Gil Hodges

Positions: First Baseman and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 200lb (185cm, 90kg)

Born: April 4, 1924 in Princeton, IN us

Died: April 2, 1972 in West Palm Beach, FL

Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY

High School: Petersburg HS (Petersburg, IN)

School: St. Joseph's College (Rensselaer, IN)

Debut: October 3, 1943 (Age 19-182d, 9,546th in major league history)
vs. CIN 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SB

Last Game: May 5, 1963 (Age 39-031d)
vs. SFG 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2022. (Voted by Golden Days Era Committee)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Gilbert Ray Hodges

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

43.8

7030

1921

370

.273

1105

RBI

1274

OBP

.359

SLG

.487

OPS

.846

OPS+

120

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.
Triple Plays: 1 (Apr 26)

1949 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1949 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 19	BRO		NYG	W,10-3	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	2
2	2	Apr 20	BRO		NYG	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
3	3	Apr 21	BRO		NYG	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
4	4	Apr 23	BRO	@	PHI	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	5	1	0	6	2
5	5	Apr 24 (1)	BRO	@	PHI	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	9	0	0	9	2
6	6	Apr 24 (2)	BRO	@	PHI	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
7	7	Apr 25	BRO		BSN	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
8	8	Apr 26	BRO		BSN	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
9	9	Apr 27	BRO	@	NYG	L,8-11	CG	41	8.0	9	1	0	10	1
10	10	Apr 28	BRO	@	NYG	W,15-2	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
11	11	Apr 29	BRO		PHI	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	1
12	12	Apr 30	BRO		PHI	L,4-12	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	13	May 1	BRO		PHI	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
14	14	May 3	BRO		CIN	W,3-0	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
15	15	May 4	BRO		CIN	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
16	16	May 5	BRO		CIN	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
17	17	May 6	BRO		CHC	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
18	18	May 7	BRO		CHC	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	1
19	19	May 8	BRO		STL	W,8-7	CG	45	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
20	20	May 9	BRO		STL	L,5-14	CG	47	9.0	11	2	1	14	1
21	21	May 11	BRO		PIT	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	2
22	22	May 12	BRO		PIT	W,11-6	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
23	23	May 13	BRO	@	BSN	L,5-6	CG	49	9.1	8	0	0	8	3
24	24	May 14	BRO	@	BSN	L,6-7	CG	52	11.1	10	1	0	11	3
25	25	May 15	BRO	@	BSN	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	7	0	1	8	0
26	26	May 17	BRO	@	CHC	W,8-5	CG	44	11.0	14	0	0	14	1
27	27	May 18	BRO	@	CHC	W,14-5	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	2
28	28	May 19	BRO	@	STL	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
29	29	May 20	BRO	@	STL	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	8	1	0	9	0
30	30	May 21	BRO	@	STL	W,15-6	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
31	31	May 22 (1)	BRO	@	CIN	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	8	2	0	10	1
32	32	May 22 (2)	BRO	@	CIN	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	16	0	0	16	0
33	33	May 24	BRO	@	PIT	W,6-1	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	1
34	34	May 25	BRO	@	PIT	W,8-6	CG	37	9.0	12	0	1	13	1
35	35	May 27	BRO		BSN	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
36	36	May 28	BRO		BSN	L,6-7	CG	46	9.0	5	1	1	7	0
37	37	May 29	BRO		BSN	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
38	38	May 30 (1)	BRO	@	NYG	W,2-1	GS	25	7.0	9	0	0	9	1
39	39	May 30 (2)	BRO	@	NYG	L,4-7	GS	34	7.0	8	1	0	9	0
40	40	May 31	BRO	@	NYG	W,6-4	CG	56	14.0	18	1	0	19	3
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	41	Jun 1	BRO		STL	L,3-6	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
42	42	Jun 2	BRO		STL	L,4-7	CG	59	14.0	17	1	0	18	0
43	43	Jun 3	BRO		STL	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
44	44	Jun 4	BRO		PIT	W,8-6	CG	43	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
