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Name Team Age
Cedrick Hornsby Retired (1988, Age 36) Died (2012, Age 60)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 18
(1974)
LF L/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Luis Aparicio League 0 9 years (133 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- C+ B-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A- B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B- C+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D+ D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D- 0 8/28/1952
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 1 2
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (2B)
A+ (98.9 %) (87.6 %) D- (5.0 %)

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Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP PB SB CS CS% +/- RF   FPCT
1975 LF ATL 1 1 8.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3.38 1.000
CF ATL 3 1 13.0 5 5 0 0 0 -1 3.46 1.000
1976 LF STL 2 2 18.0 5 5 0 0 0 -1 2.50 1.000
CF STL 6 6 50.0 11 11 0 0 0 -1 1.98 1.000
1977 CF FLA 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3.00 1.000
1978 1B FLA 1 1 9.0 13 13 0 0 0 0 13.00 1.000
LF FLA 29 29 244.33 58 55 0 3 0 0 2.03 .948
CF FLA 21 21 174.0 49 48 0 1 0 0 2.48 .980
1979 C FLA 1 0 3.0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 NaN% 0 9.00 1.000
1B FLA 1 1 9.0 9 9 0 0 0 0 9.00 1.000
2B FLA 1 1 8.0 5 4 1 0 0 +1 5.62 1.000
LF FLA 84 84 736.33 166 163 0 3 0 -2 1.99 .982
CF FLA 6 6 52.0 13 13 0 0 0 -1 2.25 1.000
RF FLA 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3.00 1.000
1980 2B FLA 22 22 187.33 107 52 47 8 13 -7 4.76 .925
LF FLA 37 32 286.66 63 63 0 0 0 -1 1.98 1.000
CF FLA 11 11 98.0 22 22 0 0 0 0 2.02 1.000
RF FLA 4 4 34.0 6 6 0 0 0 0 1.59 1.000
1981 1B FLA-KC 2 2 17.0 17 17 0 0 1 +1 9.00 1.000
2B FLA-KC 1 1 9.0 7 5 2 0 1 0 7.00 1.000
LF FLA-KC 22 16 152.99 39 39 0 0 0 -1 2.29 1.000
CF FLA-KC 2 2 16.0 6 6 0 0 0 +1 3.38 1.000
RF FLA-KC 8 8 72.0 17 16 0 1 0 0 2.00 .941
1982 LF KC 24 17 155.33 41 40 0 1 0 -1 2.32 .976
CF KC 12 12 107.66 23 23 0 0 0 -1 1.92 1.000
RF KC 16 15 131.0 27 27 0 0 0 0 1.85 1.000
1983 LF KC 13 10 90.0 19 19 0 0 0 0 1.90 1.000
CF KC 6 6 52.0 21 20 1 0 1 0 3.63 1.000
RF KC 11 11 103.66 33 31 2 0 0 0 2.87 1.000
1984 LF KC 31 31 279.0 80 79 0 1 0 -1 2.55 .988
RF KC 17 17 153.33 29 28 0 1 0 0 1.64 .966
1985 LF KC 25 25 226.0 56 54 2 0 0 +2 2.23 1.000
CF KC 15 15 134.66 32 32 0 0 0 -3 2.14 1.000
RF KC 4 3 28.0 8 8 0 0 0 0 2.57 1.000
1986 LF KC 22 22 200.0 40 40 0 0 0 0 1.80 1.000
CF KC 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.00 1.000
RF KC 50 50 447.0 90 86 1 3 0 +1 1.75 .967
1987 LF KC 8 8 77.0 12 10 2 0 0 0 1.40 1.000
CF KC 4 4 42.0 17 17 0 0 0 0 3.64 1.000
RF KC 101 100 895.0 164 162 1 1 0 -3 1.64 .994
1988 LF MIL-CIN 1 1 10.0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 0.90 1.000
Pos Total C 1 0 3.0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 NaN% 0 9.00 1.000
1B 4 4 35.0 39 39 0 0 1 +1 10.03 1.000
2B 24 24 204.33 119 61 50 8 14 -6 4.89 .933
LF 299 278 2483.64 583 571 4 8 0 -6 2.08 .986
CF 88 86 757.32 203 201 1 1 1 -6 2.40 .995
RF 212 209 1872.99 377 367 4 6 0 -2 1.78 .984
Total 628 601 5356.28 1324 1241 60 23 16 0 0 0 NaN% -19 2.19 .983
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1988-11-01Cedrick Hornsby has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1988-09-23The Cincinnati Reds have waived Cedrick Hornsby.
