A Book That I am Now Planning to Read - It is Already in My Garage

In 1963 on this day Rogers Hornsby passed away in Chicago.  He has the highest career average for a right-handed hitter with his .358 average.  He also had the highest average in a season after 1900 when he hit .424.

I know that I have a book in the garage about him.  After what I learned today I'll certainly be reading it soon.

Hornsby was buried in a place near Austin, Texas called Hornsby Bend, Texas.  Is anyone else born in a town that matches their name?

Hornsby wasn't well-liked as a player or as a manager.  Maybe that is a big reason why he played for some many teams and coached/managed at a lot of places as well.

I like this quote that I found that was attributed to him -

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

I guess that he never would have liked being a caddie either.   I will be thinking about that when I read the book.