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.

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 16	BRO	@	PHI	W,7-6	CG	50	12.0	16	0	0	16	0	1B
2	2	Apr 18	BRO		PIT	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
3	3	Apr 20	BRO		PIT	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
4	4	Apr 21 (1)	BRO		PIT	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	8	1	1	10	0	1B
5	5	Apr 21 (2)	BRO		PIT	W,7-4	CG	43	9.0	10	4	0	14	0	1B
6	6	Apr 22	BRO		PHI	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
7	7	Apr 24	BRO		NYG	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
8	8	Apr 26	BRO	@	PIT	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	4	0	1	5	2	1B
9	9	Apr 27	BRO	@	PIT	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
10	10	Apr 28	BRO	@	PIT	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
11	11	Apr 30	BRO		CHC	W,10-9	CG	43	10.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	12	May 1	BRO		CHC	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	9	1	1	11	2	1B
13	13	May 2	BRO		STL	L,2-3	CG	65	16.0	15	1	0	16	1	1B
14	14	May 3	BRO		STL	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
15	15	May 4	BRO		STL	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
16	16	May 5	BRO		MLN	L,7-10	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
17	17	May 6	BRO		MLN	W,5-4	CG	59	14.0	12	0	2	14	2	1B
18	18	May 7	BRO		CIN	L,2-9	CG	46	9.0	8	0	0	8	3	1B
19	19	May 8	BRO		CIN	L,6-7	CG	38	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
20	20	May 10	BRO	@	NYG	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
21	21	May 11	BRO	@	NYG	L,5-6	CG	62	14.2	8	2	0	10	0	1B
22	22	May 12	BRO	@	NYG	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
23	23	May 14	BRO	@	MLN	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
24	24	May 15	BRO	@	MLN	W,3-2	CG	36	10.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
25	25	May 16	BRO	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	1B
26	26	May 19	BRO	@	STL	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
27	27	May 20	BRO	@	STL	W,10-4	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
28	28	May 21	BRO	@	CIN	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
29	29	May 22	BRO	@	CIN	L,1-8	CG	41	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
30	30	May 24	BRO		NYG	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
31	31	May 25	BRO		NYG	L,7-8	CG	46	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
32	32	May 26	BRO		NYG	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
33	33	May 27	BRO	@	PHI	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	16	0	0	16	1	1B
34	34	May 28	BRO	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	40	10.1	12	1	0	13	1	1B
35	35	May 29	BRO	@	PIT	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
36	36	May 30 (1)	BRO	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
37	37	May 30 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
38	38	May 31	BRO	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	39	Jun 1	BRO	@	PHI	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
40	40	Jun 2	BRO	@	PHI	L,3-5	CG	31	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
41	41	Jun 3	BRO	@	PHI	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
42	42	Jun 4	BRO		CHC	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
43	43	Jun 5	BRO		CHC	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
44	44	Jun 7	BRO		CIN	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	1B
45	45	Jun 8	BRO		CIN	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	9	3	0	12	0	1B
46	46	Jun 9 (1)	BRO		CIN	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
47	47	Jun 9 (2)	BRO		CIN	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
48	48	Jun 10	BRO		MLN	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
49	49	Jun 11	BRO		MLN	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
50	50	Jun 12	BRO		MLN	W,11-9	CG	43	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
51	51	Jun 13	BRO		MLN	L,5-8	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
52	56 (4)	Jun 17	BRO	@	CIN	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	8	3	0	11	1	1B
53	57	Jun 18	BRO	@	CIN	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
54	58	Jun 19	BRO	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
55	59	Jun 20	BRO	@	CIN	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
56	60	Jun 21	BRO	@	STL	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
57	61	Jun 22	BRO	@	STL	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
58	62	Jun 23	BRO	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
59	63	Jun 24	BRO	@	STL	W,10-3	CG	33	9.0	11	3	0	14	2	1B
60	64	Jun 25	BRO	@	MLN	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	12	2	0	14	2	1B
61	65	Jun 26	BRO	@	MLN	L,9-13	CG	44	8.0	5	4	0	9	0	1B
62	66	Jun 27	BRO	@	MLN	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
63	67	Jun 29	BRO	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	4	1B
64	68	Jun 30 (1)	BRO	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	42	10.1	6	0	0	6	1	1B
65	69	Jun 30 (2)	BRO	@	CHC	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	70	Jul 1	BRO	@	NYG	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	15	0	0	15	1	1B
67	71	Jul 2	BRO	@	NYG	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
68	72	Jul 4 (1)	BRO		PIT	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
69	73	Jul 4 (2)	BRO		PIT	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
70	74	Jul 5	BRO		PHI	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
71	75	Jul 6	BRO		PHI	L,4-9	CG	45	9.0	9	0	1	10	0	1B
72	76	Jul 7 (1)	BRO		PHI	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	2	1B
73	77	Jul 7 (2)	BRO		PHI	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	2	1B
74	78	Jul 11	BRO		CIN	W,5-4	GS	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B 2B
75	79	Jul 12	BRO		CIN	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
76	80	Jul 14	BRO		MLN	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
77	81	Jul 15	BRO		MLN	W,20-4	CG	40	9.0	16	0	1	17	0	1B
