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Gil Hodges
Full name Gilbert Ray Hodges Born April 4, 1924, Princeton, Indiana Died April 2, 1972, West Palm Beach, Florida Buried at Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York (St. Cathrine Section- Range B- Plot 191/193) Born as: Gilbert Ray Hodge First Game: October 3, 1943 ; Final Game: May 5, 1963 Managed First Game: May 23, 1963 ; Managed Final Game: September 30, 1971 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 1.5" Weight: 200 Selected to the Hall of Fame in 2022 Named Major League Manager of the Year by The Sporting News (1969) Won Major League Gold Glove as first baseman (1957) Won NL Gold Glove as first baseman (1958 to 1959) Ejections as manager: 1966 (2), 1968 (1), 1970 (2), 1971 (2). Total: 7 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1943 BRO N Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 0.0 1943 BRO N
1947 BRO N Daily Splits 28 77 9 12 3 1 1 7 14 5 19 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .156 .286 .260 -0.8 1947 BRO N
1948 BRO N Daily Splits 134 481 48 120 18 5 11 70 43 9 61 0 4 0 12 11 7 4 .249 .311 .376 -1.9 1948 BRO N
1949 BRO N Daily Splits 156 596 94 170 23 4 23 115 66 12 64 4 10 0 12 13 10 3 .285 .360 .453 0.0 1949 BRO N
1950 BRO N Daily Splits 153 561 98 159 26 2 32 113 73 12 73 1 11 0 18 14 6 4 .283 .367 .508 1.4 1950 BRO N
1951 BRO N Daily Splits 158 582 118 156 25 3 40 103 93 15 99 5 1 0 11 13 9 7 .268 .374 .527 3.2 1951 BRO N
1952 BRO N Daily Splits 153 508 87 129 27 1 32 102 107 16 90 2 2 0 19 9 2 4 .254 .386 .500 3.2 1952 BRO N
1953 BRO N Daily Splits 141 520 101 157 22 7 31 122 75 5 84 3 0 0 5 4 1 4 .302 .393 .550 2.6 1953 BRO N
1954 BRO N Daily Splits 154 579 106 176 23 5 42 130 74 4 84 1 5 19 0 6 13 3 3 .304 .373 .579 3.1 1954 BRO N
1955 BRO N Daily Splits 150 546 75 158 24 5 27 102 80 3 91 3 3 10 0 8 16 2 1 .289 .377 .500 1.6 1955 BRO N
1956 BRO N Daily Splits 153 550 86 146 29 4 32 87 76 10 91 0 5 2 0 7 16 3 3 .265 .354 .507 0.7 1956 BRO N
1957 BRO N Daily Splits 150 579 94 173 28 7 27 98 63 6 91 2 4 6 0 15 11 5 3 .299 .366 .511 1.3 1957 BRO N
1958 LA N Daily Splits 141 475 68 123 15 1 22 64 52 3 87 0 2 3 0 10 15 8 2 .259 .330 .434 -0.4 1958 LA N
1959 LA N Daily Splits 124 413 57 114 19 2 25 80 58 6 92 3 3 3 0 11 13 3 2 .276 .367 .513 0.9 1959 LA N
1960 LA N Daily Splits 101 197 22 39 8 1 8 30 26 1 37 1 4 3 0 5 5 0 1 .198 .291 .371 -1.0 1960 LA N
1961 LA N Daily Splits 109 215 25 52 4 0 8 31 24 1 43 0 2 4 0 4 5 3 1 .242 .313 .372 -1.1 1961 LA N
1962 NY N Daily Splits 54 127 15 32 1 0 9 17 15 1 27 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 .252 .331 .472 0.3 1962 NY N
1963 NY N Daily Splits 11 22 2 5 0 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .320 .227 0.0 1963 NY N
Total (18 Years) Splits 2071 7030 1105 1921 295 48 370 1274 943 109 1137 25 56 50 0 146 165 63 42 .273 .359 .487 13.1 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1947 BRO N Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1947 BRO N
1949 BRO N Daily Splits 5 17 2 4 0 0 1 4 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .235 .278 .412 1949 BRO N
