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.

1951 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1951 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 17	BRO		PHI	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	6	0	1	7	1	1B
2	2	Apr 18	BRO		PHI	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	9	2	0	11	2	1B
3	3	Apr 20	BRO	@	NYG	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
4	4	Apr 21	BRO	@	NYG	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	2	1B
5	5	Apr 22	BRO	@	NYG	W,4-3	CG	42	10.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
6	6	Apr 23	BRO		BSN	W,2-1	CG	58	16.0	12	2	0	14	3	1B
7	7	Apr 24	BRO		BSN	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
8	8	Apr 25	BRO		BSN	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	6	2	0	8	2	1B
9	9	Apr 26	BRO	@	PHI	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
10	10	Apr 27	BRO	@	PHI	W,11-5	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
11	11	Apr 28	BRO		NYG	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
12	12	Apr 29	BRO		NYG	W,6-3	CG	43	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
13	13	Apr 30	BRO		NYG	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 1	BRO		PIT	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
15	15	May 2	BRO		PIT	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
16	16	May 3	BRO		CIN	W,8-0	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
17	17	May 4	BRO		CIN	L,4-5	CG	43	9.0	9	3	0	12	3	1B
18	18	May 5	BRO		CIN	W,12-8	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
19	19	May 6	BRO		STL	L,7-11	CG	45	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
20	20	May 7	BRO		STL	W,4-3	CG	39	10.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
21	21	May 8	BRO		CHC	L,1-2	CG	31	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
22	22	May 9	BRO		CHC	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
23	23	May 10	BRO		CHC	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
24	24	May 12	BRO	@	BSN	T,5-5	CG	50	12.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
25	25	May 13	BRO	@	BSN	W,12-6	CG	41	9.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
26	26	May 15	BRO	@	CHC	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
27	27	May 16	BRO	@	CHC	L,4-14	CG	45	8.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
28	28	May 17	BRO	@	CHC	L,0-7	CG	38	8.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
29	29	May 18	BRO	@	STL	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
30	30	May 19	BRO	@	STL	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
31	31	May 20 (1)	BRO	@	CIN	W,10-3	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	3	1B
32	32	May 20 (2)	BRO	@	CIN	W,14-4	CG	36	9.0	8	5	0	13	0	1B
33	33	May 22	BRO	@	PIT	W,17-8	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
34	34	May 23	BRO	@	PIT	W,11-4	CG	35	9.0	7	2	1	10	4	1B
35	35	May 25	BRO		BSN	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
36	36	May 26	BRO		BSN	L,10-12	CG	47	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
37	37	May 28	BRO	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
38	38	May 30 (1)	BRO	@	PHI	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
39	39	May 30 (2)	BRO	@	PHI	L,5-9	CG	42	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
40	40	May 31	BRO		PHI	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	41	Jun 1	BRO		CIN	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
42	42	Jun 2	BRO		CIN	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
43	43	Jun 3 (1)	BRO		CHC	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
44	44	Jun 3 (2)	BRO		CHC	W,3-2	CG	39	10.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
45	45	Jun 5	BRO		STL	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
46	46	Jun 6	BRO		STL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
47	47	Jun 7	BRO		STL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
48	48	Jun 9	BRO		PIT	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	10	1	1	12	0	1B
49	49	Jun 10 (1)	BRO		PIT	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
50	50	Jun 10 (2)	BRO		PIT	L,4-5	CG	42	11.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
51	51	Jun 12	BRO	@	STL	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
52	52	Jun 13	BRO	@	STL	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
53	53	Jun 14	BRO	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	42	9.0	8	1	1	10	1	1B
54	54	Jun 15	BRO	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
55	55	Jun 16	BRO	@	CHC	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
56	56	Jun 17	BRO	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	3	1B
57	57	Jun 19	BRO	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
58	58	Jun 20	BRO	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
59	59	Jun 21	BRO	@	CIN	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
60	60	Jun 22	BRO	@	PIT	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
61	61	Jun 23	BRO	@	PIT	W,13-1	CG	35	9.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
62	62	Jun 24 (1)	BRO	@	PIT	L,7-10	CG	44	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
63	63	Jun 24 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	39	8.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
64	64	Jun 26	BRO	@	NYG	L,0-4	CG	31	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
65	65	Jun 27	BRO	@	NYG	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
66	66	Jun 28	BRO	@	NYG	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
67	67	Jun 29	BRO		PHI	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
68	68	Jun 30	BRO		PHI	W,14-8	CG	46	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	69	Jul 1	BRO		PHI	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
70	70	Jul 2	BRO	@	BSN	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
71	71	Jul 3	BRO	@	BSN	L,3-4	CG	41	8.1	6	0	0	6	2	1B
72	72	Jul 4 (1)	BRO		NYG	W,6-5	CG	43	11.0	11	2	0	13	3	1B
73	73	Jul 4 (2)	BRO		NYG	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
74	74	Jul 5	BRO		NYG	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
75	75	Jul 6	BRO	@	PHI	W,6-2	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
76	76	Jul 7	BRO	@	PHI	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
77	77	Jul 8	BRO	@	PHI	W,6-4	CG	41	10.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
78	78	Jul 12	BRO		CHC	W,9-3	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	3	1B
79	79	Jul 13	BRO		CHC	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
80	80	Jul 14 (1)	BRO		CHC	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