78	82	Jul 16	BRO		STL	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
79	83	Jul 17	BRO		STL	L,3-7	CG	37	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	1B
80	84	Jul 18	BRO		STL	W,10-9	CG	51	11.0	11	1	1	13	0	1B
81	85	Jul 19 (1)	BRO		CHC	W,6-3	CG	36	10.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
82	86	Jul 19 (2)	BRO		CHC	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	9	3	0	12	0	1B
83	87	Jul 20	BRO		CHC	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
84	88	Jul 21 (1)	BRO		CHC	L,4-5	CG	44	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
85	89	Jul 21 (2)	BRO		CHC	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
86	90	Jul 23	BRO	@	STL	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
87	91	Jul 24	BRO	@	STL	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
88	92	Jul 25	BRO	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
89	93	Jul 26	BRO	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	46	10.2	8	3	0	11	1	1B
90	94	Jul 27	BRO	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
91	95	Jul 28	BRO	@	CIN	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
92	96	Jul 30 (1)	BRO	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
93	97	Jul 30 (2)	BRO	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
94	98	Jul 31 (1)	BRO	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
95	99	Jul 31 (2)	BRO	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	29	9.0	9	0	1	10	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
96	100	Aug 1	BRO	@	CHC	W,12-3	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
97	101	Aug 2	BRO	@	MLN	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
98	102	Aug 3	BRO	@	MLN	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
99	103	Aug 4	BRO	@	MLN	L,7-9	CG	41	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
100	104	Aug 5	BRO		NYG	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
101	105	Aug 6	BRO		NYG	L,0-5	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
102	106	Aug 7	BRO		NYG	L,5-8	CG	41	9.0	8	2	1	11	1	1B
103	107	Aug 8	BRO		NYG	L,3-12	CG	47	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	1B
104	108	Aug 9	BRO	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
105	109	Aug 10	BRO	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	8	0	1	9	1	1B
106	110	Aug 11 (1)	BRO	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	42	9.2	10	2	0	12	0	1B
107	111	Aug 11 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	5	2	0	7	4	1B
108	112	Aug 13	BRO	@	NYG	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
109	113	Aug 14	BRO	@	NYG	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
110	114	Aug 15	BRO	@	NYG	L,4-9	CG	38	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
111	115	Aug 16	BRO		PIT	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
112	116	Aug 17	BRO		PIT	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
113	117	Aug 18 (1)	BRO		PIT	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
114	118	Aug 18 (2)	BRO		PIT	L,6-8	CG	39	9.0	15	2	0	17	0	1B
115	119	Aug 20 (1)	BRO		CIN	W,11-5	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
116	120	Aug 20 (2)	BRO		CIN	W,6-5	CG	52	12.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
117	121	Aug 21	BRO		CIN	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
118	122	Aug 22	BRO		MLN	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
119	123	Aug 23	BRO		MLN	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
120	124	Aug 24	BRO		MLN	L,7-13	CG	45	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
121	125	Aug 25	BRO		STL	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
122	126	Aug 27	BRO		CHC	L,4-9	CG	47	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
123	127	Aug 28	BRO		CHC	W,4-3	CG	56	14.0	18	2	1	21	2	1B
124	128	Aug 30	BRO		NYG	W,10-0	CG	32	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
125	129	Aug 31	BRO		NYG	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	11	3	0	14	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
126	130	Sep 1	BRO		NYG	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
127	131	Sep 2 (1)	BRO		PHI	L,4-10	CG	49	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
128	132	Sep 2 (2)	BRO		PHI	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	12	2	0	14	2	1B
129	133	Sep 3	BRO		PHI	L,2-3	CG	46	12.0	14	0	0	14	3	1B
130	134	Sep 4	BRO	@	PHI	W,12-3	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
131	135	Sep 5	BRO	@	PHI	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
132	136	Sep 6	BRO	@	NYG	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
133	137	Sep 7	BRO	@	NYG	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
134	138	Sep 8	BRO	@	NYG	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
135	139	Sep 10	BRO	@	CHC	L,2-9	CG	40	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
136	140	Sep 11	BRO	@	CHC	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
137	141	Sep 12	BRO	@	MLN	L,1-2	CG	36	8.1	13	0	0	13	1	1B
138	142	Sep 13	BRO	@	MLN	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
139	143	Sep 14	BRO	@	MLN	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
140	144	Sep 15	BRO	@	CIN	L,6-11	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
141	145	Sep 16	BRO	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	38	9.1	9	1	0	10	1	1B
142	146	Sep 17	BRO	@	STL	L,5-12	CG	41	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
143	147	Sep 18	BRO	@	STL	W,6-1	CG	40	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
144	148	Sep 20	BRO		PHI	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
145	149	Sep 21	BRO		PHI	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
146	150	Sep 22	BRO		PHI	W,7-3	GS	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B 1B
147	151	Sep 24	BRO		PIT	W,2-0	GS	32	9.0	5	1	0	6	2	3B 1B
148	152	Sep 27	BRO	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	9	1	1	11	2	1B
149	153	Sep 28	BRO	@	PHI	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
150	154	Sep 29	BRO	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
							153gm		1362.1	1319	117	14	1450	116