1952 BRO N Daily Splits 7 21 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 6 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 .000 .192 .000 1952 BRO N
1953 BRO N Daily Splits 6 22 3 8 0 0 1 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .364 .440 .500 1953 BRO N
1955 BRO N Daily Splits 7 24 2 7 0 0 1 5 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .292 .357 .417 1955 BRO N
1956 BRO N Daily Splits 7 23 5 7 2 0 1 8 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 .407 .522 1956 BRO N
1959 LA N Daily Splits 6 23 2 9 0 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .391 .417 .609 1959 LA N
Total ( 7 Years) Splits 39 131 15 35 2 1 5 21 17 1 22 0 2 1 0 3 4 1 1 .267 .349 .412 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1949 NL Daily Splits 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 1949 NL
1951 NL Daily Splits 1 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 1.000 1951 NL
1953 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1953 NL
1954 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1954 NL
1955 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 1955 NL
1957 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1957 NL
Total ( 6 Years) Splits 6 12 3 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .583 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1943 BRO N Daily Splits 3B 1 0 0 7 1 2 2 1 0 .600
1947 BRO N Daily Splits C 24 20 17 190.2 79 12 4 2 0 0 5 5 0 .958
1948 BRO N Daily Splits 1B 96 96 90 858.1 830 60 13 85 0 .986
1948 BRO N C 38 33 30 295 160 12 4 5 0 4 6 7 0 .977
1949 BRO N Daily Splits 1B 156 156 154 1401 1336 80 7 142 1 .995
1950 BRO N Daily Splits 1B 153 153 152 1369.2 1273 100 8 159 0 .994
1951 BRO N Daily Splits 1B 158 158 158 1423.1 1365 126 12 171 0 .992
1952 BRO N Daily Splits 1B 153 153 149 1361.1 1322 116 11 152 0 .992
1953 BRO N Daily Splits 1B 126 114 112 1034.2 1025 99 8 105 0 .993
1953 BRO N OF 25 25 14 202 37 2 1 1 0 .975 19 0 6
1953 BRO N LF 19 19 11 156 34 2 1 1 0 .973
1953 BRO N RF 6 6 3 46 9 0 0 0 0 1.000
1954 BRO N Daily Splits 1B 154 154 153 1391.2 1381 132 7 129 0 .995
1955 BRO N Daily Splits 1B 139 136 131 1211 1274 105 12 126 0 .991
1955 BRO N OF 16 14 11 123 17 1 2 0 0 .900 8 1 7
1955 BRO N LF 8 8 5 63 10 1 1 0 0 .917
1955 BRO N RF 7 6 6 57 4 1 1 0 0 .833
1955 BRO N CF 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1956 BRO N Daily Splits 1B 138 121 121 1120.1 1190 103 10 105 0 .992
1956 BRO N OF 30 30 13 223.1 42 0 2 0 0 .955 22 0 8
1956 BRO N LF 22 22 11 169.1 35 0 1 0 0 .972
1956 BRO N RF 8 8 2 54 8 0 1 0 0 .889
1956 BRO N C 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1957 BRO N Daily Splits 1B 150 148 147 1350.1 1317 115 14 115 0 .990
1957 BRO N 3B 2 2 0 10 2 2 0 1 0 1.000
1957 BRO N 2B 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1958 LA N Daily Splits 1B 122 99 98 940.2 907 69 8 134 0 .992
1958 LA N 3B 15 13 10 112.1 18 34 1 3 0 .981
1958 LA N OF 9 9 2 60.2 6 0 0 0 0 1.000 4 0 5
1958 LA N RF 5 5 1 32.2 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1958 LA N LF 4 4 1 28 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1958 LA N C 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1959 LA N Daily Splits 1B 112 106 101 952.1 891 66 8 77 0 .992
