Ron Hodges

Positions: Catcher and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: June 22, 1949 in Rocky Mount, VA us

Died: November 24, 2023 in Roanoke, VA

Draft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 6th round of the 1970 MLB June Amateur Draft from Appalachian State University (Boone, NC), the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (15th) of the 1971 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Appalachian State University (Boone, NC), the Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (10th) of the 1971 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Appalachian State University (Boone, NC) and the New York Mets in the 2nd round of the 1972 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Appalachian State University (Boone, NC).

High School: Franklin County HS (Rocky Mount, VA)

School: Appalachian State University (Boone, NC)

Debut: June 13, 1973 (Age 23-356d, 13,362nd in major league history)
vs. SFG 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1984 (Age 35-100d)
vs. MON 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Full Name: Ronald Wray Hodges

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.1

1426

342

.240

119

RBI

147

OBP

.342

SLG

.322

OPS

.663

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	54 (53)	Jun 13	NYM		SFG	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
2	55	Jun 15	NYM		SDP	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
3	57 (1)	Jun 17	NYM		SDP	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	C
4	59 (1)	Jun 19	NYM	@	PHI	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
5	60	Jun 20	NYM	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
6	62 (1)	Jun 22	NYM	@	PIT	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
7	63	Jun 23	NYM	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	41	9.2	3	0	0	3	0	C
8	64	Jun 24	NYM	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
9	65	Jun 25	NYM		CHC	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	C
10	66	Jun 26	NYM		CHC	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
11	67	Jun 27 (1)	NYM		PHI	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
12	69 (1)	Jun 28	NYM		PHI	L,4-11	CG	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
13	70	Jun 29	NYM	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	39	9.1	8	1	0	9	0	C
14	71	Jun 30	NYM	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	72	Jul 1 (1)	NYM	@	CHC	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
16	74 (1)	Jul 2	NYM	@	MON	L,1-2	CG	36	9.1	3	0	0	3	0	C
17	75	Jul 3	NYM	@	MON	L,8-19	CG	52	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	C
18	77 (1)	Jul 5	NYM	@	MON	W,7-3	GS	28	6.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
19	78	Jul 6	NYM		ATL	L,0-2	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
20	79	Jul 7	NYM		ATL	L,8-9	GS	34	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
21	80	Jul 8	NYM		ATL	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
22	81	Jul 9	NYM		HOU	W,2-1	GS	34	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	C
23	84 (2)	Jul 13 (1)	NYM	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
24	88 (3)	Jul 16	NYM	@	ATL	L,6-8	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
25	89	Jul 17	NYM	@	ATL	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
26	90	Jul 18	NYM	@	ATL	W,12-2	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
27	94 (3)	Jul 26 (1)	NYM	@	STL	L,1-13	GS	37	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
28	97 (2)	Jul 28	NYM		MON	W,11-3	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
29	99 (1)	Jul 30 (1)	NYM		MON	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
30	101 (1)	Jul 31	NYM		PIT	L,1-4	GS	26	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	103 (1)	Aug 1 (2)	NYM		PIT	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
32	108 (4)	Aug 5 (2)	NYM		STL	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
33	114 (5)	Aug 11	NYM	@	SFG	L,7-8	GS	11	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
34	122 (7)	Aug 20	NYM		CIN	L,3-8	GS	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
35	130 (7)	Aug 28	NYM		SDP	W,8-6	GS	38	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	134 (3)	Sep 1	NYM	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	9	0	1	10	0	C
37	137 (2)	Sep 3 (2)	NYM		PHI	L,3-6	GS	38	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	C
38	148 (10)	Sep 15 (2)	NYM		CHC	L,0-7	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
39	150 (1)	Sep 17	NYM	@	PIT	L,3-10	GF	8	2.1	1	0	0	1	0	C
40	153 (2)	Sep 20	NYM		PIT	W,4-3	GF	13	4.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
							40gm		318.2	241	13	2	256	6