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.

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	LAD	@	CHC	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
2	2	Apr 12	LAD	@	CHC	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
3	3	Apr 14	LAD		STL	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	12	1	1	14	1	1B
4	4	Apr 15	LAD		STL	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	11	0	1	12	2	1B
5	5	Apr 16	LAD		STL	W,7-6	CG	44	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
6	6	Apr 17	LAD		CHC	L,4-9	GF	13	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
7	8 (1)	Apr 19	LAD		CHC	W,8-3	GF	3	1.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
8	10 (1)	Apr 21	LAD		SFG	W,9-7	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
9	11	Apr 22	LAD		SFG	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
10	12	Apr 24	LAD	@	STL	W,3-2	GF	11	3.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
11	13	Apr 25	LAD	@	STL	L,5-6	GF	14	4.0	7	1	0	8	0	PH 1B
12	14	Apr 26	LAD	@	STL	W,17-11	CG	48	9.0	11	2	0	13	2	1B
13	15	Apr 27	LAD	@	PIT	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
14	16	Apr 29	LAD	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	38	8.2	9	0	0	9	0	1B
15	17	Apr 30	LAD	@	PHI	W,6-4	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	18	May 1	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
17	19	May 2	LAD	@	CIN	L,4-16	CG	49	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
18	21 (1)	May 3 (2)	LAD	@	CIN	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
19	22	May 4	LAD	@	MLN	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
20	23	May 5	LAD	@	MLN	L,2-3	CG	66	15.2	20	2	0	22	1	1B
21	24	May 6	LAD	@	MLN	L,4-5	CG	42	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
22	25	May 7	LAD	@	SFG	W,2-1	GS	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
23	28 (2)	May 10	LAD	@	SFG	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
24	29	May 11	LAD		PHI	W,11-10	CG	44	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
25	34 (4)	May 17	LAD		MLN	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
26	35	May 18	LAD		CIN	L,7-9	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
27	36	May 19	LAD		CIN	W,6-4	GS	42	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	3B 1B
28	39 (2)	May 22	LAD		SFG	W,2-1	CG	47	13.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
29	42 (2)	May 25	LAD	@	SFG	W,8-0	CG	29	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
30	43	May 26	LAD	@	SFG	L,4-6	CG	35	8.1	7	0	0	7	0	1B
31	44	May 27	LAD		CHC	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
32	45	May 28	LAD		CHC	L,5-7	CG	44	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
33	46	May 29	LAD		CHC	L,4-9	CG	43	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
34	47	May 30	LAD		STL	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	5	1	0	6	2	1B
35	48	May 31	LAD		STL	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	49	Jun 2	LAD	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
37	50	Jun 3	LAD	@	CIN	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
38	51	Jun 4	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
39	52	Jun 5	LAD	@	MLN	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
40	53	Jun 6	LAD	@	MLN	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
41	54	Jun 7	LAD	@	MLN	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	11	1	1	13	2	1B
42	55	Jun 9	LAD	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
43	57 (1)	Jun 11	LAD	@	PHI	W,11-0	CG	30	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
44	58	Jun 12	LAD	@	PIT	W,9-6	CG	43	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
45	59	Jun 13	LAD	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
46	60	Jun 14 (1)	LAD	@	PIT	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	5	3	1	9	1	1B
47	61	Jun 14 (2)	LAD	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
48	62	Jun 15	LAD		MLN	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
49	63	Jun 16	LAD		MLN	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
50	64	Jun 17 (1)	LAD		MLN	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
51	65	Jun 17 (2)	LAD		MLN	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	18	1	0	19	1	1B
52	66	Jun 18	LAD		MLN	L,6-7	CG	48	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
53	67	Jun 19	LAD		CIN	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
54	68	Jun 20	LAD		CIN	W,9-2	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
55	69	Jun 21	LAD		CIN	L,3-17	CG	55	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
56	70	Jun 22	LAD		PHI	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
57	71	Jun 23	LAD		PHI	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	15	1	0	16	2	1B
