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.

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	BRO		PIT	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
2	2	Apr 15	BRO		PIT	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
3	3	Apr 17 (1)	BRO	@	NYG	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
4	4	Apr 17 (2)	BRO	@	NYG	W,12-4	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
5	5	Apr 19	BRO	@	PIT	W,12-4	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
6	6	Apr 21	BRO	@	PHI	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
7	7	Apr 22	BRO	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
8	8	Apr 23	BRO	@	PHI	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
9	9	Apr 24	BRO		NYG	W,12-4	CG	40	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
10	10	Apr 25	BRO		NYG	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
11	11	Apr 26	BRO		NYG	W,8-4	CG	42	9.0	8	2	0	10	2	1B
12	12	Apr 28	BRO		CIN	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
13	13	Apr 29	BRO		CIN	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
14	14	Apr 30	BRO		CIN	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	15	May 1	BRO		CHC	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
16	16	May 3	BRO		MLN	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
17	17	May 4	BRO		MLN	L,4-9	CG	45	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
18	18	May 6	BRO		STL	W,7-3	CG	33	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
19	19	May 9 (1)	BRO		PHI	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
20	20	May 9 (2)	BRO		PHI	L,4-8	CG	47	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
21	21	May 10	BRO		PHI	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	12	1	1	14	2	1B
22	22	May 12	BRO	@	CHC	L,4-6	CG	47	10.1	7	2	0	9	2	1B
23	23	May 14	BRO	@	STL	L,3-8	CG	36	8.0	11	1	0	12	4	1B
24	24	May 15	BRO	@	STL	L,3-9	CG	41	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
25	28 (3)	May 19	BRO	@	MLN	W,4-1	GF	7	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PR 1B
26	30 (1)	May 21	BRO	@	NYG	L,2-7	GF	9	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
27	31	May 22	BRO	@	NYG	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	3	1B
28	32	May 23	BRO	@	PHI	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
29	33	May 24	BRO	@	PHI	W,16-2	CG	37	9.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
30	34	May 25	BRO	@	PHI	W,11-9	CG	46	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
31	35	May 27	BRO		NYG	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
32	36	May 28	BRO		NYG	W,7-6	CG	42	10.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
33	37	May 29	BRO	@	PIT	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	11	0	1	12	3	1B
34	38	May 30 (1)	BRO	@	PIT	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
35	39	May 30 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
36	40	May 31 (1)	BRO		PIT	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
37	41	May 31 (2)	BRO		PIT	W,4-1	CG	24	7.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	42	Jun 2	BRO		MLN	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	16	1	0	17	4	1B
39	43	Jun 3	BRO		MLN	L,9-14	CG	46	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	1B
40	44	Jun 4	BRO		MLN	W,10-5	CG	35	9.0	13	2	0	15	1	1B
41	45	Jun 5	BRO		STL	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	14	1	0	15	2	1B
42	46	Jun 6	BRO		STL	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
43	47	Jun 7	BRO		STL	W,10-1	CG	35	9.0	13	2	0	15	1	1B
44	48	Jun 8	BRO		CIN	L,5-8	CG	39	9.0	14	0	1	15	2	1B
45	49	Jun 9	BRO		CIN	W,10-6	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
46	50	Jun 10	BRO		CIN	W,13-3	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
47	51	Jun 11	BRO		CIN	W,9-6	CG	41	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
48	52	Jun 12	BRO		CHC	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
49	53	Jun 14 (1)	BRO		CHC	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	2	1B
50	54	Jun 14 (2)	BRO		CHC	T,6-6	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
51	55	Jun 16	BRO	@	STL	L,5-6	CG	39	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
52	56	Jun 17	BRO	@	STL	L,3-9	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
53	57	Jun 18	BRO	@	STL	L,4-12	CG	43	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
54	58	Jun 19 (1)	BRO	@	CHC	L,8-11	CG	38	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
55	60 (1)	Jun 20	BRO	@	CHC	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
56	61	Jun 21	BRO	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
57	62	Jun 22	BRO	@	CHC	L,4-9	CG	44	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
58	63	Jun 23	BRO	@	CIN	L,2-3	GS	36	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	LF 1B
59	64	Jun 24	BRO	@	CIN	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
60	65	Jun 25	BRO	@	CIN	W,12-3	GS	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF 1B
61	66	Jun 26	BRO	@	MLN	W,4-3	GS	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF 1B
62	67	Jun 27	BRO	@	MLN	W,4-3	GS	38	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF 1B
63	68	Jun 28	BRO	@	MLN	W,11-1	CG	31	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
64	69	Jun 30	BRO		PHI	L,9-10	CG	48	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
65	70	Jul 1	BRO		PHI	W,5-4	CG	42	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
66	71	Jul 2	BRO		PHI	W,8-0	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	LF
67	72	Jul 4 (1)	BRO		PIT	W,6-5	GS	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF 1B
68	73	Jul 4 (2)	BRO		PIT	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
69	74	Jul 5	BRO	@	NYG	L,6-20	CG	46	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
70	75	Jul 6	BRO	@	PIT	W,14-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
