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Originally Posted by Exhibitman
Hodges? I am for it because he was the 2nd most prolific slugger of the 1950s. Snider had 326 taters, Hodges 310; Snider had 1,031 RBIs, Hodges 1,001. And that was when 50 HRs was a Ruthian milestone. A decade as the #2 slugger in the game and the 69 Mets manager? I say HOFer.
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This falls into the "whoopdeedoo" category of stats. Yeah, he hit the most homers in the 50s. Why? Because Willie Mays missed 2 years to the military. Hodges just happened to his prime fall perfectly in line with the decade of the 50s. Does anybody really believe he was the best slugger of the 1950s? Of course not.
Hodges misses the cut, IMHO.