The Great Rogers Hornsby

[TheBig6]

Let’s see some cards of Rajah
I’ll start with this nice exhibit

[jb217676]

• C. 1914-15 Denison Railroaders Cabinet Photograph. Includes Rogers Hornsby (second from left)
• 1926 Real Photo Postcard "The Spirit of the Times"
• 1923 Lections
• 1930 RDM Studio Photograph (4" x 6")

[TheBig6]

Wow, outstanding stuff JB
Great cabinet card
Thanks for sharing.

[leaflover]

Here is Rogers on the top step. Different pose makes this card kind of special.

[jb217676]

Thanks! The top left corner of the Hornsby cabinet is held on with tape, it's real fragile.

[CW]

Sweet cards, guys.

One of the first vintage graded cards I ever bought, now over 15 years ago (sheesh!)

[Brian Van Horn]

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[nolemmings]

My favorite:

[tiger8mush]

1936 r312

[yanksfan09]

Some of my favorites...

[clydepepper]

I only have two:

1928 Yeulings Ice Cream- Rogers Hornsby PSA-7.jpg

1926-29 EXHIBITS- ROGERS HORNSBY PSA-DNA.jpg

[Dewey]

Not a card, but Rogers and Tris.

[Jobu]

Not in the same league as these great pieces, but it is my only Hornsby item and a cool image even if it is a little rough.

[paul]

Here are two of my favorites. The second one is an Imperial Chocolates postcard from Cuba.

[brianp-beme]

W503...always a favorite Rogers of mine.

Brian

[itjclarke]

Here are a few more...

[seattlerainiers]

In his only year managing in the PCL, Hornsby led the 1951 Seattle Rainiers to their first championship in 10 years.

[h2oya311]

David - very cool letter!

Here's my lone contribution to this thread now that I sold the 1915 Denison team Postcard

[triwak]

An underappreciated one. But I like it, because it dates from the Cardinal's first World Series championship year. And it was cheap!

[pawpawdiv9]

My Big Head

[therajah]

Hornsby 22.jpg

RogersPeetHornsby.jpg

WorchHornsby.jpg

[h2oya311]

Will -

That William Paterson is one of the coolest images of Rajah that I've seen. I've been at this a long time and I'm surprised I haven't seen that card before. An image like that usually sticks out in my head. I've owned my fair share of Paterson's, but for some reason, don't recall the Hornsby. Very cool!

Oh, and Chris, I've always loved Hornsby's "Big Head". I think I owned that exact example and got crushed selling via PWCC back in 2014. Ironically, I also owned a PSA 6 and sold it via Goodwin back in 2013 and made a killing. Go figure! Your SGC 20 has very nice borders and presents very nicely for a "Big Head". Great card!

[doug.goodman]

So far, I have a total of 8 different Baseball magazine supplements, which use these 4 different pictures :

[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.

[pawpawdiv9]

Originally Posted by h2oya311

Will -


Oh, and Chris, I've always loved Hornsby's "Big Head". I think I owned that exact example and got crushed selling via PWCC back in 2014. Ironically, I also owned a PSA 6 and sold it via Goodwin back in 2013 and made a killing. Go figure! Your SGC 20 has very nice borders and presents very nicely for a "Big Head". Great card!

Thanks,
My Big Head has done a few travels across our boards. I got it from Glenn(darwinbulldog) back in March 2015.

[Exhibitman]

Trinidad y Hnos premium.

[Touch'EmAll]

The MVP award started in 1924. Hornsby won twice, second once, and third once. Prior to 1924, if they had the award, looks like he may have another 2 or 3 MVP's. Wow!

[jbbama]

......Great items !

[ls7plus]

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.

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

[Bicem]

Love those premiums!

[MikeGarcia]

..It's good to be finally back up North ;wintering in Lakeland,Florida is very nice and all but you can only do so much fishing and golfing with Miggy...

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[Leon]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Trinidad y Hnos premium.

That is cool. I am fresh out of Hornsby's but here is one from the first collection....

[bobfreedman]

and box...

[tjb1952tjb]

Gotta love the "asbestos padding"............

[MikeGarcia]

..issued in 1934 ; I got lucky and blundered into a tall stack of these in virtually new condition . No Ruth or Gehrig though . But that's okay. There are no pinholes or tears or tape ; no paste-stains or folds or writing and the corners are still points..... Count your blessings sometimes.


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[Kawika]

Originally Posted by Dewey

Not a card, but Rogers and Tris.

That photo is as cool as any jaw-dropper I've ever seen on the board.

[Dewey]

Thanks, David. I sure would like to listen to those two talk baseball.

[tjenkins]

I picked this one up a few months back. The white mark in the middle is a few scratches on the case.

[Qcards]

This is all I have for RH...

[MikeGarcia]

...Early Series of the 1946-1949 sets....you had to fill in the stats and comments yourself....times have changed..

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[jerrys]

1933hornsby.jpg

[MikeGarcia]

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[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

Originally Posted by jerrys

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That's a slick looking card!

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[MikeGarcia]

somewhat rare card from a fairly-scarce issue ; the elegant cursive script in lower right is " National Studios" ;the blank-back photo-card itself is 6" x 8" and Beckett used a 10" x 13" four-pound envelope of plastic to slab it........ this card ain't goin' nowhere....''

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[Baseball Bob]

1929 Kashin R316 Premium 5x7 glossy. Conlan photo.

[Bicem]

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[MikeGarcia]

Originally Posted by Bicem

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...okay Jeff , you win....wow...

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[DeanH3]

Some great Rajah pieces guys.

My only Rogers for now.

[Qcards]

Also, is this a complete set?

Thanks in advance, Mike

[C-mack]

Great stuff in this thread!

Here's my only Hornsby to share