The Great Baseball Betrayal: Hornsby’s High-Stakes Heist

In a shocking turn of events, Rogers Hornsby, the star second baseman of the St. Louis Cardinals, was traded to the New York Giants in a deal that will go down in baseball history as one of the most brazen betrayals of all time. The transaction, which was finalized over the telephone on December 21, 1926, saw Hornsby, a player worth an estimated $500,000, leave the Cardinals in exchange for infielder Frankie Frisch and pitcher Jimmy Ring.