1959 LA N 3B 4 4 3 33 5 8 0 3 0 1.000
1960 LA N Daily Splits 1B 94 41 34 447.1 403 33 2 40 0 .995
1960 LA N 3B 10 5 2 55 8 11 3 2 0 .864
1961 LA N Daily Splits 1B 100 48 44 527 454 37 1 44 0 .998
1962 NY N Daily Splits 1B 47 30 24 288.1 315 32 5 23 1 .986
1963 NY N Daily Splits 1B 10 6 5 56 61 8 0 7 0 1.000
Total (16 Years) Splits 1B 1908 1719 1673 15733.1 15344 1281 126 1614 2 .992
Total ( 4 Years) OF 80 78 40 609 102 3 5 1 0 .955 53 1 26
Total ( 4 Years) C 64 53 47 488.2 242 24 8 7 0 4 11 12 0 .971
Total ( 4 Years) LF 53 53 28 416.1 81 3 3 1 0 .966
Total ( 5 Years) 3B 32 24 15 217.1 34 57 6 10 0 .938
Total ( 4 Years) RF 26 25 12 189.2 25 1 2 0 0 .929
Total ( 1 Year ) 2B 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total ( 1 Year ) CF 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1949 BRO N Daily Splits 1B 5 5 5 44 38 3 0 0 0 1.000
1952 BRO N Daily Splits 1B 7 7 7 64 60 6 1 4 0 .985
1953 BRO N Daily Splits 1B 6 6 6 51.1 47 4 1 2 0 .981
1955 BRO N Daily Splits 1B 7 7 7 60 74 4 0 11 0 1.000
1956 BRO N Daily Splits 1B 7 7 7 61 54 5 0 8 0 1.000
1959 LA N Daily Splits 1B 6 6 6 53 53 3 0 6 0 1.000
Total ( 6 Years) Splits 1B 38 38 38 333.1 326 25 2 31 0 .994
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1949 NL Daily Splits 1B 1 0 0 6 8 2 0 1 0 1.000
1951 NL Daily Splits 1B 1 1 1 9 6 0 0 0 0 1.000
1953 NL Daily Splits 1B 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1954 NL Daily Splits 1B 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 4 Years) Splits 1B 4 1 1 19 16 2 0 1 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1963 WAS A 121 42 79 .347 412 606 5-23 10 10
1964 WAS A 162 62 100 .383 578 733 9
1965 WAS A 162 70 92 .432 591 721 8
1966 WAS A 159 71 88 .447 557 659 8
1967 WAS A 161 76 85 .472 550 637 6
1968 NY N 159 71 87 .449 462 485 9-24 9 9
1969 NY N 162 100 62 .617 632 541 1
1970 NY N 162 83 79 .512 695 630 3
1971 NY N 162 83 79 .512 588 550 3
Total ( 9 Years) 1410 658 751 .467 5065 5562
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
League Championship Series Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1969 NY N 3 3 0 1.000 27 15
World Series Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1969 NY N 5 4 1 .800 15 9
All-Star Game Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1970 NL 1 1 0 1.000 5 4
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
9- 6-1966 BOX WAS A Al Salerno Call at 1B
9-25-1966(1) BOX WAS A Bill Kinnamon Call at 2B
7- 7-1968(2) BOX NY N Ken Burkhart Balls and strikes
6-28-1970 BOX NY N Ed Sudol Call at 3B
7-26-1970 BOX NY N Frank Dezelan Check swing bunt
6-11-1971 BOX NY N Lee Weyer Fan interference non-call
6-29-1971 BOX NY N Augie Donatelli Call at 1B
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers (September 6, 1943 ).
Selected by New York Mets from Los Angeles Dodgers (14th pick overall) in the
expansion draft (October 10, 1961 ).
Traded by New York Mets to Washington Senators in exchange for Jim Piersall (May 23,
1963 ).
Traded by Washington Senators to New York Mets in exchange for Bill Denehy and
$100000 (November 27, 1967 ).
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