Ron Hodges

Positions: Catcher and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: June 22, 1949 in Rocky Mount, VA us

Died: November 24, 2023 in Roanoke, VA

Draft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 6th round of the 1970 MLB June Amateur Draft from Appalachian State University (Boone, NC), the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (15th) of the 1971 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Appalachian State University (Boone, NC), the Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (10th) of the 1971 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Appalachian State University (Boone, NC) and the New York Mets in the 2nd round of the 1972 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Appalachian State University (Boone, NC).

High School: Franklin County HS (Rocky Mount, VA)

School: Appalachian State University (Boone, NC)

Debut: June 13, 1973 (Age 23-356d, 13,362nd in major league history)
vs. SFG 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1984 (Age 35-100d)
vs. MON 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Full Name: Ronald Wray Hodges

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.1

1426

342

.240

119

RBI

147

OBP

.342

SLG

.322

OPS

.663

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 9 (1)	NYM		MON	W,6-5	GS	23	6.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
2	15 (11)	Apr 22	NYM	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
3	16	Apr 23	NYM	@	CHC	L,2-3	GS	35	10.0	6	5	0	11	3	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	24 (7)	May 2	NYM	@	ATL	L,4-5	CG	41	8.2	6	2	0	8	0	C
5	36 (11)	May 17 (2)	NYM		ATL	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
6	42 (5)	May 24	NYM	@	PIT	L,5-6	CG	40	9.1	6	1	0	7	0	C
7	43	May 25	NYM	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	44	11.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
8	44	May 26	NYM	@	HOU	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
9	45	May 27	NYM	@	HOU	W,9-7	GS	33	7.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
10	47 (1)	May 29 (1)	NYM		STL	W,7-2	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	54 (6)	Jun 5	NYM		LAD	W,9-8	GS	26	5.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
12	55	Jun 6	NYM		LAD	L,2-8	GF	32	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
13	56	Jun 7	NYM		LAD	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
14	57	Jun 9	NYM		SFG	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	C
15	59 (1)	Jun 11	NYM		SFG	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
16	64 (4)	Jun 16	NYM	@	SFG	L,4-7	GS	29	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
17	67 (2)	Jun 18 (2)	NYM	@	SFG	L,3-4	GS	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
18	76 (8)	Jun 28	NYM	@	CHC	L,8-9	GF	11	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	81 (4)	Jul 4 (2)	NYM		PHI	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	C
20	90 (8)	Jul 16	NYM	@	CIN	L,2-9	GF	18	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
21	95 (4)	Jul 19 (2)	NYM		HOU	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
22	97 (1)	Jul 20 (2)	NYM		HOU	W,5-4	CG	43	11.0	9	1	1	11	0	C
23	103 (5)	Jul 26	NYM		CIN	W,12-3	GF	14	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	117 (13)	Aug 13	NYM		STL	L,1-6	GS	39	7.2	4	0	0	4	0	C
25	120 (2)	Aug 17	NYM		SDP	L,2-9	GF	12	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	135 (14)	Sep 2 (2)	NYM	@	LAD	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
27	137 (1)	Sep 4 (1)	NYM	@	PIT	L,4-7	CG	35	8.0	5	2	0	7	1	C
28	138	Sep 4 (2)	NYM	@	PIT	L,0-7	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
29	155 (16)	Sep 23 (2)	NYM		PHI	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	5	3	0	8	0	C
30	159 (3)	Sep 29 (1)	NYM	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
							30gm		226.0	145	20	3	168	5