Gil Hodges

Gil Hodges (April 4, 1924 – April 2, 1972) was a baseball player and manager. He was a player on the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Mets. Then he was a manager for the Mets.

Hodges was the manager of the 1969 mets. He also was a player for the 1955 Dodgers.

Gil Hodges Media

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  Brooklyn Dodgers first baseman Gil Hodges in a 1949 issue of Baseball Digest. Photo stitching by User:Dschwen.

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  Hodges attempting to make a catch at Ebbets Field

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  Hodges with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1960

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  Hodges with the New York Mets in 1963

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  Hodges (right) as manager of the Washington Senators, shaking hands with President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965

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  Hodges as the manager of the New York Mets c. 1971

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  Hodges with the Mets during spring training in 1970, two years before his untimely death