Ralph Hodgin

Ralph Hodgin

Elmer Ralph Hodgin (born February 10, 1915) is a former outfielder/third baseman who played in Major League Baseball between by|1939 and by|1948. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Listed at 5' 10", 170 lb., Hodgin reached the majors in 1939 with the Boston Bees, spending part of the season with them before serving three years during World War II. After being discharged, he joined the Chicago White Sox in 1943 and hit a career-high .314 as a rookie. Great things were expected from him, but he never repeated the feat. Then, in 1947 he suffered a concussion after he was hit on the skull by a Hal Newhouser pitch. After that he lost his aggressiveness at the plate, hitting .266 in 114 games for the Sox in 1948, his last major league season.

In a six-season career, Hodgin was a .285 hitter (481-for-1689) with four home runs and 188 RBI in 530 games, including 198 runs, 79 doubles, 24 triples, and seven stolen bases. A hard-to-strikeout hitter, he posted a solid 1.54 BB/K (97-to-63).

As of February 2008, Hodgin (93) is recognized as one of the oldest living major league players.

ee also

*Chicago White Sox all-time roster

References

* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/H/Hodgin_Ralph.stm Baseball Library]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hodgira01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ralph_Hodgin BR Bullpen]


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