Rogers Hornsby (1896-1963) - Legendary Hitter for Saint Louis and Chicago, with a .358 Lifetime Batting Average

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Rogers Hornsby's career batting average of .358 is second only to Ty Cobb's (.367). 

During the decade of the 1920s, Hornsby hit .317 once, which was the only time he hit lower than .361. Look at this decade of hitting:

1920 - .370
1921 - .397
1922 - .401
1923 - .384
1924 - .424 --> The highest single-season batting average in post-1900 MLB history
1925 - .403 --> The 4th RBI Crown he won in the 1920s
1926 - .317
1927 - .361
1928 - .387
1929 - .380 --> The 7th time he hit over 40 home runs in the 1920s, leading the NL 4 times, and the 9th time he led the league in .OPS percentage