Bill Hornsby, following World War II as a U.S. Marine, played baseball in the minor leagues from 1946 until 1951 and reached AA. He compiled a career batting average of .267 with thirteen home runs and 0 RBI in his 412-game career with the Milford Red Sox, Oneonta Red Sox, Mattoon Indians, Superior Blues, Centralia Cubs, Carthage Cubs, Midland Indians and Oklahoma City Indians. He began playing during the 1946 season and last took the field during the 1951 season with Oklahoma City. Future star, Mickey Mantle, with the Independence Yankees, inadvertently knocked-out Carthage Cub Bill Hornsby during a Class D game on August 28, 1949 at Municipal Park in Carthage, Missouri. Mantle hit a high fly ball to deep center field. The ball came down and hit Hornsby square on the head. Mantle got a home run on the play. Following his brief career, his father, Rogers commented he was “...glad Billy learned early that he wasn’t a real player...imagine how I would have felt, seeing the Hornsby name down in the batting averages with the pitchers.”
Bio: This Old Scarecrow - June 2020
Bio: This Old Scarecrow - June 2020
Bill Hornsby, following World War II as a U.S. Marine, played baseball in the minor leagues from 1946 until 1951 and reached AA. He compiled a career batting average of .267 with thirteen home runs and 0 RBI in his 412-game career with the Milford Red Sox, Oneonta Red Sox, Mattoon Indians, Superior Blues, Centralia Cubs, Carthage Cubs, Midland Indians and Oklahoma City Indians. He began playing during the 1946 season and last took the field during the 1951 season with Oklahoma City. Future star, Mickey Mantle, with the Independence Yankees, inadvertently knocked-out Carthage Cub Bill Hornsby during a Class D game on August 28, 1949 at Municipal Park in Carthage, Missouri. Mantle hit a high fly ball to deep center field. The ball came down and hit Hornsby square on the head. Mantle got a home run on the play. Following his brief career, his father, Rogers commented he was “...glad Billy learned early that he wasn’t a real player...imagine how I would have felt, seeing the Hornsby name down in the batting averages with the pitchers.”
Bio: This Old Scarecrow - June 2020
Bio: This Old Scarecrow - June 2020
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