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Gil Hodges
Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, 2022
Inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame, 1982
Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 53 of 1252 players

Gilbert Raymond Hodges
Born: April 4, 1924 at Princeton, Ind.
Died: April 2, 1972 at West Palm Beach, Fla. Obituary
Throws: Right Bats: Right
Height: 6.02 Weight: 200

Gil Hodges has been the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup 16 times, most recently on August 30, 2024.

Non-playing roles with Mets

Manager 1968 - 1971

First Mets game: April 11, 1962
Last Mets game: May 5, 1963

Father of Gilbert Hodges

Uniform Numbers:

Uniform Number	Start Date	End Date
14	April 11, 1962	May 22, 1963
14	April 9, 1968	September 30, 1971

Gil Hodges also played for the following teams:

Brooklyn Dodgers 1943, 1947 - 1957; Los Angeles Dodgers 1958 - 1961

Gil Hodges managed the following major league teams:
Washington Senators 1963 - 1967; New York Mets 1968 - 1971

Drafted from Los Angeles Dodgers by Mets on October 10, 1961.

Released by the New York Mets on May 22, 1963.

Traded by the Washington Senators to the New York Mets in exchange for Bill Denehy on November 27, 1967.

Record as a Mets Manager

Regular Season

Year Games Wins Losses Pct.

1968 163 73 89 .451

1969 162 100 62 .617

1970 162 83 79 .512

1971 162 83 79 .512

4 years 649 339 309 .523

League Championship Series

Year Games Wins Losses Pct.

1969 3 3 0 1.000

1 years 3 3 0 1.000

World Series

Year Games Wins Losses Pct.

1969 5 4 1 .800

1 years 5 4 1 .800

All-Star Game

Year Games Wins Losses Pct.

1970 1 1 0 1.000

1 years 1 1 0 1.000