71	76	Jul 7 (1)	BRO	@	PIT	W,5-4	GS	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	LF 1B
72	77	Jul 7 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
73	78	Jul 8	BRO	@	PHI	W,8-4	GS	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	LF 1B
74	79	Jul 9	BRO	@	PHI	L,5-6	GS	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF 1B
75	80	Jul 10	BRO		NYG	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
76	81	Jul 11	BRO		NYG	L,0-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
77	82	Jul 12	BRO		NYG	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
78	83	Jul 16	BRO		STL	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
79	84	Jul 17 (1)	BRO		STL	W,14-0	GS	19	5.0	3	1	0	4	1	1B
80	85	Jul 17 (2)	BRO		STL	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
81	86	Jul 18	BRO		STL	W,14-6	CG	46	9.0	5	3	0	8	2	1B
82	87	Jul 19 (1)	BRO		CIN	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	3	1B
83	88	Jul 19 (2)	BRO		CIN	W,7-5	CG	44	9.0	7	1	1	9	0	1B
84	89	Jul 20	BRO		CHC	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
85	90	Jul 21	BRO		CHC	W,15-4	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
86	91	Jul 22 (1)	BRO		CHC	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
87	92	Jul 22 (2)	BRO		CHC	W,11-1	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
88	93	Jul 24	BRO		MLN	L,6-11	CG	47	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
89	94	Jul 25	BRO		MLN	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
90	95	Jul 26 (1)	BRO		MLN	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
91	96	Jul 26 (2)	BRO		MLN	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
92	97	Jul 28	BRO	@	CHC	W,13-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
93	98	Jul 29	BRO	@	CHC	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
94	99	Jul 30	BRO	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
95	100	Jul 31	BRO	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
96	101	Aug 1	BRO	@	STL	W,11-4	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
97	102	Aug 2	BRO	@	STL	L,1-10	CG	38	8.0	5	3	0	8	0	1B
98	103	Aug 3	BRO	@	MLN	W,1-0	CG	24	7.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
99	104	Aug 5	BRO	@	MLN	L,3-5	CG	40	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
100	105	Aug 6 (1)	BRO	@	MLN	W,4-3	CG	48	11.0	5	2	0	7	2	1B
101	106	Aug 6 (2)	BRO	@	MLN	L,2-3	CG	35	8.2	10	1	0	11	1	1B
102	107	Aug 7	BRO	@	CIN	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	10	3	0	13	1	1B
103	108	Aug 8	BRO	@	CIN	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
104	109	Aug 9	BRO	@	CIN	W,9-1	CG	31	9.0	11	2	0	13	2	1B
105	110	Aug 11	BRO	@	NYG	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
106	111	Aug 12	BRO	@	NYG	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
107	112	Aug 13	BRO	@	NYG	W,9-8	CG	45	10.0	10	0	1	11	1	1B
108	113	Aug 15	BRO		PIT	W,14-6	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
109	114	Aug 16 (1)	BRO		PIT	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
110	115	Aug 16 (2)	BRO		PIT	W,9-5	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
111	116	Aug 17	BRO		PIT	W,5-2	CG	42	11.0	14	2	0	16	2	1B
112	117	Aug 18	BRO		NYG	W,4-3	CG	50	13.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
113	118	Aug 19	BRO		NYG	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	4	2	1	7	2	1B
114	119	Aug 20	BRO		NYG	W,10-0	CG	32	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
115	120	Aug 21	BRO	@	PIT	L,1-7	CG	39	8.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
116	121	Aug 22	BRO	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	3	1B
117	122	Aug 23 (1)	BRO	@	PIT	W,10-4	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
118	123	Aug 23 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	W,9-7	CG	43	9.0	9	3	0	12	1	1B
119	124	Aug 25 (1)	BRO		CHC	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
120	125	Aug 25 (2)	BRO		CHC	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
121	126	Aug 26	BRO		CHC	L,4-13	CG	48	9.0	12	0	1	13	1	1B
122	127	Aug 27	BRO		CHC	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
123	128	Aug 28	BRO		CIN	W,9-8	CG	40	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
124	129	Aug 29	BRO		CIN	W,10-3	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
125	130	Aug 30	BRO		STL	W,20-4	GS	28	7.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
126	131	Aug 31	BRO		STL	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
127	132	Sep 1	BRO		STL	W,12-5	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
128	133	Sep 2	BRO		MLN	L,8-9	CG	45	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
129	134	Sep 3	BRO		MLN	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
130	135	Sep 4	BRO	@	NYG	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	12	2	0	14	0	1B
131	136	Sep 5	BRO	@	NYG	W,16-7	CG	42	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	1B
132	137	Sep 6	BRO	@	NYG	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
133	138	Sep 7 (1)	BRO		PHI	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
134	139	Sep 7 (2)	BRO		PHI	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
135	140	Sep 9	BRO	@	CIN	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
136	141	Sep 10	BRO	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	52	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
137	142	Sep 11	BRO	@	MLN	L,8-9	GS	24	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
138	143	Sep 12	BRO	@	MLN	W,5-2	GS	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF 1B
139	153 (9)	Sep 25	BRO	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
140	154	Sep 26	BRO	@	PHI	L,1-2	GS	37	9.1	3	0	0	3	0	RF 1B
141	155	Sep 27	BRO	@	PHI	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
							152gm		1236.2	1068	101	9	1178	106