45	45	Jun 5	BRO		PIT	L,4-5	CG	43	10.0	10	0	0	10	0
46	46	Jun 6	BRO		PIT	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
47	47	Jun 7	BRO		CHC	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
48	48	Jun 8	BRO		CHC	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
49	49	Jun 9	BRO		CHC	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
50	50	Jun 10	BRO		CIN	W,10-5	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
51	51	Jun 11	BRO		CIN	W,11-3	CG	32	9.0	8	1	0	9	2
52	52	Jun 12	BRO		CIN	W,20-7	CG	41	9.0	3	2	0	5	1
53	53	Jun 14	BRO	@	STL	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	3
54	54	Jun 15	BRO	@	STL	L,5-9	CG	40	8.0	8	0	0	8	1
55	55	Jun 16	BRO	@	STL	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	8	1	0	9	3
56	56	Jun 17	BRO	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
57	57	Jun 18	BRO	@	CHC	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	9	1	0	10	2
58	58	Jun 19	BRO	@	CHC	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
59	59	Jun 21	BRO	@	CIN	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
60	60	Jun 22	BRO	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	40	10.2	13	1	0	14	2
61	61	Jun 23	BRO	@	CIN	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
62	62	Jun 24	BRO	@	PIT	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	10	1	0	11	0
63	63	Jun 25	BRO	@	PIT	W,17-10	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	3
64	64	Jun 26	BRO	@	PIT	W,15-3	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
65	65	Jun 28	BRO	@	PHI	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	2
66	66	Jun 29	BRO	@	PHI	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
67	67	Jun 30	BRO	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	9	0	0	9	2
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
68	68	Jul 1	BRO	@	NYG	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	11	0	0	11	0
69	69	Jul 2	BRO	@	NYG	W,13-8	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
70	70	Jul 3	BRO	@	NYG	L,0-16	CG	52	8.0	9	0	0	9	1
71	71	Jul 4 (1)	BRO		PHI	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
72	72	Jul 4 (2)	BRO		PHI	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	1
73	73	Jul 5	BRO		PHI	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	2
74	74	Jul 6	BRO	@	BSN	L,5-7	CG	36	8.0	6	1	0	7	0
75	75	Jul 7	BRO	@	BSN	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	2
76	76	Jul 8	BRO		NYG	W,4-3	CG	42	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
77	77	Jul 9	BRO		NYG	L,5-9	CG	47	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
78	78	Jul 10	BRO		NYG	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	2
79	79	Jul 14	BRO		CIN	W,6-5	CG	39	10.0	11	0	0	11	2
80	80	Jul 15	BRO		CIN	W,11-5	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	2
81	81	Jul 16	BRO		CIN	L,6-7	CG	43	10.0	12	1	1	14	0
82	82	Jul 17	BRO		CHC	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
83	83	Jul 18	BRO		CHC	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
84	84	Jul 19	BRO		PIT	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
85	85	Jul 20	BRO		PIT	L,6-8	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
86	86	Jul 21	BRO		PIT	W,7-6	CG	44	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
87	87	Jul 22	BRO		STL	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
88	88	Jul 23	BRO		STL	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	3
89	89	Jul 24	BRO		STL	L,1-14	CG	49	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
90	90	Jul 25	BRO		STL	T,4-4	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	2
91	91	Jul 26	BRO	@	CHC	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	7	1	0	8	0
92	92	Jul 27	BRO	@	CHC	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	4	2	0	6	0
93	93	Jul 28	BRO	@	CHC	W,7-1	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
94	94	Jul 29	BRO	@	STL	T,3-3	CG	43	9.0	7	4	0	11	1
95	95	Jul 30	BRO	@	STL	L,6-7	CG	35	8.0	11	1	0	12	2
96	96	Jul 31	BRO	@	STL	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
97	97	Aug 1	BRO	@	PIT	W,9-0	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
98	98	Aug 2	BRO	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	2
99	99	Aug 3	BRO	@	PIT	W,10-5	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
100	100	Aug 4	BRO	@	PIT	W,11-3	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
101	101	Aug 5	BRO	@	CIN	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
