Gil Hodges

The late Gil Hodges had appeared on various Hall of Fame ballots 34 times receiving more than 3000 votes but coming up short every time. About Featuring Filmmakers Contact GilHodgesHOF Open Menu Close Menu.

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Gil Hodges left was a star first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1950s who starred alongside Jackie Robinson and others.

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The late Gil Hodges whose name first appeared on a Baseball Hall of Fame ballot in 1969 has finally received an honor many historians consider long overdue. Hes a Hall of Famer. Gil Hodges has an added line to a resume that includes US. Holy Cross Cemetery Brooklyn NY High School.

Former Dodgers slugger Gil Hodges who won championships as a player in Brooklyn 1955 and Los Angeles 1959 and managed the New York Mets to the 1969 World Series title was one of four players elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on the Golden Days Era ballot on Sunday. Gil Hodges was a genuinely beloved player in his day and is probably the most popular candidate on the Golden Days ballot. Born April 4 1924 in Princeton Ind Gilbert Raymond Hodges grew up the son of a coal miner. Its an honor that should have been anointed upon Gil Hodges so many years ago but finally he is getting the recognition he deserves.

April 4 1924 in Princeton IN us. Gil Hodges hit 370 homers in his 18-year career mostly with the Dodgers and was the manager of the 1969 World Series Championship Mets. Welcome Your Account. As a result Gil developed tremendous athletic potential attracting the attention of professional sport.

Indeed he might be the most popular candidate on any ballot. Later Hodges returned to New York as a member of the Mets both as a player and manager. First Hodges was an All-Star teammate of Jackie Robinson on the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers for nearly 20 years. The closest miss he surpassed 60.

Gil Hodges the Most Hard-Luck Hall of Fame Candidate Ever. Gil Hodges Film. In breadth of experience wisdom and eloquence no person in baseball imbues more. That is until Sunday night when he was voted in by the.

Learn more about this film. Eight-time All-Star Gil Hodges was an outstanding first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers who when he retired in early 1963 after being a charter member of the hapless New York Mets who lost a record 120 games in their inaugural season of 1962 was 10 all-time on the career home run list with 370 circuit clouts. At a young age Gil was instilled with a passion for athletics by his father who wanted to see his son achieve more success in life than he had. Gilbert Ray Hodges was born to Irene and Charlie Hodges on April 4 1924 in Princeton Indiana.

Gil Hodges was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Golden Days Era committee on Sunday. Hodges was one of. More collective emotion has been spent trying to will Hodges a 6-foot-2 210-pound gentle giant into Cooperstown than any other player. Along with his older brother Bob Bud Hodge as Gil was known excelled at baseball from an early age in his hometown of Petersburg.

Petersburg HS Petersburg IN School. First Baseman and Outfielder Bats. Right 6-1 200lb 185cm 90kg Born. This December it is likely that Gil Hodges will be on the Golden Days ballot for possible election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

At first base or in the managers office Gil Hodges made the impossible seem possible during 27 seasons in the big leagues. Gil Hodges may be the most underrated yet beloved New York baseball figure and thats not hyperbole. Marine All-Star first baseman and World Series-winning manager. The Golden Days ballot considers players managers or executives whose primary contributions to the game were between 1950 and 1969.

Hodges who died in 1972 will be inducted posthumously in. But when you take the two of those things.

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