Bert Hodges
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Edward Burton Hodges (May 25, 1917 – January 8, 2001) was a
right-handed.[1]
Born in
minor league career in 1937 with the Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox, playing for them three years before joining the Greenville Buckshots (1940) and the Memphis Chickasaws (1941). He entered the major leagues in 1942 with the Philadelphia Phillies, appearing in eight games from April 14 to 26.[2]
Hodges had two singles in eleven at bats for a .182 average, but did not score a run or drive one in.[1]
He returned to Memphis in 1942 and played one more season with them in 1947. In 797 minor league games, he hit .292 with 234 extra-base hits, including 23 home runs.[2]
Hodges died in Knoxville, Tennessee, at the age of 83.
Sources
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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