Gil Hodges

Gilbert Raymond (born Gilbert Ray Hodge) Hodges
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: April 4, 1924 in Princeton, IN
Signed: 1943 by the Brooklyn Dodgers
Acquired: via the Expansion Draft from the Los Angeles Dodgers, October 1961
Departed: traded to the Washington Senators for Jim Piersall, May 1963
Acquired: traded from the Senators for Bill Denehy and cash, November 1967
Died: April 2, 1972 in West Palm Beach, FL

 

It is way past time for the Veterans' Committee to elect Gil to the Hall of Fame. Not only was he a feared slugger and superb defensive player, he also guided the 1969 Mets to a miraculous World Championship as a manager. Pictured is his card from the 1955 Topps set, and there are seven more fascinating items shown below.

  

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BATTING RECORD

YEAR CLUB      G   AB    R    H  2B 3B  HR  RBI   TB SB CS   SO  BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
1943 Bro NL    1    2    0    0   0  0   0    0    0  1  -    2   1   0   0  - .333 .000 .000
1947 Bro NL   28   77    9   12   3  1   1    7   20  0  -   19  14   0   0  - .286 .260 .156
1948 Bro NL  134  481   48  120  18  5  11   70  181  7  -   61  43   0   4  - .311 .376 .249
1949 Bro NL  156  596   94  170  23  4  23  115  270 10  -   64  66   4  10  - .360 .453 .285
1950 Bro NL  153  561   98  159  26  2  32  113  285  6  -   73  73   1  11  - .367 .508 .283
1951 Bro NL  158  582  118  156  25  3  40  103  307  9  7   99  93   5   1  - .374 .527 .268
1952 Bro NL  153  508   87  129  27  1  32  102  254  2  4   90 107   2   2  - .386 .500 .254
1953 Bro NL  141  520  101  157  22  7  31  122  286  1  4   84  75   3   0  - .393 .550 .302
1954 Bro NL  154  579  106  176  23  5  42  130  335  3  3   84  74   1   5 19 .373 .579 .304
1955 Bro NL  150  546   75  158  24  5  27  102  273  2  1   91  80   3   3 10 .377 .500 .289
1956 Bro NL  153  550   86  146  29  4  32   87  279  3  3   91  76   0   5  2 .354 .507 .265
1957 Bro NL  150  579   94  173  28  7  27   98  296  5  3   91  63   2   4  6 .366 .511 .299
1958 L A NL  141  475   68  123  15  1  22   64  206  8  2   87  52   0   2  3 .330 .434 .259
1959 L A NL  124  413   57  114  19  2  25   80  212  3  2   92  58   3   3  3 .367 .513 .276
1960 L A NL  101  197   22   39   8  1   8   30   73  0  1   37  26   1   4  3 .291 .371 .198
1961 L A NL  109  215   25   52   4  0   8   31   80  3  1   43  24   0   2  4 .313 .372 .242
1962 *METS*   54  127   15   32   1  0   9   17   60  0  0   27  15   0   0  0 .331 .472 .252
1963 *METS*   11   22    2    5   0  0   0    3    5  0  0    2   3   0   0  0 .320 .227 .227
METS TOTALS   65  149   17   37   1  0   9   20   65  0  0   29  18   0   0  0 .329 .436 .248
OTHER CLUBS 2006 6881 1088 1884 294 48 361 1254 3357 63 31 1108 925  25  56 50 .360 .488 .274
CAREER TOTS 2071 7030 1105 1921 295 48 370 1274 3422 63 31 1137 943  25  56 50 .359 .487 .273

 

MANAGERIAL RECORD

YEAR CLUB      G   W   L  PCT FINISH                  
1963 Was AL  121  42  79 .347  10th                   
1964 Was AL  162  62 100 .383   9th                   
1965 Was AL  162  70  92 .432   8th                   
1966 Was AL  159  71  88 .447   8th                   
1967 Was AL  161  76  85 .472   6th                   
1968 *METS*  163  73  89 .451   9th                   
1969 *METS*  162 100  62 .617   1st  *World Champions*
1970 *METS*  162  83  79 .512   3rd                   
1971 *METS*  162  83  79 .512   3rd                   
METS TOTALS  649 339 309 .523                         
OTHER CLUBS  765 321 444 .420                         
CAREER TOTS 1414 660 753 .467                         

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This is a list of the Gil Hodges cards that I already have in my collection. If you have any cards that are not listed here, and you are willing to donate or trade them, contact me at Rounding Third.

