1987 Event 29th Grammy Awards: Higher Love, Graceland, Bruce Hornsby wins 1963 Death Rogers Hornsby, baseball player, dies of a heart ailment at 66 1959 Birthday Peter Fowler, Hornsby NSW, Australasia golfer 1954 Birthday Bruce Hornsby, Williamsburg, Virginia, rock vocalist 1952 Event Rogers Hornsby replaces Luke Sewell, as Cincinnati Reds manager 1952 Event St. Louis Browns fire manager Rogers Hornsby 1942 Event Rogers Hornsby is 14th player selected to the Hall of Fame 1936 Event Paul Waner ties Rogers Hornsby's NL record of 200 hits for 7 times 1932 Event Charlie Grimm replaces Roger Hornsby as manager of Chicago Cubs 1930 Event Roger Hornsby replaces Joe McCarthy as Cubs manager 1927 Event NL President John Heydler rules Rogers Hornsby can't hold stock in the Cardinals and play for the Giants 1926 Event Cards trade Rogers Hornsby to Giants for Frankie Frisch and Jimmy Ring 1925 Event Rogers Hornsby replaces Branch Rickey as manager of Cardinals 1922 Event Rogers Hornsby's 3-for-5 ups avg to .401 1922 Event Roger Hornsby sets NL home run mark at 42 1922 Event Rogers Hornsby ends hitting streak of 33 games 1896 Birthday Rogers Hornsby, 2nd baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals
