The Rajah

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The Rajah was the nickname of Rogers Hornsby, a legendary Major League Baseball second baseman renowned for his extraordinary hitting ability and one of the highest career batting averages in history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
nickname
bats right
battedOver400Season 1922
1924
1925
battedOver400Seasons 3
battingAverageCareer .358
battingAverageSeasonRecord .424
battingAverageSeasonRecordYear 1924
battingTitlesWon 7
birthDate 1896-04-27
birthPlace Winters, Texas, United States NERFINISHED
deathDate 1963-01-05
deathPlace Chicago, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED
eraPlayedIn Dead-ball era NERFINISHED
Live-ball era NERFINISHED
hallOfFame National Baseball Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
hallOfFameInductionYear 1942
hasNickname The Rajah NERFINISHED
hitsCareer 2930
homeRunsCareer 301
jerseyNumber 4
league Major League Baseball
memberOfSportsTeam Boston Braves NERFINISHED
Chicago Cubs NERFINISHED
New York Giants NERFINISHED
St. Louis Browns NERFINISHED
St. Louis Cardinals NERFINISHED
MVPawardsWon 2
nationality American
notableFor extraordinary hitting ability
occupation baseball player
second baseman
onBasePlusSluggingPlusCareer 175
position second baseman
RBIcareer 1584
refersTo Rogers Hornsby NERFINISHED
sport baseball
teamCaptainOf St. Louis Cardinals NERFINISHED
teamManaged Boston Braves NERFINISHED
Chicago Cubs NERFINISHED
St. Louis Browns NERFINISHED
St. Louis Cardinals NERFINISHED
throws right
tripleCrownSeasons 2
worldSeriesChampion 1926

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Rogers Hornsby nickname The Rajah