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Gil Hodges   |   Major Leaguer   1943-1963

Full Name:  Gilbert Ray Hodges
Born:  April 4,1924  in  Princeton, Indiana
Death:  April 2,1972
Height:  6-1  Weight:  200  Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right
High School:  Petersburg (IN)
College:  Saint Joseph's College

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Transactions:   [Jan 1,1943] - Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Dodgers.  [Oct 10,1961] - Selected by Mets from Dodgers in expansion draft.  [May 23,1963] - Traded by Mets to Senators for Jim Piersall.  [Nov 27,1967] - Traded by Senators to Mets for Bill Denehy and Cash.  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1943BrooklynNL19BrkMLB 3b 120000001 120 0 0 .000*.337.000*337--
1947BrooklynNL23BrkMLB c 287791231170 14190 0 3 .156*.291.260*551--
1948BrooklynNL24BrkMLB 1b-c 1344814812018511707 43610 4 11 .249*.316.376*692--
1949BrooklynNL25BrkMLB 1b 156596941702342311510 66644 10 13 .285*.360.453*813--
1950BrooklynNL26BrkMLB 1b 15356198159262321136 73731 11 14 .283*.370.508*878--
1951BrooklynNL27BrkMLB 1b 158582118156253401039793995 1 13 .268*.372.527*899--
1952BrooklynNL28BrkMLB 1b 153508871292713210224107902 2 9 .254*.387.500*887--
1953BrooklynNL29BrkMLB 1b 141520101157227311221475843 0 4 .302*.393.550*943--
1954BrooklynNL30BrkMLB 1b 154579106176235421303374841 51913 .304.373.579952--
1955BrooklynNL31BrkMLB 1b 15054675158245271022180913331016 .289.377.500877--
1956BrooklynNL32BrkMLB 1b 1535508614629432873376910105216 .265.354.507861--
1957BrooklynNL33BrkMLB 1b4,5150579941732872798536391264611 .299.366.51187741%
1958LA DodgersNL34LaMLB 1b4,5,6141475681231512264825287032315 .259.330.43476441%
1959LA DodgersNL35LaMLB 1b5,6124413571141922580325892363313 .276.367.51388042%
1960LA DodgersNL36LaMLB 1b4,5,310119722398183001263711435 .198.291.37166237%
1961LA DodgersNL37LaMLB 1b5,610921525524083131244301245 .242.313.37268533%
1962NY MetsNL38NymMLB 1b55412715321091700152701004 .252.331.47280345%
1963NY MetsNL39NymMLB 1b5,61122250003003200000 .227.320.22754767%
 
Major League Totals - 18 Season(s)20717030110519212954837012746394311372556165 .273.487-----


 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1947BrooklynNL23BrkWs11000000000100000 .000.000.000000--
1949BrooklynNL25BrkWs517240014001400000 .235.278.412690--
1952BrooklynNL28BrkWs721100001005600000 .000.192.000192--
1953BrooklynNL29BrkWs622380011103300000 .364.440.500940--
1955BrooklynNL31BrkWs724270015003200000 .292.370.417787--
1956BrooklynNL32BrkWs723572018004400000 .304.407.522929--
1959LA DodgersNL35LaWs623290112001200000 .391.417.6091026--
 
Major League Totals - 7 Season(s)3913115352152110172200000 .267.351.412763--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1943BrooklynNL19BrkMLB3B112251---.600--
 
1947BrooklynNL23BrkMLBC2479124952000.958--
 
1948BrooklynNL24BrkMLBC381601241765400.977--
1948BrooklynNL24BrkMLB1B96830601390385---.986--
 
1949BrooklynNL25BrkMLB1B15613368071423142---.995--
 
1950BrooklynNL26BrkMLB1B153127310081381159---.994--
 
1951BrooklynNL27BrkMLB1B1581365126121503171---.992--
 
1952BrooklynNL28BrkMLB1B1531322116111449152---.992--
 
1953BrooklynNL29BrkMLB1B12710259981132105---.993--
1953BrooklynNL29BrkMLBOF243721401---.975--
 
1954BrooklynNL30BrkMLB1B154138113271520129---.995--
 
1955BrooklynNL31BrkMLB1B1391274105121391126---.991--
1955BrooklynNL31BrkMLBOF161712200---.900--
 
1956BrooklynNL32BrkMLBC1200200001.000--
1956BrooklynNL32BrkMLB1B1381190103101303105---.992--
1956BrooklynNL32BrkMLBOF304202440---.955--
 
1957BrooklynNL33BrkMLB1B1501317115141446115---.990--
1957BrooklynNL33BrkMLB2B100000--------
1957BrooklynNL33BrkMLB3B222041---1.000--
 
1958LA DodgersNL34LaMLBC1100100001.000--
1958LA DodgersNL34LaMLB1B122907698984134---.992--
1958LA DodgersNL34LaMLB3B1518341533---.981--
1958LA DodgersNL34LaMLBOF960060---1.000--
 
1959LA DodgersNL35LaMLB1B11389166896577---.992--
1959LA DodgersNL35LaMLB3B4580133---1.000--
 
1960LA DodgersNL36LaMLB1B9240333243840---.995--
1960LA DodgersNL36LaMLB3B108113222---.864--
 
1961LA DodgersNL37LaMLB1B10045437149244---.998--
 
1962NY MetsNL38NymMLB1B4731532535223---.986--
 
1963NY MetsNL39NymMLB1B106180697---1.000--
 


 Awards
[1948] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #30)  [1949] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #11), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1950] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, NL MVP (Voting Rank: #8)  [1951] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #16), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1952] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, NL MVP (Voting Rank: #19)  [1953] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, NL MVP (Voting Rank: #14)  [1954] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #10), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1955] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1957] - MLB Gold Glove Award (1B), NL MVP (Voting Rank: #7), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1958] - NL Gold Glove Award (1B)  [1959] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #18), NL Gold Glove Award (1B)  [1969] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (82 votes - 24.12%)  [1970] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (145 votes - 48.33%)  [1971] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (180 votes - 50%)  [1972] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (161 votes - 40.66%)  [1973] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (218 votes - 57.37%)  [1974] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (198 votes - 54.25%)  [1975] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (188 votes - 51.93%)  [1976] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (233 votes - 60.05%)  [1977] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (224 votes - 58.49%)  [1978] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (226 votes - 59.63%)  [1979] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (242 votes - 56.02%)  [1980] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (230 votes - 59.74%)  [1981] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (241 votes - 60.1%)  [1982] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (205 votes - 49.4%)  [1983] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (237 votes - 63.37%)
 Trivia and Player Notes
Member of the World Series Champion Brooklyn Dodgers in 1955 and the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1959.

Notes: Played in 8 All-Star games during his career (1949-1955, 1957)
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