Gil Hodges

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Gil Hodges was a renowned Major League Baseball first baseman and later manager, best known for his power hitting with the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers and for managing the 1969 "Miracle Mets" to a World Series title.

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instanceOf baseball manager
baseball player
first baseman
human
AllStarSelection 8
bats right
battingAverage .273
burialPlace Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States
causeOfDeath heart attack
conflictParticipatedIn World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1924-04-04
dateOfDeath 1972-04-02
debutDate 1943-10-03
debutLeague Major League Baseball
debutTeam Brooklyn Superbas
surface form: Brooklyn Dodgers
familyName Hodges
finalGameDate 1963-05-05
finalGameTeam New York Mets
fullName Gilbert Ray Hodges
givenName Gilbert
GoldGloveAward 3
HallOfFame National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
surface form: National Baseball Hall of Fame
HallOfFameInductionMethod Golden Days Era Committee
HallOfFameInductionYear 2022
homeRuns 370
jerseyNumber 14
league Major League Baseball
militaryService United States Marine Corps
notableAchievement managed the 1969 Miracle Mets to a World Series title
notableFor power hitting with the Brooklyn Dodgers
placeOfBirth Princeton, Indiana, United States
placeOfDeath West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
positionPlayed first baseman
outfielder
runsBattedIn 1274
sport baseball
teamManaged New York Mets
Washington Senators (1901–1960)
surface form: Washington Senators
teamPlayedFor Brooklyn Superbas
surface form: Brooklyn Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers
New York Mets
teamRetiredNumberBy Los Angeles Dodgers
New York Mets
throws right
WorldSeriesChampionAsManager 1969
WorldSeriesChampionAsPlayer 1955
1959

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