58	72	Jun 24	LAD		PHI	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
59	73	Jun 25	LAD		PHI	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
60	74	Jun 26	LAD		PIT	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
61	75	Jun 27	LAD		PIT	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
62	76	Jun 28	LAD		PIT	W,9-4	CG	43	9.0	15	0	0	15	1	1B
63	77	Jun 29	LAD		SFG	L,4-6	CG	50	13.0	16	1	0	17	2	1B
64	78	Jun 30	LAD		SFG	L,0-2	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
65	79	Jul 2	LAD	@	STL	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	3	1B
66	80	Jul 3	LAD	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
67	81	Jul 4 (1)	LAD	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
68	82	Jul 4 (2)	LAD	@	CHC	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
69	83	Jul 5 (1)	LAD	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
70	84	Jul 5 (2)	LAD	@	CHC	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
71	85	Jul 9	LAD	@	MLN	W,4-3	CG	47	13.0	21	2	0	23	1	1B
72	86	Jul 11	LAD	@	MLN	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
73	87	Jul 12	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	39	8.2	9	0	0	9	0	1B
74	88	Jul 13	LAD	@	CIN	L,5-13	CG	45	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
75	89	Jul 14	LAD	@	PIT	L,1-9	CG	40	8.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
76	90	Jul 15	LAD	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
77	91	Jul 17	LAD	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	28	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
78	92	Jul 18	LAD	@	PHI	L,2-5	CG	31	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
79	93	Jul 19 (1)	LAD	@	PHI	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
80	94	Jul 19 (2)	LAD	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	23	5.0	2	0	1	3	0	1B
81	95	Jul 20	LAD	@	SFG	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
82	96	Jul 21	LAD	@	SFG	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
83	97	Jul 22	LAD		CHC	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
84	98	Jul 23	LAD		CHC	W,5-3	GS	23	6.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
85	125 (26)	Aug 23 (1)	LAD	@	PIT	L,2-9	CG	41	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
86	127 (1)	Aug 24	LAD	@	PHI	W,8-2	GS	23	6.0	5	0	1	6	0	1B
87	128	Aug 25	LAD	@	PHI	W,5-2	GS	26	7.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
88	129	Aug 28	LAD		SFG	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
89	130	Aug 30	LAD		SFG	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
90	131	Aug 31	LAD		SFG	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
91	132	Sep 1	LAD		STL	L,0-3	CG	32	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
92	133	Sep 2	LAD		STL	W,9-6	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	2	1B
93	134	Sep 3	LAD		STL	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
94	135	Sep 6 (1)	LAD		CHC	L,0-3	CG	42	10.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
95	136	Sep 6 (2)	LAD		CHC	L,3-5	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
96	137	Sep 7	LAD		CHC	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
97	138	Sep 9	LAD		PHI	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
98	139	Sep 10	LAD		PHI	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	6	5	0	11	1	1B
99	140	Sep 11 (1)	LAD		PIT	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
100	141	Sep 11 (2)	LAD		PIT	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
101	142	Sep 13	LAD		PIT	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
102	143	Sep 14	LAD		MLN	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
103	144	Sep 15	LAD		MLN	W,8-7	CG	54	10.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
104	145	Sep 16	LAD		CIN	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
105	146	Sep 17	LAD		CIN	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
106	147	Sep 19 (1)	LAD	@	SFG	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
107	148	Sep 19 (2)	LAD	@	SFG	W,5-3	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
108	149	Sep 20	LAD	@	SFG	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	6	1	1	8	3	1B
109	150	Sep 22	LAD	@	STL	L,10-11	CG	46	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	1B
110	151	Sep 23	LAD	@	STL	W,3-0	GS	24	6.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
111	152	Sep 25	LAD	@	CHC	W,5-4	CG	45	11.0	13	2	1	16	0	1B
112	153	Sep 26	LAD	@	CHC	L,2-12	CG	46	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
113	154	Sep 27	LAD	@	CHC	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
114	155	Sep 28	LAD	@	MLN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
115	156	Sep 29	LAD		MLN	W,6-5	CG	54	12.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
							117gm		985.1	896	74	8	978	80