Rogers Hornsby
Rogers Hornsby, nicknamed "the Rajah", was an American baseball infielder, manager, and coach who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants (1927), Boston Braves (1928), Chicago Cubs (1929–1932), and St. Louis Browns (1933–1937). He was named the National League (NL)'s Most Valuable Player (MVP) twice, and was a member of one World Series championship team.
27 April 1896
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Born on the same birth day (27 April): Alain Caron (ice hockey) • Anouk Aimée • Casey Kasem • Charles Emmanuel III • Coretta Scott King • Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus • Derek Minter • François Béroalde de Verville • Frederick Fane • Hans Hartwig von Beseler • Herbert Spencer • Irving Adler • Isobel Campbell • Jaime Fresnedi • Larry Elder • Lars Bender • Mumtaz Mahal • Nick Kyrgios • Nigel Barker (photographer) • Pik Botha • Robert Hugh McWilliams Jr. • Roman Matsov • Thomas Lewis (Virginia politician) • Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
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