Gil Hodges

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In 1969, Hodges led the New York Mets to their first winning season and the National League East title. They swept the Atlanta Braves in the inaugural, best-of-five National League Championship Series. [25] They then went on to beat the heavily favored Baltimore Orioles in the World Series in five games. [26]

After losing Game 1, the team came back for four straight victories, including two by 2–1 scores. Finishing higher than ninth place for the first time, the Mets became not only the first expansion team to win a World Series, but also the first team to win the Fall Classic after finishing at least 15 games under .500 the previous year. Hodges was named The Sporting News Manager of the Year for 1969.

During Game 5, in the bottom of the sixth, Orioles pitcher Dave McNally bounced a pitch that appeared to have hit Mets left fielder Cleon Jones on the foot, then bounced into the Mets' dugout. McNally and the Orioles argued that the ball hit the dirt and not Jones, but Hodges showed the ball to home plate umpire Lou DiMuro, who found a spot of shoe polish on the ball and awarded Jones first base. McNally subsequently gave up a two-run home run to Mets first baseman Donn Clendenon to cut the Orioles lead to 3–2. The Mets eventually won the game and the series, 5-3. [27]

The controversial decision has gone down in baseball lore as the "shoe polish" incident, and it highlighted Hodges's reputation for fair play, as he had never been thrown out a game for arguing, a fact that likely led to DiMuro ruling in favor of the Mets. [1]

Final seasons

In Hodges last two years as the manager of the Mets, the team had a winning record each time, finishing third in the National League East with an 83–79 record in both 1970 and 1971. However, his team never made the playoffs again. [1]

In 1970, the Mets finished behind the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs. [28] In 1971, they finished tied at third with the Cubs in the NL East rankings, behind Pirates (eventual World Series champions) and the St. Louis Cardinals. [29]

Managerial record

Hodges as the manager of the New York Mets c. 1971 Gil Hodges Mets.jpg
Hodges as the manager of the New York Mets c.1971
Gil Hodges
Gil Hodges 1956.jpg
Hodges with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1956
First baseman / Manager
Born:(1924-04-04)April 4, 1924
Princeton, Indiana, U.S.
Died: April 2, 1972(1972-04-02) (aged 47)
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
October 3, 1943, for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
May 5, 1963, for the New York Mets
TeamYearRegular seasonPostseason
GamesWonLostWin %FinishWonLostWin %Result
WSA 1963 1214279.34710th in AL
WSA 1964 16262100.3839th in AL
WSA 1965 1627092.4328th in AL
WSA 1966 1597188.4478th in AL
WSA 1967 1617685.4726th in AL
WSA total768321444.420
NYM 1968 1637389.4519th in NL
NYM 1969 16210062.6171st in NL East71.875Won World Series (BAL)
NYM 1970 1628379.5123rd in NL East
NYM 1971 1628379.5123rd in the NL East
NYM total648339309.59971.875
Total1,414660753.46771.875

Death and impact

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Hodges with the Mets during spring training in 1970

On the afternoon of April 2, 1972, Easter Sunday, Hodges was playing golf in West Palm Beach, Florida because the exhibition game between the Mets and the Montreal Expos was cancelled due to the first players' strike. He completed 27 holes of golf with Mets coaches Joe Pignatano, Rube Walker, and Eddie Yost, when he collapsed en route to his motel room at the Ramada Inn across the street from Municipal Stadium, then the spring training facility of the Atlanta Braves and Expos. Hodges had suffered a heart attack and was rushed to Good Samaritan Hospital where he died within 20 minutes of arrival. [30] Pignatano later recalled Hodges falling backwards and hitting his head on the sidewalk with a "sickening knock", bleeding profusely and turning blue. [31] Pignatano said "I put my hand under Gil's head, but before you knew it, the blood stopped. I knew he was dead. He died in my arms." [31]

