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Gil Hodges Belongs in the Baseball Hall of Fame

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David Upright
8 years ago

Longtime Dodger fan it's a disgrace he was a great man

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David Upright
8 years ago

All of the above is enough its a disgrace Ted Williams is the reason he is not in the last vote was entered and gave him 75% so why a sick Roy Campinella s vote didn't count should have been overuled in my eyes he is there

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Jack Thornhill
8 years ago

My favorite all-time player. A fan since 1951.

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Robert Waggoner
8 years ago

GIL SHOULD BE IN HOF !!!

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Donald Jennings
8 years ago

He is from my fathers hometown

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Marc Weiss
8 years ago

Keeping a man like Gil out of the HOF tarnishes the reputation of the place

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Alan San Filippo
8 years ago

He was one of my boyhood heroes

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Thomas Bucher
8 years ago

#14

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Pete Miller
8 years ago

It is time for Gil Hodges to be entered into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Do the right thing.

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Robert Rhoades
8 years ago

Cooperstown needs this legend.

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Lisa Snyder
8 years ago

lisasnyder

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Albert policano
9 years ago

A disgrace that gil is not in the hall..

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Shawn Rutherford
9 years ago

If Raines and Larkin are in....how can you not have Hodges?

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Gary Ledbetter
9 years ago

No doubt. Hall of Famer!

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Marvin Reich
9 years ago

I believe it's well past time for the Dodgers to take part of the responsibility for Gil Hodges not being elected into the Hall of Fame. The Dodgers have refused to retire Gil's number and honor him with a plaque on their Ring of Honor. I am aware of the Dodger tradition of only retiring numbers of people who have entered the Hall of Fame. However, although I love Jim Gilliam dearly, they made an exception for him. The Dodgers must make another exception for Gil and retire his number and honor him with a plaque on the Ring of Honor. Until the Dodgers do that, the Hall of Fame committee can always come back with a convenient excuse and say that Gil doesn't deserve to be elected to the Hall of Fame because even his own team didn't retire his number. It's time now to end this tragedy while Gil's wife Joan, Vin Scully, Don Newcombe and Tommy Lasorda are still alive to know that he has been properly respected and honored…

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Burke Wallace
9 years ago

Long overdue and the Dodgers should also retire his #14

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Richard Lando
9 years ago

Correct the travesty, put Gil in the Hall. Thank you

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Jeff Catt
9 years ago

It's time he got in the GOD.

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Rich Kissel
9 years ago

It's past due time for Gil Hodges to be in the Baseball Hall of Fame. He was the leader and perennial 100 RBI man on the great Brooklyn Dodgers teams of the 1950s, was the best fielding first baseman of his era, was a man of true character, led the previously hapless New York Mets to the 1969 Championship, and has statistics that are comparable to those already in the Hall of Fame. It is time to correct this oversight.

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Patrick Kinney
9 years ago

Mr. Hodges had 20-40 homers every year for 11 years in a row and 80-plus RBI 10 of those 11 seasons, includin 7 consecutive 100-plus RBI seasons. Played in seven World Series and hit .391 in the '59 Series. Manged the 1969 Miracle Mets. Nearly 2,000 career hits. He belongs in the Hall.