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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.
Positions: First Baseman and Outfielder. Bats: Right • Throws: Right. 6-1 , 200lb (185cm, 90kg) Born: April 4, 1924 in Princeton, IN. Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2022. (Voted by Golden Days Era Committee) View Gil Hodges's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
Hodges, who had first suffered a heart attack in 1968, died two days short of his 48th birthday. As a player, Hodges finished with 370 homers, 1,274 RBI and a .273 batting average. He retired with the third-most home runs of any right-handed hitter, trailing only Jimmie Foxx and Willie Mays.
Dec 6, 2021 · Gil Hodges was a slugging first baseman who could help his team with his bat and his glove. He helped lead the Dodgers to two World Series titles. Harry Harris/Associated...
Gilbert Ray Hodges was a Major League Baseball player with the Brooklyn Dodgers ( 1943, 1947 - 1957 ), Los Angeles Dodgers ( 1958 - 1961) and New York Mets ( 1962 - 1963 ).
Jan 4, 2012 · Dodgers president Branch Rickey sent the now 22-year-old Hodges to the Newport News (Virginia) Dodgers, the club’s entry in the Class-B Piedmont League, where he was converted from infielder to catcher. Gil played 129 games, hitting .278 with eight home runs for Newport News.
Gil Hodges Bio. Fullname: Gilbert Raymond Hodges; Born: 4/04/1924 in Princeton, IN; College: Saint Joseph's College (IN) Debut: 10/03/1943; Hall of Fame: 2021; Died: 4/02/1972
Dec 5, 2021 · Hodges, who died in 1972 just three years after leading the Mets to their first World Series title as a manager, played 18 seasons for the Dodgers and Mets, hitting 370 homers and making eight National League All-Star teams.
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.
Hodges hit .391 in the World Series against the White Sox, leading the Dodgers to their second Fall Classic title in five years. “It was a person like Hodges who made me feel at ease,” said Dodgers manager Walter Alston, who was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1983.
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