Rogers Hornsby Signed 7x9 George Burke Photo to Rip Collins

This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/14/2015

Perhaps the game's most proficient right-handed hitter, Rogers Hornsby captured seven batting titles -- including six in a row -- topping .400 three times. A complete player with a fierce passion for the game, Hornsby's .424 mark in 1924 is a National League record for the 20th century and his career average of .359 is the highest ever in the National League. The Rajah, a two-time MVP and two-time Triple Crown winner, was the player-manager of the Cardinals' first World Championship team in 1926 and was the first National League player to hit 300 home runs. He died in 1963 and was elected to the Baseball HOF in 1942.

Offered is a signed George Burke photo (7” x 9”) of a smiling Hornsby in his Gas House Gang Cardinals uniform, who writes to Rip:

To My Friend
James Rip Collins
From
Rogers Hornsby

Letter of Authenticity from Richard Albersheim.