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Originally Posted by packs
Great cards everyone! I was inspired to look up Hornsby's career. Hard to believe a guy could hit 424 and finish second in the MVP.
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Hornsby is, I continue to believe, a very under-appreciated player, and probably by most objective standards, the greatest right-handed hitter of all time: 3 .400 seasons; two triple crowns; highest lifetime OBP (.433) for a righty; .358 lifetime average (second only to Cobb); and likely would have hit 400+ HR's if his career had not been cut short by injury. One of just seven players in history to create more than 200% of the league average runs created by a player (a Bill James stat I happen to place considerable weight on in evaluating players' offense) over the course of his entire career.
Sorry, no scanner, but he is a favorite of mine, as evidenced by the following cards of him that I have: 1917-20 Felix Mendelsohn; 1928 R315 (yellow stock variation); and 1921 Exhibit.
Best to all,
Larry