Gil Hodges
Gilbert Ray Hodges
Born: April 4, 1924
Princeton, IN USA
Deceased: 1972
West Palm Beach, FL USA
Primary Position: 1B
All Position(s) Played: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 200
College: St. Joseph's College
Career: 1943-1963
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 2022.
Minor League Statistics
Gil Hodges compiled a career batting average of .273 with 370 home runs and 1274 RBI in his 2072-game career with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets. He began playing during the 1943 season and last took the field during the 1963 campaign. Hodges was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2022.
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Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1943 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1947 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 28 | 91 | 77 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 19 | .156 | .286 | .260 | .545 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1948 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 134 | 528 | 481 | 48 | 120 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 70 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 61 | .249 | .311 | .376 | .687 | 181 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1949 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 156 | 676 | 596 | 94 | 170 | 23 | 4 | 23 | 115 | 10 | 0 | 66 | 64 | .285 | .360 | .453 | .813 | 270 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
1950 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 153 | 646 | 561 | 98 | 159 | 26 | 2 | 32 | 113 | 6 | 0 | 73 | 73 | .283 | .367 | .508 | .875 | 285 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
1951 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 158 | 681 | 582 | 118 | 156 | 25 | 3 | 40 | 103 | 9 | 7 | 93 | 99 | .268 | .374 | .527 | .901 | 307 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1952 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 153 | 619 | 508 | 87 | 129 | 27 | 1 | 32 | 102 | 2 | 4 | 107 | 90 | .254 | .386 | .500 | .886 | 254 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1953 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 141 | 598 | 520 | 101 | 157 | 22 | 7 | 31 | 122 | 1 | 4 | 75 | 84 | .302 | .393 | .550 | .943 | 286 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1954 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 154 | 678 | 579 | 106 | 176 | 23 | 5 | 42 | 130 | 3 | 3 | 74 | 84 | .304 | .373 | .579 | .952 | 335 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 0 |
1955 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 150 | 642 | 546 | 75 | 158 | 24 | 5 | 27 | 102 | 2 | 1 | 80 | 91 | .289 | .377 | .500 | .877 | 273 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
1956 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 153 | 633 | 550 | 86 | 146 | 29 | 4 | 32 | 87 | 3 | 3 | 76 | 91 | .265 | .354 | .507 | .861 | 279 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
1957 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 150 | 654 | 579 | 94 | 173 | 28 | 7 | 27 | 98 | 5 | 3 | 63 | 91 | .299 | .366 | .511 | .877 | 296 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
1958 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 141 | 532 | 475 | 68 | 123 | 15 | 1 | 22 | 64 | 8 | 2 | 52 | 87 | .259 | .330 | .434 | .764 | 206 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
1959 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 124 | 480 | 413 | 57 | 114 | 19 | 2 | 25 | 80 | 3 | 2 | 58 | 92 | .276 | .367 | .513 | .880 | 212 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
1960 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 101 | 231 | 197 | 22 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 37 | .198 | .291 | .371 | .661 | 73 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
1961 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 109 | 245 | 215 | 25 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 43 | .242 | .313 | .372 | .685 | 80 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
1962 | NL | New York Mets | 54 | 142 | 127 | 15 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 27 | .252 | .331 | .472 | .803 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1963 | NL | New York Mets | 11 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .227 | .320 | .227 | .547 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 2071 | 8104 | 7030 | 1105 | 1921 | 295 | 48 | 370 | 1274 | 63 | 31 | 943 | 1137 | .273 | .359 | .487 | .846 | 3422 | 165 | 25 | 56 | 50 | 31 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
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1943 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .600 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1947 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | C | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 79 | 12 | 4 | 2 | .958 | 3.792 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1948 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1B | 96 | 0 | 0.0 | 830 | 60 | 13 | 85 | .986 | 9.271 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1948 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | C | 38 | 0 | 0.0 | 160 | 12 | 4 | 5 | .977 | 4.526 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1949 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1B | 156 | 0 | 0.0 | 1336 | 80 | 7 | 142 | .995 | 9.077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1950 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1B | 153 | 0 | 0.0 | 1273 | 100 | 8 | 159 | .994 | 8.974 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1951 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1B | 158 | 0 | 0.0 | 1365 | 126 | 12 | 171 | .992 | 9.437 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1952 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1B | 153 | 0 | 0.0 | 1322 | 116 | 11 | 152 | .992 | 9.399 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1953 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1B | 127 | 0 | 0.0 | 1025 | 99 | 8 | 105 | .993 | 8.850 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1953 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | OF | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .975 | 1.625 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1954 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1B | 154 | 154 | 1391.7 | 1381 | 132 | 7 | 129 | .995 | 9.785 | 9.825 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1955 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1B | 139 | 136 | 1211.0 | 1274 | 105 | 12 | 126 | .991 | 1.249 | 9.921 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1955 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | OF | 16 | 14 | 123.0 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .900 | 1.317 | 1.125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1956 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1B | 138 | 121 | 1120.3 | 1190 | 103 | 10 | 105 | .992 | 1.387 | 9.370 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1956 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | OF | 30 | 30 | 223.3 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .955 | 1.693 | 1.400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1956 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | C | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1957 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1B | 150 | 148 | 1350.3 | 1317 | 115 | 14 | 115 | .990 | 9.544 | 9.547 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1957 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 3B | 2 | 2 | 10.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.600 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1957 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 2B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1958 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1B | 122 | 99 | 940.7 | 907 | 69 | 8 | 134 | .992 | 9.338 | 8.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1958 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3B | 15 | 13 | 112.3 | 18 | 34 | 1 | 3 | .981 | 4.166 | 3.467 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1958 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 9 | 9 | 60.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .890 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1958 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | C | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1959 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1B | 113 | 106 | 952.3 | 891 | 66 | 8 | 77 | .992 | 9.044 | 8.469 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1959 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3B | 4 | 4 | 33.0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 3.545 | 3.250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1960 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1B | 92 | 41 | 447.3 | 403 | 33 | 2 | 40 | .995 | 8.772 | 4.739 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1960 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3B | 10 | 5 | 55.0 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | .864 | 3.109 | 1.900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1961 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1B | 100 | 48 | 527.0 | 454 | 37 | 1 | 44 | .998 | 8.385 | 4.910 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1962 | NL | New York Mets | 1B | 47 | 30 | 288.3 | 315 | 32 | 5 | 23 | .986 | 1.831 | 7.383 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1963 | NL | New York Mets | 1B | 10 | 6 | 56.0 | 61 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 11.089 | 6.900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 2084 | 966 | 8907.3 | 15722 | 1365 | 145 | 1632 | .992 | 17.265 | 8.199 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1947 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1949 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | 5 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .235 | .278 | .412 | .690 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1952 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | 7 | 26 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | .000 | .192 | .000 | .192 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1953 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | 6 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .364 | .440 | .500 | .940 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1955 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | 7 | 29 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .292 | .357 | .417 | .774 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
1956 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | 7 | 27 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .304 | .407 | .522 | .929 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1959 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | 6 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .391 | .417 | .609 | 1.025 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 39 | 151 | 131 | 15 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 22 | .267 | .349 | .412 | .761 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1949 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | 1B | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.386 | 8.200 |
1952 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | 1B | 7 | 7 | 64.0 | 60 | 6 | 1 | 4 | .985 | 9.281 | 9.429 |
1953 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | 1B | 6 | 6 | 51.3 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .981 | 8.942 | 8.500 |
1955 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | 1B | 7 | 7 | 60.0 | 74 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1.000 | 11.700 | 11.143 |
1956 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | 1B | 7 | 7 | 61.0 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1.000 | 8.705 | 8.429 |
1959 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | 1B | 6 | 6 | 53.0 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 9.509 | 9.333 |
Totals | 38 | 38 | 333.3 | 326 | 25 | 2 | 31 | .994 | 9.477 | 9.237 |
Awards
1949 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star 1B
1958 - NL Gold Glove 1B
1959 - NL Gold Glove 1B
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