Ron Hodges

Positions: Catcher and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: June 22, 1949 in Rocky Mount, VA us

Died: November 24, 2023 in Roanoke, VA

Draft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 6th round of the 1970 MLB June Amateur Draft from Appalachian State University (Boone, NC), the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (15th) of the 1971 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Appalachian State University (Boone, NC), the Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (10th) of the 1971 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Appalachian State University (Boone, NC) and the New York Mets in the 2nd round of the 1972 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Appalachian State University (Boone, NC).

High School: Franklin County HS (Rocky Mount, VA)

School: Appalachian State University (Boone, NC)

Debut: June 13, 1973 (Age 23-356d, 13,362nd in major league history)
vs. SFG 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1984 (Age 35-100d)
vs. MON 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Full Name: Ronald Wray Hodges

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.1

1426

342

.240

119

RBI

147

OBP

.342

SLG

.322

OPS

.663

OPS+

Summary of 19 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 4 tying, 6 go ahead

1 Tm
NYM	19

Platoon
vs RHP	16
vs LHP	3

Home/Road
Home	11
Away	8

Outs
1	10
2	5
0	4

10 Opps
ATL	4
PIT	3
SFG	2
PHI	2
STL	2
SDP	2
LAD	1
CIN	1
MON	1
HOU	1

19 Pitchers
Randy Moffitt	1
Andy Messersmith	1
Doc Medich	1
Bill Greif	1
Dave Stewart	1
Steve Mura	1
Bill Lee	1
Rick Mahler	1
Alan Fowlkes	1
Bob Gibson	1
Larry Hardy	1
Tug McGraw	1
J.R. Richard	1
Dick Ruthven	1
Odell Jones	1
Grant Jackson	1
Gene Garber	1
Frank Pastore	1
Carl Morton	1

5 Parks
Shea Stad (NYC)	11
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	4
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	2
3Com Park (SFO)	1
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	1

Where Hit
9	11

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	19

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	9
1--	6
12-	2
123	1
-23	1

34 RBI
RISP	4
0 on	9
1 on	6
2 on	3
3 on	1
Any on	10

Inning
2	4
3	1
4	3
6	1
7	3
8	2
9	4
Extra	1

1-3	5
4-6	4
7-end	10

RelScore
+4..	2
+1	1
Tied	5
-1	4
-2	2
-3	1
-4..	4

Ahead	3
Tied	5
Behind	11

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
C	17
PH	2

OrderPos
7th	8
8th	5
6th	5
9th	1

Leverage
High Lev	4
Medium Lev	8
Low Lev	7

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1973	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1973-06-17	NYM		SDP	Bill Greif	tied 1-1	b 7	1	---	1	8	2	0.237	78%		Home Run
1974	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1974-04-28 (2)	NYM	@	SFG	Randy Moffitt	tied 3-3	t 7	1	1--	2	8	2	0.306	81%		Home Run; W. Garrett Scores
3	3	2	1	1974-06-30 (2)	NYM		STL	Bob Gibson	behind 0-1	b 3	1	---	1	8	2	0.132	53%		Home Run (Deep RF)
4	4	3	1	1974-07-09	NYM		SDP	Larry Hardy	behind 1-5	b 9	1	-23	3	6	2	0.048	10%		Home Run (Deep RF); C. Jones Scores; J. Milner Scores
5	5	4	1	1974-08-26	NYM		HOU	J.R. Richard	tied 0-0	b 2	2	---	1	8	2	0.120	63%		Home Run
1975	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	1975-09-20	NYM		PHI	Gene Garber	tied 7-7	b 11	2	1--	2	7	2	0.442	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run; E. Kranepool Scores
7	7	2	1	1975-09-21	NYM		PHI	Tug McGraw	behind 0-4	b 9	1	1--	2	7	2	0.022	4%		Home Run; E. Kranepool Scores
1976	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1976-05-11	NYM	@	ATL	Carl Morton	behind 0-3	t 4	1	12-	3	7	2	0.258	47%		Home Run; J. Torre Scores; W. Garrett Scores
9	9	2	1	1976-05-31 (2)	NYM		PIT	Doc Medich	behind 0-2	b 9	2	---	1	6	2	0.027	4%		Home Run (Deep RF)
10	10	3	1	1976-07-10	NYM	@	ATL	Andy Messersmith	behind 1-2	t 6	2	---	1	7	2	0.175	44%		Home Run
11	11	4	1	1976-07-11	NYM	@	ATL	Dick Ruthven	behind 0-1	t 2	1	1--	2	7	2	0.196	59%		Home Run; W. Garrett Scores
1977	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	1977-08-11	NYM	@	PIT	Odell Jones	behind 0-9	t 8	1	---	1	8	PH	0.001	0%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1981	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
13	13	1	1	1981-04-19 (1)	NYM		MON	Bill Lee	behind 0-4	b 8	0	1--	2	7	2	0.080	14%		Home Run (Deep RF); H. Brooks Scores/unER
1982	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	1982-05-09	NYM		SFG	Alan Fowlkes	ahead 1-0	b 4	2	1--	2	6	2	0.188	86%		Home Run (Deep RF); G. Foster Scores
15	15	2	1	1982-06-06	NYM	@	CIN	Frank Pastore	tied 0-0	t 2	0	12-	3	7	2	0.196	79%		Home Run (Deep RF); M. Jorgensen Scores; H. Brooks Scores
16	16	3	1	1982-06-12	NYM		STL	Steve Mura	ahead 5-0	b 4	0	---	1	7	2	0.019	98%		Home Run (Deep RF)
17	17	4	1	1982-07-06	NYM		LAD	Dave Stewart	behind 0-1	b 2	1	---	1	6	2	0.121	53%		Home Run (Deep RF)
18	18	5	1	1982-09-08	NYM	@	PIT	Grant Jackson	ahead 5-0	t 9	1	123	4	6	2	0.003	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Bailor Scores; G. Foster Scores; M. Howard Scores
1984	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	1984-07-12	NYM	@	ATL	Rick Mahler	behind 1-3	t 7	0	---	1	9	PH	0.124	30%		Home Run (Deep RF)