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.

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	5 (4)	Apr 11 (2)	NYM		STL	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
2	6	Apr 14 (1)	NYM		PHI	L,1-2	CG	42	11.0	12	1	0	13	1	C
3	8 (1)	Apr 16	NYM	@	MON	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
4	10 (1)	Apr 18	NYM	@	MON	L,5-8	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
5	19 (8)	Apr 28 (2)	NYM	@	SFG	W,6-4	CG	43	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
6	20	Apr 29	NYM	@	LAD	L,7-8	CG	36	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	25 (4)	May 5 (2)	NYM		SDP	W,6-4	GS	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
8	27 (1)	May 7 (2)	NYM		SFG	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
9	33 (5)	May 15	NYM	@	STL	L,1-10	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
10	36 (2)	May 18	NYM		MON	W,6-0	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
11	37	May 19 (1)	NYM		MON	L,4-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
12	40 (2)	May 21	NYM		CHC	W,10-5	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
13	41	May 22	NYM		CHC	L,6-9	CG	43	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
14	46 (4)	May 28	NYM	@	CIN	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	3	1	1	5	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	60 (13)	Jun 16	NYM		LAD	L,1-7	GF	26	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
16	61	Jun 17	NYM		ATL	L,1-8	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
17	62	Jun 18	NYM		ATL	L,1-6	CG	35	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
18	74 (11)	Jun 30 (2)	NYM		STL	L,3-5	CG	44	10.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	78 (3)	Jul 4 (2)	NYM		PHI	L,2-6	CG	36	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
20	80 (1)	Jul 6	NYM		SFG	L,2-5	GF	20	4.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
21	83 (2)	Jul 9	NYM		SDP	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
22	89 (5)	Jul 17	NYM	@	SFG	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
23	92 (2)	Jul 21	NYM	@	SDP	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
24	94 (1)	Jul 25 (2)	NYM	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	C
25	101 (6)	Jul 31	NYM		PIT	L,3-8	GF	13	3.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	107 (5)	Aug 7	NYM	@	PIT	L,1-10	GF	22	4.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
27	110 (2)	Aug 10	NYM		CIN	L,3-5	GF	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
28	117 (6)	Aug 18	NYM	@	CIN	L,5-6	GF	15	3.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
29	120 (2)	Aug 21	NYM	@	HOU	W,10-2	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
30	122 (1)	Aug 23 (2)	NYM	@	ATL	L,0-6	CG	38	8.0	4	2	1	7	1	C
31	125 (2)	Aug 26	NYM		HOU	W,5-4	GF	33	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
32	126	Aug 27	NYM		HOU	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	C
33	127	Aug 28	NYM		HOU	L,2-3	GS	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
34	130 (2)	Aug 31	NYM		ATL	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	132 (1)	Sep 3 (1)	NYM	@	CHC	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
36	136 (3)	Sep 7	NYM	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	37	8.2	12	0	0	12	0	C
37	139 (2)	Sep 10	NYM		MON	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
38	140	Sep 11	NYM		STL	L,3-4	GF	10	2.0	1	0	1	2	0	C
39	141	Sep 12	NYM		STL	L,5-12	GS	32	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
40	143 (1)	Sep 13 (2)	NYM		CHC	L,3-4	CG	45	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
41	147 (3)	Sep 16 (2)	NYM	@	MON	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
42	148	Sep 18 (1)	NYM	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
43	155 (6)	Sep 25 (2)	NYM	@	PHI	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
44	160 (4)	Sep 30	NYM		PHI	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	C
45	161	Oct 1	NYM		PHI	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	C
							44gm		339.2	227	14	12	253	1