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.

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 13	BRO		PIT	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	3	1B
2	2	Apr 14	BRO	@	NYG	W,10-8	CG	43	9.0	5	3	0	8	0	1B
3	3	Apr 15	BRO	@	NYG	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
4	4	Apr 16	BRO	@	PIT	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
5	5	Apr 17 (1)	BRO	@	PIT	W,10-3	CG	38	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
6	6	Apr 17 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	12	3	0	15	1	1B
7	7	Apr 18	BRO	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
8	8	Apr 19	BRO	@	PHI	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
9	9	Apr 20	BRO		PHI	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
10	10	Apr 21	BRO		PHI	W,14-4	CG	35	9.0	13	1	0	14	4	1B
11	11	Apr 22	BRO		NYG	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
12	12	Apr 23	BRO		NYG	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
13	13	Apr 24	BRO		NYG	L,10-11	CG	49	10.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
14	14	Apr 27	BRO		CIN	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	8	0	1	9	0	1B
15	15	Apr 28	BRO		CHC	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	12	0	1	13	3	1B
16	16	Apr 30	BRO		CHC	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	17	May 1	BRO		MLN	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
18	18	May 2	BRO		MLN	W,2-0	CG	46	12.0	14	2	0	16	2	1B
19	19	May 4	BRO		STL	W,12-4	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
20	20	May 5	BRO		STL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	15	2	0	17	0	1B
21	21	May 6	BRO	@	PHI	W,6-4	CG	52	12.0	13	2	0	15	3	1B
22	22	May 7	BRO	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
23	23	May 8	BRO	@	PHI	W,9-8	CG	46	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
24	24	May 10	BRO	@	CHC	W,3-0	CG	27	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
25	25	May 11	BRO	@	CHC	L,8-10	CG	38	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
26	26	May 12	BRO	@	MLN	L,1-2	CG	44	11.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
27	27	May 13	BRO	@	MLN	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	15	0	0	15	1	1B
28	28	May 14	BRO	@	CIN	W,13-2	GS	24	7.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
29	29	May 15 (1)	BRO	@	CIN	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	7	1	0	8	3	1B
30	30	May 15 (2)	BRO	@	CIN	L,4-11	CG	43	8.0	10	0	2	12	2	1B
31	31	May 17	BRO	@	STL	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
32	32	May 18	BRO	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
33	33	May 20	BRO		PHI	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
34	34	May 21	BRO		PHI	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	3	1B
35	35	May 22	BRO		PHI	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	4	1B
36	36	May 24	BRO	@	PIT	L,1-15	CG	50	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
37	37	May 26	BRO	@	PIT	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
38	38	May 27	BRO	@	NYG	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
39	39	May 28	BRO	@	NYG	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
40	40	May 29	BRO	@	NYG	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
41	41	May 30 (1)	BRO		PIT	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
42	42	May 30 (2)	BRO		PIT	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	3	1B
43	43	May 31	BRO		PIT	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	44	Jun 1	BRO		MLN	W,11-8	CG	42	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
45	45	Jun 2	BRO		MLN	W,13-2	CG	34	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
46	46	Jun 3	BRO		STL	W,12-5	GS	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B RF
47	47	Jun 4	BRO		STL	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
48	48	Jun 5 (1)	BRO		STL	L,4-9	CG	45	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
49	49	Jun 5 (2)	BRO		STL	W,10-6	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
50	50	Jun 6	BRO		STL	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
51	51	Jun 7	BRO		CIN	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
52	52	Jun 8	BRO		CIN	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
53	53	Jun 10	BRO		CHC	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
54	54	Jun 11	BRO		CHC	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
55	55	Jun 12 (1)	BRO		CHC	L,5-9	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
56	56	Jun 12 (2)	BRO		CHC	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
57	57	Jun 14	BRO	@	CIN	W,9-0	CG	36	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	1B
58	58	Jun 15	BRO	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
59	59	Jun 16	BRO	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	39	9.2	13	1	0	14	1	1B
60	60	Jun 17	BRO	@	STL	W,12-1	CG	34	9.0	8	2	0	10	2	1B
61	61	Jun 18	BRO	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	38	9.1	8	0	0	8	1	1B
62	62	Jun 19	BRO	@	STL	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
63	63	Jun 21	BRO	@	CHC	W,7-2	CG	39	11.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
64	64	Jun 22	BRO	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
65	65	Jun 23	BRO	@	CHC	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
66	66	Jun 24	BRO	@	MLN	L,2-8	CG	35	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
67	67	Jun 25	BRO	@	MLN	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
68	68	Jun 26	BRO	@	MLN	L,0-4	CG	40	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
69	69	Jun 28	BRO		NYG	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
70	70	Jun 29	BRO		NYG	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	11	3	0	14	0	1B
71	71	Jun 30	BRO		NYG	W,6-5	CG	45	11.0	15	1	1	17	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
72	72	Jul 1	BRO		PIT	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
73	73	Jul 2	BRO		PIT	L,6-7	CG	44	10.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
74	74	Jul 3 (1)	BRO		PIT	L,5-7	CG	44	9.0	12	2	0	14	1	1B
75	75	Jul 3 (2)	BRO		PIT	W,3-1	CG	39	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
76	76	Jul 4 (1)	BRO	@	PHI	W,11-2	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
