Rogers Hornsby, Sr. ( April 27, 1896 – January 5, 1963 ), nicknamed " The Rajah ", was an American baseball infielder, manager, and coach who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball ( MLB ).

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

While he was in high school, Hornsby also played on the football team, alongside future College Football Hall of Famer Bo McMillin.

Hornsby played third base for most of the year.

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

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

In 1937, Hornsby played in 20 games.

Hornsby never played cards, but he did bet frequently on horse races, and he lost more than he won.

On September 23, 1918, Hornsby married Sarah Elizabeth Martin, whom he had known since he played for the Denison Railroaders, in Philadelphia.

Pat Metheny has also joined projects such as Song X with Ornette Coleman ; Parallel Realities ; and Jazz Baltica, with Ulf Wakenius and other Nordic jazz players like E. S. T., Nils Landgren and has played with unique singers from all over the world, such as Silje Nergaard on Tell Me Where You're Going ( 1990 ), Bruce Hornsby on Harbor Lights ( 1993 ) and Hot House ( 1995 ), Noa on Noa ( 1994 ), Abbey Lincoln on A Turtle's Dream ( 1994 ) and Anna Maria Jopek on Upojenie ( 2002 ).

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.

In 1989 Hornsby co-wrote and played piano on Don Henley's hit " The End of the Innocence ", and in 1991 played piano on Bonnie Raitt's hit " I Can't Make You Love Me ".

Hornsby played more than a hundred shows with the Grateful Dead from 1988 until Jerry Garcia's death in 1995.

He played piano ( and frequently accordion ) at many gigs following the death of Grateful Dead keyboardist Brent Mydland in July 1990 ; Mydland's place was filled in March 1992 by Vince Welnick, who became the sole keyboardist, although Hornsby still sat in with the band on occasion.

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.

During the 1970s, the University of Miami played host to a number of future influential musicians, including Bruce Hornsby, Pat Metheny, Chuck Schuldiner, Jaco Pastorius and others.

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.

Many notables have played on the field, including Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Hank Aaron, Satchel Paige, Willie Mays, Harmon Killebrew, Ferguson Jenkins, Kiki Cuyler, and Rogers Hornsby.

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

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

The only mention of areas other than continents are the New York Rats soccer team, Dean Wilson being from California, a Central American marathon runner named Pepe Repanosa and an Acapulco cliff diver, marathon runner Terry Hornsby being from Boulder, Colorado, René Fromage being from France, and Kurt Wüfner appearing at the downhill event right before a Scandinavian is given a gold medal.

He had problems off the field as well ; on June 17, Hornsby hit St. Louis citizen Frank G. Rowe with his Buick when Rowe stepped out in front of traffic to cross an intersection.

After discovering that Rickey planned to sell his stock in the Cardinals if he was replaced as field manager, Hornsby agreed to take the job as long as Breadon would help him purchase the stock.

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

As of May 8, 2012, he is the last living person to play on the same major league baseball field as Baseball Hall of Fame member Rogers Hornsby.

The astronomer Thomas Hornsby observed the transit of Venus from the tower of the five orders in 1769.

Brennan has collaborated with many other musicians, including Chicane, Alan Parsons, Bono, Robert Plant, Van Morrison, Michael McDonald from the Doobie Brothers, Bruce Hornsby, Joe Elliott, The Chieftains, Paul Young, Paul Brady, Michael Crawford, Joe Jackson and Ronan Keating.

Following the initial order from Vulcan Foundry, a second order was placed shortly after with Ruston & Hornsby.

: I knew Don Hornsby, from my days in Long Beach and Belmont Shore when Bob Hope was helping Don get his start.

Hornsby married three times during his life, in 1918, 1924, and 1957, and had two children, one from each of his first two marriages.

At the end of the season, a writer from The Sporting News said that Hornsby was one of about a dozen Western Association players to show any major league potential.

The Cardinals picked up Roy Corhan from the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League to play at shortstop in 1916, making Hornsby one of three candidates for the position.

After playing nearly every game throughout the first month of the season, Hornsby was called away from the team on May 29 after his brother William was shot and killed in a saloon.

On July 15, Hornsby won $ 35, 000 ($ today ) from betting on a horse race.

Hornsby protested to Barnes, " The money is as good as the money you take from people in the loan-shark business.

Following his release from the Browns, Hornsby was unable to retire because he had lost so much money gambling over the years.

Following his dismissal, Hornsby worked as a coach for the Chicago Cubs from 1958 to 1960 before becoming a scout and third base coach for the New York Mets in 1962.

It's sung by Charlie's daughter Petra Haden, with instrumental breaks from Bruce Hornsby ( piano ), Jerry Douglas ( dobro ) and Pat Metheny ( guitar ), who also wrote the arrangement in contemporary harmonies.

Most Northern Line trains from Hornsby to Epping operate via the new link and then continue along the North Shore Line from Chatswood to the City, returning to Epping via Strathfield.

On weekends, 4 trains per hour run between Hornsby and Chatswood with 2 of these continuing from Chatswood to the City, and Epping via Strathfield.

The name Hornsby is derived from Convict-turned-Constable Samuel Henry Horne, who took part in the apprehension of bushrangers Dalton and MacNamara on 22 June 1830.

The North Shore Line extends from Sydney Central station through the western limb of the City Circle, across the Sydney Harbour Bridge and along the North Shore area to Hornsby where it joins the Northern Line.

State highway 9 stretched from Milsons Point on the north shore of Sydney Harbour ( at that time the Sydney Harbour Bridge was still under construction ) via the under-construction road from Hornsby to Gosford ( completed 1930 ), then via Newcastle to Hexham then to Tenterfield.

Known for the spontaneity and creativity of his live performances, Hornsby draws frequently from classical, jazz, bluegrass, folk, Motown, rock, blues, and jam band musical traditions with his songwriting and the seamless improvisations contained within.

It included " Look Out Any Window " and " The Valley Road " which many critics noted due to their " more spacious " musical arrangements, allowing for " more expressive " piano solos from Hornsby.