Rogers Hornsby. "The Rajah." Is he the greatest right-handed hitter of all time?  

YES HE IS THE GREATEST RIGHT HAND HITTER OF A TIME

By statistics, Hornsby is the greatest right-handed batter of all time. Many baseball fans are unaware of his records. I am only because my father, Homer Peel (St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies and NY Giants (1933 World Series champions) replaced Hornsby as the manager of the Oklahoma City Indians of the Texas League in 1941.

.401 batting average, 152 RBI’s, 42 home runs. His 1922 season is very impressive.⚾️

Yes. Rogers Hornsby was the greatest right handed hitter of all time -- the numbers prove it. . Ty Cobb won the triple crown In the American league before Rogers Hornsby.... Rogers Hornsby is the 1st player to lead the major leagues with the Triple crown.

His whole damn life was baseball. And, yes The Raja was the best.

He averaged.400 over a 5 year period, including .424 one year. Amazing

I'll take Hank Aaron. He had a much longer career as an effective hitter and hit for more power, more total bases, more runs, more RBI, and his lifetime average was a respectable .305 compared to Wagner's .328. Aaron had almost 500 more extra-base hits than Wagner and almost 2,000 more total bases. Wagner had an amazing 4-year stretch, but Aaron had by far the greater career.

Yes

as Mr. Veek said, "Veek as in wreak."

Were the hitters of yesteryear really that much better than those of the modern age? If so, why? Hitting is about seeing the ball, hitting the ball, and getting on base safely. Did the old players just have better hand-eye coordination? Did day-games only help the batters. Were pitching mound and strike zone changes a factor? What about a pitcher's arsenal of pitches? What about the lack of relief pitching? What about the quality of fielding equipment and baseball bats? Fielding equipment has evolved significantly over time, and should make it tougher on hitters. Did the old-timers juice their bats? What about paying field conditions. Most playing fields today are immaculate, and I doubt if they were that well-kept in the old days, which would have made it tougher on fielders. What about segregation? Would the inclusion of a few great black pitchers have made it tougher on hitters? I think some or all of the above could have had impact on the hitter stats of yesteryear. To what extent; I don't know, but I generally discount some of the old-time records due to these considerations. And that's not to diminish the abilities or accomplishments of players like Hornsby, Ruth, Ott, Cobb, etc., who certainly were the elite players of their time. But of all time? Maybe, but I'm not so sure.

I f it weren't for the AI voice...

The name's "Veeck, as in wreck."

“Veeck” as in “wreck”.

When did the Cardinals begin the "two birds on a bat" uniform logo?

Ty Cobb won the triple crown in 1909. Although RBI didn't become an official stat until 1920, so perhaps that is why this video says Hornsby was the first. But I don't agree.

He had a 5 year stretch where he AVERAGED over .400. He was boring and miserable, however, that's why he doesn't get the acclaim he deserves.

Oh & Ty Cobb was the first to win the triple crown in 1909.In the modern era anyways I'm pretty sure. Hornsby would have been second.

Because he batted right-handed, Hornsby is the greatest hitter of all time. Period. (Ruth, Cobb, Gehrig, Williams- all lefties.) And anyway, his 10-year stretch for the entirety of the 1920's is unparalleled.

Ty Cobb won the triple crown. Before Hornsby.

During his era he was, but not all time

There is absolutely no way you can say any player who played in any segregated league was the GOAT in any regard. Hank Aaron is the greatest right handed hitter ever.

No one from that time period can be called "The Greatest" anything as they did not have to face Black players. Think Hornsby could have hit Satchel Paige?