77	77	Jul 4 (2)	BRO	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
78	78	Jul 5	BRO	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
79	79	Jul 6 (1)	BRO	@	PIT	W,10-5	CG	37	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
80	80	Jul 6 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
81	81	Jul 7	BRO	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
82	82	Jul 8	BRO	@	NYG	W,12-8	CG	41	9.0	13	2	1	16	1	1B
83	83	Jul 9	BRO	@	NYG	L,2-10	CG	40	8.0	6	1	0	7	3	1B
84	84	Jul 10	BRO	@	NYG	L,2-3	CG	39	8.1	10	1	0	11	2	1B
85	85	Jul 14	BRO		STL	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
86	86	Jul 15	BRO		STL	W,12-3	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
87	87	Jul 16	BRO		CIN	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
88	88	Jul 17 (1)	BRO		CIN	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	7	3	0	10	0	1B
89	89	Jul 17 (2)	BRO		CIN	W,8-5	CG	36	9.0	14	0	0	14	3	1B
90	90	Jul 18	BRO		CIN	L,5-9	GS	44	9.0	7	2	1	10	0	1B CF
91	91	Jul 20 (1)	BRO		CHC	W,10-1	CG	30	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
92	92	Jul 20 (2)	BRO		CHC	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	9	3	0	12	1	1B
93	93	Jul 21	BRO		CHC	W,4-1	GS	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	LF 1B
94	94	Jul 22	BRO		MLN	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
95	95	Jul 23	BRO		MLN	L,6-11	CG	47	9.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
96	96	Jul 24 (1)	BRO		MLN	W,9-7	CG	44	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
97	97	Jul 24 (2)	BRO		MLN	L,2-9	CG	47	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
98	98	Jul 26	BRO	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
99	99	Jul 27	BRO	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	43	9.1	8	1	0	9	0	1B
100	100	Jul 28	BRO	@	CIN	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	7	3	0	10	2	1B
101	101	Jul 29	BRO	@	STL	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
102	102	Jul 30	BRO	@	STL	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
103	103	Jul 31	BRO	@	STL	W,11-2	CG	31	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
104	104	Aug 1	BRO	@	MLN	W,4-3	CG	37	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
105	105	Aug 2	BRO	@	MLN	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
106	106	Aug 3	BRO	@	MLN	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
107	107	Aug 4	BRO	@	MLN	W,11-10	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
108	108	Aug 5	BRO	@	CHC	L,8-10	CG	40	8.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
109	109	Aug 7	BRO	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	10	0	1	11	0	1B
110	110	Aug 8	BRO	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
111	111	Aug 9	BRO		NYG	W,3-2	CG	36	10.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
112	112	Aug 10	BRO		NYG	W,5-4	CG	30	6.2	10	1	1	12	0	1B
113	113	Aug 14 (1)	BRO		PHI	L,2-3	CG	41	10.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
114	114	Aug 14 (2)	BRO		PHI	W,5-4	CG	51	13.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
115	115	Aug 16	BRO	@	NYG	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
116	116	Aug 17	BRO	@	NYG	L,1-5	CG	32	8.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
117	117	Aug 18	BRO	@	NYG	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	6	1	1	8	0	1B
118	118	Aug 19	BRO	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
119	119	Aug 20	BRO	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
120	120	Aug 21	BRO	@	PHI	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
121	121	Aug 23	BRO		CHC	W,6-4	GS	40	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF 1B
122	122	Aug 24	BRO		CHC	W,9-5	GS	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF 1B
123	123	Aug 25 (1)	BRO		CIN	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
124	124	Aug 25 (2)	BRO		CIN	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
125	125	Aug 26	BRO		CIN	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
126	126	Aug 27	BRO		CIN	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
127	127	Aug 28	BRO		STL	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
128	128	Aug 29	BRO		STL	W,10-4	CG	36	9.0	8	3	0	11	1	1B
129	129	Aug 30	BRO		MLN	W,8-6	CG	36	9.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
130	130	Aug 31	BRO		MLN	L,8-13	CG	45	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
131	131	Sep 1	BRO		MLN	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
132	132	Sep 2	BRO		PIT	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
133	133	Sep 3	BRO		PIT	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
134	134	Sep 4	BRO		PIT	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
135	135	Sep 5 (1)	BRO		PHI	W,11-4	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
136	136	Sep 5 (2)	BRO		PHI	W,8-2	CG	32	9.0	15	0	0	15	1	1B
137	137	Sep 7	BRO	@	MLN	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	2	1B
138	138	Sep 8	BRO	@	MLN	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
139	139	Sep 9 (1)	BRO	@	CHC	L,4-11	CG	39	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
140	142 (2)	Sep 11 (1)	BRO	@	CIN	L,0-9	CG	40	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
141	143	Sep 11 (2)	BRO	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	39	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
142	144	Sep 13	BRO	@	STL	L,2-8	CG	41	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
143	145	Sep 14	BRO	@	STL	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
144	146	Sep 15	BRO	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	53	11.2	18	1	0	19	2	1B
145	147	Sep 16	BRO		NYG	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
146	148	Sep 17	BRO		NYG	L,5-8	GS	13	3.0	3	2	1	6	0	1B
147	150 (1)	Sep 20 (1)	BRO		PHI	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
148	152 (1)	Sep 24 (1)	BRO	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	30	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
149	153	Sep 24 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	L,1-6	GS	21	5.0	6	1	1	8	0	1B
150	154	Sep 25	BRO	@	PIT	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
							155gm		1334.0	1290	107	14	1411	126