- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, 1942.
- At one time, he was a member of the Ku Klux Klan.
- Coach for the New York Mets inaugural season (1962).
- Generally considered the greatest right-handed hitter of all-time.
- He has the highest career batting average (.359) in the National League.
- Manager for the St. Louis Cardinals (1925-1926), New York Giants (1927), Boston Braves (1928), Chicago Cubs (1930-1932), St. Louis Browns (1933-1937, 1952), and Cincinnati Reds (1952-1953).
- Second baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals (1915-1926, 1933), New York Giants (1927), Boston Braves (1928), Chicago Cubs (1929-1932), and St. Louis Browns (1933-1937).
- Won the World Series in 1926 and a pennant in 1932 as a manager.
- National League MVP in 1925 and 1929.
- Won National League Triple Crown in 1922 and 1925.
- Won the World Series in 1926 with St. Louis Cardinals and a National League Championship in 1932 as a manager with Chicago Cubs.
- St. Louis Cardinals All-Time Batting Average Leader (.359).
- Member of 1926 World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals team. Member of 1929 and 1932 National League Champion Chicago Cubs teams.
- National League MVP in 1925 and 1929. Finished 2nd in voting for award in 1924. Finished 3rd in voting for award in 1927.
- .359 Batting Average (2nd All Time), .434 On-base percentage (7th All Time), .577 Slugging Percentage (13th All Time), 2,259 Games (98th All Time), 1,579 Runs (43rd All Time), 2,930 Hits (30th All Time), 4,712 Total Bases (26th All Time), 541 Doubles (21st All Time), 169 Triples (25th All Time), 301 Home Runs (97th All Time), 1,584 RBI (29th All Time), 1,038 Walks (85th All Time), 1,011 Extra-Base Hits (23rd All Time), 4,016 Times on Base (36th All Time) and 216 Sacrifice Hits (68th All Time).
- Children: Rogers, Jr. (15 November 1920) by first wife, Sarah.
- Made major league debut on 10 September 1915.
- Inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 1972.
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