Jackie Robinson, himself ill with heart disease and diabetes, told the Associated Press, "He was the core of the Brooklyn Dodgers. [31] With this, and what's happened to Campy and lot of other guys we played with, it scares you. I've been somewhat shocked by it all. I have tremendous feelings for Gil's family and kids." [32] Robinson died of a heart attack six months later on October 24 at age 53. [33]

Duke Snider said "Gil was a great player, but an even greater man." "I'm sick," said Johnny Podres, "I've never known a finer man." A crushed Carl Erskine said "Gil's death is like a bolt out of the blue." Don Drysdale, who himself died in Montreal of a heart attack in 1993 at age 56, wrote in his autobiography that Hodges's death "absolutely shattered me. I just flew apart. I didn't leave my apartment in Texas for three days. I didn't want to see anybody. I couldn't get myself to go to the funeral. It was like I'd lost a part of my family." According to Gil Hodges Jr., Howard Cosell, one of the many attendees at the wake, brought him into the back seat of a car, where Jackie Robinson had been crying hysterically. Robinson then held Hodges Jr. and said, "Next to my son's death, this is the worst day of my life." [31]

The wake was held at Torregrossa Funeral Home, on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn. [30] The funeral was held at Our Lady Help of Christians Church in Midwood, Brooklyn, on April 6. [34] Approximately 600 people attended the church service inside, while thousands of mourners attended outside. [35] Afterwards, he was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, about a mile and half from where Ebbets Field used to be. [35]

Yogi Berra, the Mets' first base coach, succeeded him as manager on the day of the funeral. [36] The American flag flew at half-staff on Opening Day at Shea Stadium, while the Mets wore black armbands on their left arms during the entire 1972 season in honor of Hodges.

Honors

Gil Hodges's number 14 was retired by the New York Mets in 1973. Mets retired 14.svg
Gil Hodges's number 14 was retired by the New York Mets in 1973.
Gil Hodges's number 14 was retired by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2022. LAret14.PNG
Gil Hodges's number 14 was retired by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2022.

In 1969, Hodges received the Bronze Medallion, New York City's highest civilian honor from Mayor John Lindsay.

On June 9, 1973, one year after his death, the Mets retired Hodges's uniform number 14. [31] After his election to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2022, the Los Angeles Dodgers, his longtime team, honored Hodges by retiring his uniform number 14 on June 4, 2022 with the visiting New York Mets present for ceremony. [37]

On April 4, 1978, what would have been Hodges's 54th birthday, the Marine Parkway Bridge, which connected Marine Park, Brooklyn to Rockaway, Queens, was renamed the Marine Parkway–Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge in his memory. [31] Other Brooklyn locations named for him are a park on Carroll Street, a Little League field on Shell Road in Brooklyn, a section of Avenue L and P.S. 193. In addition, part of Bedford Avenue in Midwood, Brooklyn, is named Gil Hodges Way. A bowling alley in Mill Basin, Brooklyn, was formerly named Gil Hodges Lanes in his honor. [38]

In Indiana, the high school baseball stadium in his birthplace of Princeton, Indiana is named after Hodges. A bridge spanning the East Fork of the White River in northern Pike County on State Road 57 was renamed the Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge. In addition, a Little League baseball team in his hometown of Petersburg was named the Hodges Dodgers, in his honor. [39]

In 2009, a 52 by 16 foot (15.8 m × 4.9 m) mural was dedicated in Petersburg featuring pictures of Hodges as a Brooklyn Dodger, as manager of the New York Mets, and batting at Ebbets Field. [40]

Hodges became an inaugural member of the Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979. [41] He was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame in 1982. In 2007, Hodges was inducted into the Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame. [42]

In 2000, Hodges was featured in the documentary Gil Hodges: The Quiet Man, based on the book of the same name by author Marino Amoruso. [43] In November 2021, a 30-minute documentary, titled The Gil Hodges Story: Soul Of A Champion, was released. The film featured interviews with Vin Scully, Tommy Lasorda, Carl Erskine, Gil Hodges Jr., and members of the 1969 New York Mets. [44]