81	81	Jul 14 (2)	BRO		CHC	L,7-11	CG	42	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
82	82	Jul 15 (1)	BRO		CIN	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
83	83	Jul 15 (2)	BRO		CIN	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	14	1	0	15	3	1B
84	84	Jul 16	BRO		CIN	W,11-2	CG	29	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
85	85	Jul 17	BRO		PIT	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
86	86	Jul 18	BRO		PIT	L,12-13	CG	52	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
87	87	Jul 20	BRO		STL	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
88	88	Jul 21	BRO		STL	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
89	89	Jul 22	BRO		STL	W,9-2	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
90	90	Jul 24	BRO	@	CHC	W,6-3	CG	41	10.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
91	91	Jul 25	BRO	@	CHC	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
92	92	Jul 26	BRO	@	CHC	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
93	93	Jul 27	BRO	@	STL	W,12-9	CG	50	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
94	94	Jul 28	BRO	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
95	95	Jul 29	BRO	@	STL	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	13	2	0	15	1	1B
96	96	Jul 31	BRO	@	PIT	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
97	97	Aug 1	BRO	@	PIT	L,9-12	CG	43	8.0	10	0	1	11	1	1B
98	98	Aug 2	BRO	@	PIT	W,10-5	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
99	99	Aug 3	BRO	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	53	13.1	12	0	0	12	0	1B
100	100	Aug 4	BRO	@	CIN	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
101	101	Aug 5 (1)	BRO	@	CIN	W,9-8	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	3	1B
102	102	Aug 5 (2)	BRO	@	CIN	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
103	103	Aug 8 (1)	BRO		NYG	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	3	1B
104	104	Aug 8 (2)	BRO		NYG	W,7-6	CG	46	10.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
105	105	Aug 9	BRO		NYG	W,6-5	CG	44	9.0	11	1	0	12	3	1B
106	106	Aug 11 (1)	BRO		BSN	W,8-1	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
107	107	Aug 11 (2)	BRO		BSN	L,4-8	CG	43	9.0	13	1	1	15	2	1B
108	108	Aug 12	BRO		BSN	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	3	1B
109	109	Aug 13	BRO		BSN	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
110	110	Aug 14	BRO	@	NYG	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
111	111	Aug 15	BRO	@	NYG	L,1-3	CG	29	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
112	112	Aug 16	BRO	@	NYG	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
113	113	Aug 17 (1)	BRO	@	BSN	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
114	114	Aug 17 (2)	BRO	@	BSN	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
115	115	Aug 18	BRO	@	BSN	W,5-3	CG	32	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
116	116	Aug 19	BRO	@	BSN	L,4-13	CG	44	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
117	117	Aug 22 (1)	BRO		STL	W,4-3	CG	39	10.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
118	118	Aug 22 (2)	BRO		STL	W,8-7	CG	42	10.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
119	119	Aug 23	BRO		STL	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
120	120	Aug 24	BRO		CHC	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
121	121	Aug 25	BRO		CHC	L,1-5	CG	27	7.0	12	0	0	12	3	1B
122	122	Aug 26 (1)	BRO		PIT	L,11-12	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
123	123	Aug 26 (2)	BRO		PIT	W,4-3	CG	42	10.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
124	124	Aug 27 (1)	BRO		PIT	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
125	125	Aug 27 (2)	BRO		PIT	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	12	0	1	13	1	1B
126	126	Aug 28	BRO		CIN	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
127	127	Aug 29	BRO		CIN	W,13-1	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
128	128	Aug 30	BRO		CIN	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
129	129	Sep 1	BRO	@	NYG	L,1-8	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
130	130	Sep 2	BRO	@	NYG	L,2-11	CG	44	8.0	7	0	1	8	1	1B
131	131	Sep 3 (1)	BRO		BSN	W,7-2	CG	40	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
132	132	Sep 3 (2)	BRO		BSN	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
133	133	Sep 5	BRO		PHI	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
134	134	Sep 7	BRO		PHI	W,11-6	CG	39	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
135	135	Sep 8	BRO		NYG	W,9-0	CG	34	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
136	136	Sep 9	BRO		NYG	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	10	0	1	11	1	1B
137	137	Sep 11	BRO	@	CIN	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
138	138	Sep 12	BRO	@	CIN	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	4	2	0	6	1	1B
139	139	Sep 14	BRO	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	12	0	0	12	3	1B
140	140	Sep 15	BRO	@	PIT	L,4-11	CG	45	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
141	141	Sep 16	BRO	@	CHC	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	12	1	1	14	2	1B
142	142	Sep 17	BRO	@	CHC	L,3-5	CG	29	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
143	143	Sep 18	BRO	@	STL	L,1-7	CG	39	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
144	144	Sep 19	BRO	@	STL	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
145	145	Sep 20	BRO	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
146	146	Sep 21	BRO		PHI	L,6-9	CG	44	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
147	147	Sep 22	BRO		PHI	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	11	3	0	14	0	1B
148	148	Sep 23	BRO		PHI	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	12	1	1	14	1	1B
149	149	Sep 25 (1)	BRO	@	BSN	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
150	150	Sep 25 (2)	BRO	@	BSN	L,2-14	CG	44	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
151	151	Sep 26	BRO	@	BSN	W,15-5	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
152	152	Sep 27	BRO	@	BSN	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	9	2	0	11	2	1B
153	153	Sep 28	BRO	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	41	8.1	7	1	0	8	0	1B
154	154	Sep 29	BRO	@	PHI	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	9	2	0	11	3	1B
155	155	Sep 30	BRO	@	PHI	W,9-8	CG	68	14.0	10	5	0	15	0	1B
156	156	Oct 1	BRO		NYG	L,1-3	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	1B
157	157	Oct 2	BRO	@	NYG	W,10-0	CG	38	9.0	10	0	1	11	0	1B
158	158	Oct 3	BRO	@	NYG	L,4-5	CG	33	8.1	11	1	0	12	2	1B
							158gm		1423.1	1365	126	12	1503	171