Gil Hodges’ Determination in 1953 Made Him Brooklyn’s All-Time HR Champion

The Brooklyn Dodgers had played 17 games and Gil Hodges was still looking for his first extra-base hit of the 1953 season. He had batted in one run.

The game against the Milwaukee Braves on May 5 had been canceled due to rain. While most of his teammates went about their business, Hodges went to Ebbets Field in a determined effort to end his slump.

Few individuals, in or out of baseball, ever had more determination than Gilbert Ray Hodges. He was in the same class as another great New York first baseman named Lou Gehrig.

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