The Mysterious Woman’s Suicide That Resulted In MLB Star Rogers Hornsby Inheriting A Fortune
One of baseball’s greatest players made headlines after inheriting a large amount of money following a woman leaping to her death from a hotel window
Rogers Hornsby was one of baseball’s greatest and most complicated players. His prowess as a hitter made him a Hall-of-Famer, but his perceived rigidity and sometimes unfriendly behavior made him quite polarizing. He remained in the headlines for a variety of reasons while he was a player and even afterwards, with perhaps the most shocking reason being the fortune he inherited following the strange and mysterious death of a woman who leapt to her demise from a hotel window.
Hornsby played in the big leagues for 23 years (1915–1937), batting a combined .358, which is amazingly still third best of all-time. He also collected 2,930 hits, 541 doubles, 169 triples, 301 home runs, 1,584 RBIs and 1,579 runs scored. Also known as “The Rajah,” he was inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1942, despite his less than desirable reputation when it came to his prickly nature.
He began managing during the height of his playing career. In just his second season on the bench, he led the St. Louis Cardinals…
