Gil Hodges was an American professional baseball player and manager who played as a first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1943 to 1963. Hodges played for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Mets during his career, and was a key part of several successful teams, including the Dodgers’ championship teams in 1955 and 1959. He was an eight-time All-Star, a three-time Gold Glove Award winner, and won the National League’s Most Valuable Player Award in 1959. After retiring as a player, Hodges became a manager, leading the Washington Senators and later the New York Mets to the World Series in 1969. Hodges was posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2020.

This lot is a Gil Hodges baseball card #270 produced by Topps in 1959.

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