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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+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-29 / in Starts: 0-5
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	29 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 48 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	28 (15-8-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 48 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	29 (14-9-5)

Most Driven In
D Flynn	2
L Mazzilli	1
R Staub	1
H Brooks	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
H Brooks	2
D Kingman	1
Self	1
F Taveras	1
D Flynn	0

1981 Batting Game Log

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1981 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	378	7 (6)	Apr 19 (1)	NYM		MON	L,3-4	GS-9	4	4	1	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.750	.750	1.500	2.250	7	.84	0.141	.66	0.07%	2.10	C
2	379	12 (4)	Apr 26 (2)	NYM	@	MON	L,6-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.875	1.375	7	.96	-0.032	.58	-0.01%	-0.51	C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	380	18 (5)	May 3 (1)	NYM		SDP	L,1-4	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.455	.455	.727	1.182	7	1.13	0.076	.32	0.01%	0.39	C
4	381	26 (7)	May 12	NYM	@	SDP	L,0-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.417	.417	.667	1.083	8	1.15	-0.030	.24	0.00%	-0.44	PH
5	382	32 (5)	May 18	NYM	@	SFG	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.385	.385	.615	1.000	9	2.74	-0.067	.25	0.00%	-0.39	PH
6	383	42 (9)	May 30	NYM		CHC	L,3-10	GS-7	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.400	.438	.600	1.038	7	.56	0.057	.07	0.00%	0.43	C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	384	48 (5)	Jun 6	NYM	@	HOU	L,2-6	5-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.438	.471	.625	1.096	9	.49	0.019	.04	0.00%	0.37	PH
8	385	50 (1)	Jun 9	NYM		CIN	L,4-8	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.412	.444	.588	1.033	9	.89	-0.022	.06	0.00%	-0.09	PH
9	386	52 (1)	Jun 11	NYM		CIN	L,2-5	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.389	.421	.556	.977	9	.31	-0.008	.01	0.00%	-0.09	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	387	53	Aug 10	NYM	@	CHC	W,7-5	13-13	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.389	.450	.556	1.006	4	3.26	0.021	4.38	0.02%	0.22	PH
11	388	57 (3)	Aug 14	NYM		PHI	L,4-8	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.368	.429	.526	.955	9	.16	-0.004	.26	0.00%	-0.09	PH
12	389	62 (4)	Aug 20	NYM	@	ATL	L,4-6	4-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.350	.409	.500	.909	9	1.03	-0.025	1.73	-0.03%	-0.21	PH
13	390	63	Aug 21	NYM	@	CIN	L,0-2	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.391	.476	.867	9	.47	-0.012	.72	-0.01%	-0.09	PH
14	391	64	Aug 22	NYM	@	CIN	W,7-4	8-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.360	.435	.795	8	.69	-0.033	1.02	-0.03%	-0.42	PH C
15	392	66 (1)	Aug 24	NYM	@	CIN	L,0-2	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.346	.417	.763	2	1.38	-0.034	2.50	-0.04%	-0.21	PH
16	393	68 (1)	Aug 26	NYM		HOU	L,3-9	3-4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.370	.417	.787	9	.92	0.032	1.64	0.04%	0.37	PH
17	394	72 (3)	Aug 30	NYM		CIN	L,3-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.357	.400	.757	2	.79	-0.021	1.11	-0.02%	-0.11	PH
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	395	74 (1)	Sep 1	NYM	@	HOU	L,2-3	6-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.379	.423	.802	9	.77	0.035	1.04	0.03%	0.23	PH
19	396	75	Sep 2	NYM	@	HOU	L,0-8	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.367	.407	.774	9	.11	-0.003	.13	0.00%	-0.08	PH
20	397	78 (2)	Sep 6	NYM		ATL	L,2-5	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.355	.393	.748	8	.94	-0.023	1.25	-0.02%	-0.20	PH
21	398	80 (1)	Sep 7 (2)	NYM	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.343	.375	.718	6	1.35	-0.032	1.64	-0.02%	0.09	C
22	399	82 (1)	Sep 9	NYM	@	PIT	W,5-3	5-5	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303	.361	.394	.755	9	1.28	0.054	1.86	0.05%	0.37	PH
23	400	83	Sep 11	NYM	@	STL	L,2-4	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.351	.382	.734	8	1.73	-0.042	4.37	-0.06%	-0.21	PH
24	401	84	Sep 12	NYM	@	STL	L,2-4	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.368	.382	.751	8	4.35	0.016	9.53	0.02%	0.13	PH
25	402	85	Sep 13	NYM	@	STL	L,2-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.294	.368	.382	.751	6						C
26	403	86	Sep 16 (1)	NYM		PHI	L,1-3	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.359	.371	.730	9	2.20	-0.048	1.76	-0.02%	-0.33	PH
27	404	88 (1)	Sep 17	NYM		PHI	L,2-3	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.350	.361	.711	9	.61	-0.014	.50	-0.01%	-0.13	PH
28	405	91 (2)	Sep 20	NYM		STL	W,7-6	6-6	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.297	.366	.405	.771	9	.36	0.029	.61	0.03%	1.00	PH
29	406	92	Sep 21	NYM		PIT	W,4-3	9-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.357	.395	.752	9	6.39	-0.151	10.14	-0.14%	-0.72	PH
30	407	94 (1)	Sep 23	NYM	@	CHC	L,1-2	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.349	.385	.733	9	.47	-0.012	.64	-0.01%	-0.09	PH
31	408	95	Sep 24	NYM	@	CHC	L,9-10	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.341	.375	.716	9	.81	-0.022	.85	-0.01%	-0.34	PH
32	409	96	Sep 25	NYM	@	MON	L,3-6	8-8	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.356	.415	.770	9	.24	0.016	.25	0.01%	1.24	PH
33	410	97	Sep 26	NYM	@	MON	L,2-4	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.370	.429	.798	9	1.13	0.043	.68	0.02%	0.37	PH
34	411	102 (4)	Oct 1	NYM		CHC	T,2-2	5-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.383	.429	.812	9	2.87	0.038	.18	0.00%	0.27	PH
35	412	104 (1)	Oct 3	NYM		MON	L,4-5	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.375	.419	.794	9	1.74	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.13	PH
							5-29		48	43	5	13	2	0	1	6	5	2	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.302	.375	.419	.794		1.21	-0.099	1.26	-0.16%	2.69

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