Born and raised in Texas, Hornsby played for several semi-professional and minor league teams.

By the age of 15, Hornsby was already playing for several semi-professional teams.

He is also a fan of several pop music artists, especially singer / songwriters including The Beatles ; James Taylor ( after whom he named the song " James " on Offramp ); Bruce Hornsby, Cheap Trick, Joni Mitchell, with whom he performed on her Shadows and Light ( 1980, Asylum / Elektra ) live tour.

Serving as team captain, his 153 games played in the 1921 season tied for second in the NL with several others, behind only Rogers Hornsby.

" He has performed a number of their songs at his concerts and as homages on studio and live albums, while Hornsby originals " The Valley Road " and " Stander on the Mountain " have appeared several times in the Dead's setlists.

The Sunset Music Festival began in 1997 in Newport and has included performances by acts as varied as Saves the Day, Jason Mraz, Paula Cole, moe., Little Feat, Jack's Mannequin, Peter Frampton, Bo Bice, Bruce Hornsby, Guster, Something Corporate, Ben Folds ( who has played at several festival ), Better Than Ezra, Cheap Trick, Gin Blossoms and Anna Nalick and also local artists like Becky Chace, Zox and Monty Are I.

* Normanhurst-Warawee Cricket Club also plays in Normanhurst, and is one of the most successful clubs in the Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Hills District Cricket Association, and has made several junior statewide twenty20 finals.

These demographics are likely to have changed with the construction of several large apartment buildings in the streets linking Waitara to Hornsby.

Many players have played for both teams, including Hall of Famer Rogers Hornsby, who holds several single season hitting records for both clubs.

Galston Gorge is located between Galston and Hornsby Heights, Galston Gorge is at the bottom of Galston Road, a winding road with several hairpin bends.

It is located near and around the 30 km long Berowra Creek watercourse, is spread across several different waterfront locations, and borders Hornsby Shire.

With both teams in 1914, Hornsby batted. 232 and committed 45 errors in 113 games.

The Cardinals finished in fourth place in 1925, finishing one game over. 500, though the team won 64 games and lost 51 under Hornsby.

However, they lost in the 1929 World Series to the Philadelphia Athletics in five games, and Hornsby batted just. 238 with one RBI.

When Joe McCarthy was fired with four games remaining in the season Hornsby became the team's manager.

Hornsby played in 44 of the first 48 games, but after a disappointing performance he only played himself about half the time for the rest of the year.

Hornsby played right field from May 29 to June 10, appeared in two games as a pinch hitter, played third base from July 14 through July 18, and played one last game as a Cub when he pinch-hit on July 31.

Hornsby had played 19 games, batting. 224 with one home run and seven RBIs.

Hornsby appeared in 11 games for the Browns.

In 1934, Hornsby started only two games, one at third base, and the other in right field.

Hornsby played in 10 games in the 1935 season, starting in 4.

Hornsby only appeared in two games with the team during the 1936 season.

In 1937, Hornsby played in 20 games.

Hornsby finished the 1937 season with a. 321 batting average and 18 hits in 20 games, and was the oldest player in the AL that season.

" Hornsby also holds second place on the unofficial major league record list of " consecutive games with two or more hits " with 13 games, first place honors going to Count Campau's 15-game streak.

He is currently playing A grade cricket in Sydney for Hornsby District Cricket Club and has also played numerous games for the Melbourne Super Kings in Melbourne.

On May 7, 1937, Parker appeared for the Philadelphia Athletics while Hornsby played one of his last games for the St. Louis Browns.

But during the offseason, Breadon traded Hornsby to the New York Giants, the result of a heated confrontation between owner and playing-manager in September 1926 over the playing of exhibition games during a pennant race.

Rogers Hornsby, future Hall of Famer, took over managing the Cubs from Joe McCarthy with four games left in the 1930 season.

Hornsby continued as player-manager for the Cubs throughout 1931 and the first ninety nine games of 1932.

" That same day first baseman Charlie Grimm took over as the Cubs ' manager, replacing player-manager Rogers Hornsby, whose record was 53 – 46 ; the Cubs were in second place, five games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates.

During a game in August, Hornsby was on third base late in the game and threw up his hands in disgust in response to a sign flashed by Rickey ; he had given the current batter the take sign, and Hornsby felt the batter should have hit the ball.

Hornsby did not initially argue the call, and a few minutes later Veeck forced him to do it ( when it was already too late to do anything about it ).

All but St Leonards, Chatswood and Hornsby yards had disappeared by mid-twentieth century, and the latter three did not survive into the late twentieth century.

During the late 1980s and early 1990s Hornsby worked extensively as a producer and sideman, notably producing a comeback album for Leon Russell, an idol of Hornsby's.

By the late 1960s, Ruston & Hornsby CHP units were installed in Australia, Germany, the USA, South America, and the Middle East.

In late 1940, Mayor Gunter died and, on the recommendation of Colonel Hornsby, the flying field was officially named ' Gunter Field ' in early 1941.

The estate was subdivided in the late 1880s, given impetus by the opening of the railway from Strathfield to Hornsby in 1886.

At only 19 years old, Hornsby was the fourth-youngest player in the NL that year.

Hornsby played third base for most of the year.

Hornsby finished the year with his second Triple Crown, when he combined a. 403 batting average with 39 home runs and 143 RBIs.

During post-season negotiations for a new contract, Hornsby demanded $ 50, 000 per year for three years.

Hornsby finished the year with a. 308 batting average and two home runs.

That year, Hornsby began operating a baseball school in Hot Springs, Texas, which he ran on and off between 1933 and 1951 with various associates.

On April 21, in his first game of the year, Hornsby hit the final home run of his career in a 15 – 10 victory over the Chicago White Sox.

The next year, in 1951, Hornsby managed the Seattle Rainiers of the Pacific Coast League.

Crawford finished the season with career highs in batting average (. 305 ) and home runs ( 18 ), joining Hall-of-Famer Rogers Hornsby as the only players in Major League history to increase their batting average and home run totals every year for five straight years.

Hornsby Shire Council is composed of ten Councillors, including the Mayor, for a fixed four year term of office.

* Russell Hornsby as Leon Taylor, # 33-A ninth year running back from USC.