1953 Bowman Color Gil Hodges 92 - Dodgers - Gd - Vg Key Card Classic
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1953 Bowman Color Gil Hodges #92 - Dodgers - Gd - Vg Key Card Classic. Check the photos. Shipped with USPS First Class Envelope
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Gilbert Ray Hodges, (April 4, 1924 – April 2, 1972) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman and manager who played most of his 18-year career for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers. He was induc...ted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame in 1982.Hodges is generally considered to be the best defensive first baseman of the 1950s. He was an All-Star for eight seasons and a Gold Glove Award winner for three consecutive seasons. Hodges and Duke Snider are the only players to have the most home runs or runs batted in together during the decade with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Hodges was the National League (NL) leader in double plays four times and in putouts, assists and fielding percentage three times each. He ranked second in NL history with 1, 281 assists and 1, 614 double plays when his career ended, and was among the league's career leaders in games (6th, 1, 908) and total chances (10th, 16, 751) at first base.Hodges also managed the New York Mets to the 1969 World Series title over the favored Baltimore Orioles, one of the greatest upsets in Fall Classic history.He remains a possibility for Entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame, through the Veterans committee process. A quiet leader of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Note: I am offering a number of tobacco non sports card lots and am happy to combine shipping.
Gilbert Ray Hodges, (April 4, 1924 – April 2, 1972) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman and manager who played most of his 18-year career for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers. He was induc...ted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame in 1982.Hodges is generally considered to be the best defensive first baseman of the 1950s. He was an All-Star for eight seasons and a Gold Glove Award winner for three consecutive seasons. Hodges and Duke Snider are the only players to have the most home runs or runs batted in together during the decade with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Hodges was the National League (NL) leader in double plays four times and in putouts, assists and fielding percentage three times each. He ranked second in NL history with 1, 281 assists and 1, 614 double plays when his career ended, and was among the league's career leaders in games (6th, 1, 908) and total chances (10th, 16, 751) at first base.Hodges also managed the New York Mets to the 1969 World Series title over the favored Baltimore Orioles, one of the greatest upsets in Fall Classic history.He remains a possibility for Entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame, through the Veterans committee process. A quiet leader of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
