Biography and portrait of Rogers Hornsby on plaque
Description:
Closeup of plaque honoring Rogers Hornsby's 1942 induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Text on plaque reads: "Rogers Hornsby. National League batting champion 7 years - 1920 to 1925, 1928. Lifetime batting average .358 highest in National League history. Hit .424 in 1924, 20th century major league record. Manager 1926 world champion St. Louis Cardianals. Most-valuable-player 1925 and 1929." Printed on card back: "Base ball was invented in Cooperstown, New York, by Abner Doubleday and first played in this village in 1839. The National Base Ball Museum and Hall of Fame and Doubleday Field are maintained here as a shrine to the national game. Pub. by National Base Ball Museum."
