April 4, 1924 â Infielder, manager and All-Star Gil Hodges was born in Princeton, Indiana.
During an 18-year baseball career, he played in 1943 and from 1947â63, spending most of his career with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers. He was the major leaguesâ outstanding first baseman in the 1950s, with teammate Duke Snider being the only player to have more home runs or runs batted in during the decade. For a time, his 370 career home runs were a National League (NL) record for right-handed hitters, and briefly ranked tenth in major league history; he held the NL record for career grand slams from 1957 to 1974. He anchored the infield on six pennant winners, and remains one of the most beloved and admired players in team history. A sterling defensive player, he won the first three Gold Glove Awards and led the NL in double plays four times and in putouts, assists and fielding percentage three times each. He ranked second in NL history with 1,281 assists and 1,614 double plays when his career ended, and was also among the leagueâs career leaders in games (6th, 1,908) and total chances (10th, 16,751) at first base. He managed the New York Mets to the 1969 World Series title, one of the greatest upsets in Series history. He died of a sudden heart attack on April 2, 1972 at age 47.
â˘8-time NL All-Star (1949-1955 & 1957)
â˘3-time Gold Glove Winner (1957/ML, 1958/NL & 1959/NL)
â˘20-Home Run Seasons: 11 (1949-1959)
â˘30-Home Run Seasons: 6 (1950-1954 & 1956)
â˘40-Home Run Seasons: 2 (1951 & 1954)
â˘100 RBI Seasons: 7 (1949-1955)
â˘100 Runs Scored Seasons: 3 (1951, 1953 & 1954)
â˘Won two World Series with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1955) and the Los Angeles Dodgers (1959)
â˘ML Manager of the Year Award (1969)
â˘Division Titles: 1 (1969)
â˘NL Pennants: 1 (1969)
â˘Managed one World Series Champion with the New York Mets in 1969
â˘100 Wins Seasons as Manager: 1 (1969)
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