 

1952 Bowman

1947-66 Exhibits

1960 Topps

1961 Nu-Card Scoops

1970 Topps

1997 New York Legends lottery ticket

 

1947-66 Exhibits (Brooklyn cap)

1949 Bowman #100 reprint

1951 Bowman #7 reprint

1952 Bowman #80
1952 Bowman #80 reprint

Dover reprint of 1953 Bowman Color #92

1954 Dan-Dee Potato Chips reprint

1955 Topps #187

1957 Topps #80

1958 Topps #162

1959 Home Run Derby reprint
1959 Topps #270

1960 Topps #295
1960 Topps #388 ("Hodges' Winning Homer")

1961 Nu-Card Scoops #441
1961 Post Box #168

1962 Jay Publishing
1962 Topps #85

1963 Jell-O #193
1963 Topps #68 ("Friendly Foes;" with Duke Snider)

1965 Topps #99

1966 Topps #386

1967 Topps #228

1968 Topps #27

1969 The News Portfolio of Stars by Stark reprint

1970 Topps #394

1971 Topps #183

1972 Topps #465

1977 TCMA Renata Galasso #15

1979 TCMA Baseball History Series #43, #71

1981 TCMA The 1960's #315, #407, #423, #482

1982 Renata Galasso 20 Years of New York Met Baseball #10
1982 TCMA Baseball's Greatest Sluggers #14

1985 Circle K Collectors' Series #29
1985 Sports Design Doug West #30

1986 Sports Design J. D. McCarthy #19

1987 Hygrade Baseball's All-Time Greats

1988 Pacific Baseball Legends #87

1989 Bowman sweepstakes card (reprint of 1949 Bowman #100)
1989 Susan Rini 1969 Mets Postcards #15
1989 Swell (CMC) Baseball Greats #33
1989 Topps #664 (Turn Back the Clock)
1989 Topps Tiffany #664 (Turn Back the Clock)

1990 Swell (CMC) Baseball Greats #132
1990 Target Dodgers #350

1991 Topps Archives #296 (reprint of 1953 Topps)
1991 WIZ Mets #185

1993 Action Packed All-Star Gallery #137

1994 Ron Lewis '69 Mets 25th Anniversary Postcards #2 (02767 of 25,000)
1994 Spectrum Miracle of '69 #29, #34, #57

1994 Ted Williams #11
1994 Ted Williams #148 (Swinging for the Fences)
1994 Topps Archives #102 (reprint of 1954 Topps)

1995 Sonic #12
1995 Topps Brooklyn Dodgers Archives (reprint of 1952 Topps #36)
1995 Topps Brooklyn Dodgers Archives (reprint of 1955 Topps #187)

2000 Fleer Greats of the Game #2

~1972 Gil Hodges coaster

 

2001 Fleer Greats of the Game #50
2001 Fleer Greats of the Game Dodger Blues (game-used uniform)
2001 Topps Archives #224 (reprint of 1960 Topps #388)
2001 Topps Archives #313 (reprint of 1952 Topps #36)
2001 Topps Archives #404 (reprint of 1963 Topps #245)
2001 Upper Deck Legends of New York #5
2001 Upper Deck Legends of New York #17 (Dem Bums)
2001 Upper Deck SP Legendary Cuts #28
2001 Upper Deck SP Legendary Cuts Legendary Game Jerseys #J-GH (game-used jersey)

2002 Fleer Greats #43
2002 Fleer Mets 40th Anniversary All-Amazin' Team #1
2002 Fleer Platinum Cornerstones #30 (with Eric Karros; 0762/1000)
2002 Topps Archives #48 (reprint of 1954 Topps #102)
2002 Topps Archives #177 (reprint of 1969 Topps #564)
2002 Topps Super Teams #87
2002 Topps Super Teams Retrofractor #87 (0767/1969)
2002 Topps Tribute #48
2002 Upper Deck SP Legendary Cuts #31

2003 Fleer Tradition #78

2004 Upper Deck Sweet Spot Classic #31

2006 Hero Decks Mets Heroes

Other Gil Hodges memorabilia in my collection:

1962 Salada plastic coin #146
~1972 Rheingold beer tray with commemorative calendar
~1972 tin coaster
~1990 WIZ Mets Hall of Fame postcard (with Casey Stengel)
1997 New York Legends lottery ticket
1999 Danbury Mint 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers order form
2002 Mets ticket information brochure

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"When Hodges managed the Washington Senators, he learned once that four players were violating a midnight curfew. Hodges believes in curfews and he summoned his ball club and announced: 'I know who you were. You're each fined one hundred dollars. But a lot of us are married and I don't want to embarrass anyone. There's a cigar box on my desk. At the end of the day I'm going to look into that box and I want to see four hundred dollars in it. Then the matter will be closed.' Hodges gazed. At the end of the day, he looked into the cigar box. He found $700."

-- Roger Kahn 1