Answers to Gil Hodges Trivia

Alright, fans of the legendary Met manager and Brooklyn Dodgers first base man---Gil Hodges, how did you do? Check out the answers below.

1) The part of the military that Hodges served in World War II was the Marine Corps where he was awarded a bronze star

2) In 1950, his four home runs in a nine inning game had only been done once in the prior fifty years by Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig

3) He caught the last out of the 1955 World Series won by the Dodgers (Johnny  Podres won the game). The throw was made to Hodges by Pee Wee Reese

4) His first managing job was with The Washington Senators

5) When Hodges manged the Mets, his third base coach in 1969 was 'The Walking Man', Eddie Yost

6) In 1969 Hodge's Mets won 100 games during the regular season

7) The average winners share in the World Series in 1969 was $18,388

8) The great quote about Hodges came from Branch Rickey

9) He started his career as a third baseman

10) His number was 14

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Great Gil Hodges Quotes

There are only two Met managers in history to win World Series. Every Met fan knows who they are---Joe Frazier and George Bamberger. Just wanted to see if you were paying attention. Of course, it is Gil Hodges and Davey Johnson. Hodges was one of New York's most beloved sports figures, first as the great Brooklyn Dodger First Baseman. Joe Torre said of Hodges, "He played first base like a lefthander---he was so smooth." Of course, Met fans remember him as the Manager of the Miracle Mets of 1969. To his credit, even though he passed away forty years ago, he still is loved by his players.

Here are some great quotes about the managerial abilities of Gil Hodges:

"We should've been completing long after 1969, with his leadership we probably would have."
--Ed Kranepool, on Hodges as a manager

"I loved the man I really did. I think if you talk to anybody, the reason we won was him. He made us all better."
--Bud Harrelson, on Hodges.

"He was the most important man in my career."
--Tom Seaver, on Gil Hodges

Time to put the Gil Hodges in the Hall of Fame.