Hall of Fame candidacy and election

For decades, there was controversy over Hodges not being selected for induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame. [45] He was considered to be one of the finest players of the 1950s, [31] and graduated to managerial success with the Mets. However, critics of his candidacy pointed out that despite his offensive prowess, he never led the National League in any offensive category such as home runs, runs batted in, or slugging percentage, and never came close to winning a Most Valuable Player award. [45] Additionally, until the election of Tony Pérez in 2000, every first baseman in the Hall had either 500 career home runs or a batting average over .295; at the time of Hodges's death, the BBWAA had only elected two position players (Rabbit Maranville and Roy Campanella) with batting averages below .285. One theory for Hodges not being voted MVP may have resulted in part from his having had some of his best seasons (1950, 1954 and 1957) in years when the Dodgers did not win the pennant; his best finish was seventh in 1957. [45]

BBWAA candidate

After last playing in the major leagues during the 1963 season, Hodges first appeared on the 1969 ballot, [46] receiving 24.1% of ballots cast by BBWAA electors, with 75% the threshold for election. He was considered annually through the 1983 ballot, his 15th and final ballot appearance under BBWAA rules at the time. [47] He appeared on 63.4% of ballots in 1983 voting, the highest percentage of his candidacy. Hodges collected 3,010 votes cast by the BBWAA from 1969 to 1983, the most votes for an unselected player until surpassed by Jim Rice in 2008, [48] prior to Rice's election the following year.

Veterans Committee candidate

Hodges was considered for selection by the Hall of Fame's Veterans Committee starting in 1987. Voting by the committee was held in closed sessions for many years, but results are known for Hodges in 2003 voting (61%), 2005 (65%), 2007 (61%), and 2009 (43.8%). Each time, Hodges fell short of the 75% minimum required for election. [49]

Golden Era/Golden Days candidate

In 2011, Hodges became a Golden Era candidate (1947–1972 era) for consideration to be elected to the Hall of Fame by the Golden Era Committee, which replaced the Veterans Committee in 2010. In December 2011, voting by the committee took place during the Hall of Fame's two-day winter meeting in Dallas, Texas. [45] Induction to the Hall requires at least 12 votes (75%) from the 16-member committee. Of 10 candidates, Ron Santo was the only one elected, having received 15 votes; Jim Kaat had 10 votes, and Hodges and Minnie Miñoso were tied with nine votes. [50]

Hodges's next opportunity under the Golden Era Committee was in December 2014, when the committee voted at the MLB winter meeting. [51] Hodges received only three votes, and none of the other eight player candidates on the ballot were elected to the Hall of Fame, including Dick Allen and Tony Oliva, each of whom fell one vote shy of the 12-vote threshold. In July 2016, the Golden Era Committee was succeeded by a new system of four committees, including the Golden Days committee (1950–1969 era). [52]

Hodges was one of 10 nominees named on November 5, 2021 to the Golden Days Era ballot for Hall of Fame consideration. [53] On December 5, the Hall of Fame announced Hodges's election, having received 12 of 16 votes to meet the 75% threshold. [54] Hodges was formally inducted on July 24, 2022, with his daughter Irene delivering a speech on his behalf. [55] [56]

Personal life

In 1948, Hodges married Joan Lombardi (September 27, 1926 – September 17, 2022), a native of Brooklyn. The couple had four children together: Gilbert Jr., Irene, Cynthia, and Barbara. [30] The family resided in Midwood, Brooklyn where Hodges had several business investments, including a bowling alley. His nephew by marriage is Tom Verducci, sportswriter for Sports Illustrated . [57]

Joan Hodges outlived her husband by 50 years. She died in September 2022, a month after her husband's induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame and less than two weeks before her 96th birthday. [58]

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