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Gilbert Raymond Hodges (born Hodge; April 4, 1924 – April 2, 1972) was an American first baseman and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played most of his 18-year career for the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers.
Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Gil Hodges. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com.
Hodges moved with the Dodgers to Los Angeles in 1958, and in 1959 he hit 25 home runs and drove in 80 runs in just 124 games to help LA win its first National League pennant.
Oct 31, 2023 · A few seconds later, after the commercial break, they heard the entire news bulletin: Gilbert Hodges, the Mets manager and former Dodgers star, was dead from a heart attack in West Palm Beach. Hodges had survived a heart attack on Sept 24, 1968, but news of his death shocked everyone.
Jul 24, 2022 · Gil Hodges was one of the best sluggers in Dodgers history, hitting 361 career home runs and driving in 100 or more runs in seven straight seasons. Hodges was a key figure in Dodgers teams that went to the World Series seven times during the late 1940s and '50s, winning it all in 1955 and '59.
Jan 4, 2012 · Gil Hodges had hit his 370th and final home run on July 6, 1962. Until April 19 of the next season, when Willie Mays hit career home run 371, Hodges had the most home runs by a right-handed batter in National League history.
Gilbert Raymond Hodges. Born: 4/04/1924 in Princeton, IN. College: Saint Joseph's College (IN) Debut: 10/03/1943. Hall of Fame: 2021.
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