102	102	Aug 6	BRO	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
103	103	Aug 7 (1)	BRO	@	CIN	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	9	0	1	10	1
104	104	Aug 7 (2)	BRO	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
105	105	Aug 8	BRO		NYG	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	10	2	0	12	2
106	106	Aug 9	BRO	@	PHI	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	1
107	107	Aug 10	BRO	@	PHI	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	5	2	0	7	1
108	108	Aug 11	BRO	@	PHI	W,10-7	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
109	109	Aug 12	BRO		BSN	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	11	2	0	13	2
110	110	Aug 14	BRO		BSN	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	2
111	111	Aug 16	BRO		PHI	L,1-2	CG	47	12.0	16	0	0	16	1
112	112	Aug 17	BRO		PHI	L,7-11	CG	47	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
113	113	Aug 18	BRO		PHI	L,5-9	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
114	114	Aug 19	BRO	@	BSN	W,6-4	CG	51	12.0	10	1	0	11	2
115	115	Aug 20	BRO	@	BSN	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	1
116	116	Aug 21	BRO	@	BSN	L,0-5	CG	33	8.0	9	0	0	9	1
117	117	Aug 22	BRO	@	BSN	L,6-7	CG	41	8.2	4	0	0	4	1
118	118	Aug 23 (1)	BRO		STL	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
119	119	Aug 23 (2)	BRO		STL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
120	120	Aug 24	BRO		STL	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
121	121	Aug 25 (1)	BRO		CHC	L,0-4	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
122	122	Aug 25 (2)	BRO		CHC	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	1
123	123	Aug 26	BRO		CHC	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
124	124	Aug 27	BRO		CHC	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	3
125	125	Aug 28	BRO		PIT	W,9-0	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	2
126	126	Aug 29	BRO		PIT	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	16	0	0	16	0
127	127	Aug 30	BRO		PIT	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
128	128	Sep 1 (1)	BRO		CIN	W,11-8	CG	40	9.0	6	2	0	8	3
129	129	Sep 1 (2)	BRO		CIN	L,3-4	CG	44	10.0	10	0	0	10	0
130	130	Sep 2	BRO	@	NYG	W,8-0	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
131	131	Sep 3	BRO	@	NYG	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	1
132	132	Sep 4	BRO	@	NYG	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
133	133	Sep 5 (1)	BRO		BSN	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	2
134	134	Sep 5 (2)	BRO		BSN	W,13-2	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
135	135	Sep 6	BRO		BSN	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	7	2	0	9	2
136	136	Sep 7	BRO		BSN	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	3	2	0	5	1
137	137	Sep 8	BRO		NYG	W,12-7	CG	45	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
138	138	Sep 9	BRO		NYG	L,1-10	CG	42	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
139	139	Sep 10	BRO		NYG	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	1
140	140	Sep 11	BRO		NYG	W,10-5	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
141	141	Sep 13	BRO	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	43	10.0	7	1	0	8	1
142	142	Sep 14	BRO	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
143	143	Sep 16	BRO	@	PIT	L,2-9	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
144	144	Sep 17	BRO	@	PIT	L,2-7	CG	39	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
145	145	Sep 18	BRO	@	CHC	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
146	146	Sep 19	BRO	@	CHC	W,4-0	CG	28	9.0	9	1	0	10	2
147	147	Sep 20	BRO	@	CHC	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
148	148	Sep 21 (1)	BRO	@	STL	L,0-1	CG	34	8.0	10	1	0	11	1
149	149	Sep 21 (2)	BRO	@	STL	W,5-0	CG	28	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
150	150	Sep 22	BRO	@	STL	W,19-6	CG	40	9.0	8	0	1	9	2
151	151	Sep 24	BRO		PHI	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
152	152	Sep 25	BRO		PHI	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
153	153	Sep 29 (1)	BRO	@	BSN	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
154	154	Sep 29 (2)	BRO	@	BSN	W,8-0	CG	18	5.0	3	0	0	3	1
155	155	Oct 1	BRO	@	PHI	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	2
156	156	Oct 2	BRO	@	PHI	W,9-7	CG	46	10.0	10	1	0	11	0
							156gm		1401.0	1336	80	7	1423	142