Rogers Hornsby: The Fierce Genius of Baseball’s Golden Age When baseball fans talk about the purest hitters who ever lived, Rogers Hornsby’s name always belongs near the front of the conversation. He was not simply a great player from another era; he was a symbol of total commitment to hitting. Born in Winters, Texas, in 1896, Hornsby grew

Rogers Hornsby: The Fierce Genius of Baseball’s Golden Age Few names in baseball history carry the same sharp edge, statistical power, and old-school intensity as Rogers Hornsby. He was not simply a great player from another era; he was a man whose entire identity seemed built around the art of batting a baseball. Born in Winters, Texas, in