A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.

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Entry from March 21, 2023
“When there’s no baseball, I stare out the window and wait for spring”

Entry in progress—BP
   
Wikipedia: Rogers Hornsby
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). He played 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). He was named the National League (NL)‘s Most Valuable Player (MVP) twice, and was a member of one World Series championship team.
     
Google Books
All Stars: One Team, One Season
By Kelly LaDuke and Tim McCarver
Marietta, GA: Longstreet Press
1996
Pg. ?:
“People ask me what I do in the winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.”
ROGERS HORNSBY
 
Newspapers.com
7 May 1996, Philadelphia (PA) Daily News, pg. 74, col. 2:
HORNSBY SAYS
“People ask me what I do in the winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.”
Sources: “Rogers Hornsby: A Biography” by Charles C, Alexander; “Baseball: An Illustrated History” by Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns.
     
Scary Mommy
Batter Up! 50 Baseball Captions Perfect For Those Long Days At The Field
Ball days are the best days.

by JESSICA KASPARIAN
March 10, 2023
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13 “People ask me what I do in the winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.” — Rogers Hornsby
 
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Jimmy RevJim Olsen
@mybuddyjimmy
“People ask me what i do in the winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.” - Rogers Hornsby #Humorous #Thoughtful #Quote
5:37 PM · Mar 21, 2023 from Windsor Heights, IA

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