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Hornsby is considered by many followers of baseball's history to be one of the game's greatest hitters (and perhaps its greatest right-handed hitter of all time), on a level with Ted Williams, Stan Musial, and other Hall-of-Famers. He holds the modern record for highest batting averageBatting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsmen, respectively. Batting average in baseball In baseball, the batting average is defined as the ratio of hits to at bats. The Major in a season, with .424 in 1924, and won baseball's Triple CrownBaseball In baseball, the Triple Crown refers to: #A batter who (at season's end) leads the league in three major categories home runs, runs batted in, and batting average. A pitcher who (at season's end) leads the league in three major categories earned in 1922 and 1925. He won the National LeagueThis article refers to the American baseball league. For the English cricket league of the same name, please see National League (cricket). The term National League generally refers to the organization more properly referred to as the National League of P's MVP Award twice, in 1925 and 1929. At his peak ability, from 1920 to 1925, Hornsby led his league in batting average all six years, in RBI four years, and in home runIn baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run, with no errors on the play that result in the batter achieving extra bases. Home runs are among the most popular aspects ofs twice. His career batting average of .358 is the highest ever for a National League player, and second highest in Major League history, after Ty CobbTyrus Raymond Cobb ( December 18, 1886 in Narrows, Georgia July 17, 1961 in Atlanta, Georgia), usually known as Ty Cobb and nicknamed "The Georgia Peach", was an American baseball player considered to be the greatest player of the "Deadball Era" (1900-192.
In addition to his success on the field, he was one of baseball's more talented player-managers, guiding his Cardinals to a World Series victory over Babe RuthGeorge Herman Ruth ( February 6, 1895 August 16, 1948), better known as Babe Ruth and also commonly known by the nicknames The Bambino and The Sultan of Swat was an American baseball player and United States national icon. He was one of the first five pla's New York Yankees in 1926.
Hornsby was one of the more controversial characters in baseball history. Although he did not drink or smoke, he was a compulsive gambler. He is rumored to have been a member of the Klu Klux Klan for a time. One writer characterized him as "a liturgy of hatred." His chief interest was in winning, and he could be as sarcastic and uncompromising with club owners as he was with his teammates.