1988-09-19The Cincinnati Reds have acquired Cedrick Hornsby from the waiver wire.
1988-06-25The Milwaukee Brewers have promoted Nelson Cullenbine to the major league team. The Milwaukee Brewers have waived Cedrick Hornsby.
1988-06-10The Milwaukee Brewers have promoted Cedrick Hornsby to the major league team.
1988-06-10The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired Cedrick Hornsby from the waiver wire. The Milwaukee Brewers have waived John Barry.
1988-05-08The Milwaukee Brewers have promoted John Barry to the major league team. The Milwaukee Brewers have waived Cedrick Hornsby.
1988-04-16The Milwaukee Brewers have promoted Cedrick Hornsby to the major league team. The Milwaukee Brewers have waived Larry Gorman.
1988-04-16The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired Cedrick Hornsby from the waiver wire.
1988-04-01The Kansas City Royals have waived Cedrick Hornsby.
1987-10-23The Kansas City Royals have sent Frank LaRocca to the minors. The Kansas City Royals have designated Cedrick Hornsby for assignment.
1986-06-01The Kansas City Royals have placed Cedrick Hornsby on the trade block.
1986-05-01Cedrick Hornsby of the Kansas City Royals is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1985-05-20Cedrick Hornsby of the Kansas City Royals is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1983-05-22Cedrick Hornsby of the Kansas City Royals is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1983-04-02Cedrick Hornsby of the Kansas City Royals is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1981-09-24Cedrick Hornsby of the Kansas City Royals is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1981-07-21A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Royals and the Florida Fighting Pelicans. The Florida Fighting Pelicans receive Draft Pick 1982 Round 3 KC (Craig Strickland), Draft Pick 1982 Round 2 KC (Jericho Ott) from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for Cedrick Hornsby. Protest This Trade.
1981-06-17Cedrick Hornsby of the Florida Fighting Pelicans is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1981-05-23The Florida Fighting Pelicans have placed Cedrick Hornsby on the trade block.
1980-06-20Cedrick Hornsby of the Florida Fightin Pelicans is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1978-06-04The Florida Pelicans have promoted Cedrick Hornsby to the major league team.
1978-04-05The Florida Pelicans have demoted Cedrick Hornsby to the minor leagues.
1978-04-04The Florida Pelicans have promoted Cedrick Hornsby to the major league team. The Florida Pelicans have sent Charley Chase to the minors.
1977-07-03The Florida Pelicans have promoted Harris Franco to the major league team. The Florida Pelicans have sent Cedrick Hornsby to the minors.
1977-06-25The Florida Pelicans have promoted Cedrick Hornsby to the major league team. The Florida Pelicans have sent Ben Huffnagel to the minors.
1977-04-13The Florida Pelicans have renamed Justin Heyward to Cedrick Hornsby.
1977-04-12The Florida Pelicans have promoted Arlie Brand to the major league team. The Florida Pelicans have sent Justin Heyward to the minors.
1976-09-09The St. Louis RedHawks have promoted Justin Heyward to the major league team. The St. Louis RedHawks have sent Arlo Scruggs to the minors.
1976-08-31The St. Louis RedHawks have promoted Arlo Scruggs to the major league team. The St. Louis RedHawks have sent Justin Heyward to the minors.
1976-08-29The St. Louis RedHawks have promoted Justin Heyward to the major league team.
1976-04-09The St. Louis RedHawks have promoted Arlo Scruggs to the major league team. The St. Louis RedHawks have sent Justin Heyward to the minors.
1976-04-08The St. Louis RedHawks have promoted Justin Heyward to the major league team.
1975-09-04The Atlanta Cobbs have sent Justin Heyward to the minors.
1975-08-10The Atlanta Cobbs have promoted Justin Heyward to the major league team.
1975-06-04The Atlanta Cobbs have sent Justin Heyward to the minors.
1975-05-31The Atlanta Cobbs have promoted Justin Heyward to the major league team. The Atlanta Cobbs have sent Tom Oberkfell to the minors.
1975-04-22The Atlanta Cobbs have renamed Buck Horner to Justin Heyward.
1975-04-19The Atlanta Cobbs have renamed Buck Trice to Buck Horner.
1975-03-26The Atlanta Cobbs have drafted Buck Trice #229 overall in the Expansion Draft.