greats #51
1991 Baseball Legends card game (seven of clubs, seven of diamonds, seven of
hearts, seven of spades)
1991 Conlon Collection #1, #251
1991 Topps Archives #289 (reprint of 1953
Topps)
1992 Conlon Collection #527, #622
1992 Megacards Babe Ruth Collection #36, #57
1992 St. Vincent Baseball Hall of Fame Heroes stamp card #6
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1989 Pacific Baseball Legends |
1993 Conlon Collection Color |
2003 Fleer Fall Classic |
1993 Action Packed #95
1993 Conlon Collection #766
1993 Conlon Collection Color #20
1993 Ted Williams #91, #124
1993 Upper Deck All-Time Heroes Triple Folders #162
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1963 Sports Hall of Fame bust |
1994 Conlon
Collection #1253
1994 Upper Deck All-Time Heroes #108 (Season
Highlights)
1994 Upper Deck All-Time Heroes #140
1994 Upper Deck All-Time Heroes #162 (Diamond
Legends)
1994 Upper Deck Baseball: An American
Epic #35
1996 Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque Postcards
1999 Upper Deck Century Legends #9
2000 US Playing Card Company All-Century Team (nine of hearts)
2000 USPS Legends of Baseball Postcards
2001 Topps Before There Was Topps #BT6
2001 Upper Deck Hall of Famers #11
2001 Upper Deck Hall of Famers #57 (Origins of
the Game)
2001 Upper Deck SP Legendary Cuts #17
2002 Fleer Fall Classic #38
2002 Fleer Greats #23
2002 Topps Tribute #2
2002 Upper Deck SP Legendary Cuts #67
2003 Donruss Team Heroes #484
2003 Fleer Fall Classic #33a (Cardinals)
2004 Topps Tribute Hall of Fame #46
2004 Upper Deck Sweet Spot Classic #71
2005 Upper Deck Sweet Spot Classic #78
2005 Upper Deck Trilogy Generations Past Materials
Silver #PA-RH (game-worn coach's jersey; 37/75)
2006 Upper Deck All-Time Legends #ATL-40
2008 Topps Triple Threads #70 (0229/1350)
2009 Topps Legends of the Game #LG9
2009 Topps Legends of the Game Career Best #LGCB-RH
2009 Topps 206 Bronze #83
2009 Topps 206 Mini #83a (Piedmont back; with bat)
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2010 Topps |
2010 Topps Vintage Legends |
2011 Topps Marquee |
2012 Panini Cooperstown |
2010 Topps Blue Backs #22
2010 Topps History of the World Series #HWS4
2010 Topps Update Turkey Red #TR136
2010 Topps Vintage Legends Collection #VLC19
2010 Topps Walmart 1951 Blue Backs #22
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Rogers Hornsby pocket knife |
2011 Topps CMG Reprints #CMGR-23
2011 Topps Diamond Duos #DD-HHO2011 Topps Marquee #10
2012 Panini Cooperstown Blue Crystal #22 (155/499)
2013 Panini Cooperstown Green Crystal Shard #6
2014 Donruss Hall of Fame Elite Dominators #31
2015 Panini Diamond Kings #118
2016
Panini Diamond Kings #19
2019 Panini Diamond Kings #14
2019 Topps Archives #235
2019 Topps Stadium Club #273
2021 Topps Archives #193
2022 Topps Allen & Ginter #326
2022 Topps Update Diamond Greats Die Cuts #DGDC-72
Other Rogers Hornsby memorabilia in my
collection:
1963 Sports Hall of Fame bust
Rogers Hornsby pocket knife
1996 Starting Lineup Cooperstown Collection figure
2000 USPS Legends of Baseball first-day
issue cachet
2000 USPS Legends of Baseball stamp
(complete panel)
Gypsy Oak R423 #33 (art card based on 1950 R423 set)
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