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Posted By: Chris Counts

While I have always admired Gil Hodges, I have never understood the support he gets for the Hall of Fame. For his career, he hit 370 home runs and batted .273, hardly exceptional numbers when compared to a lot of guys NOT in the Hall of Fame. Dick Allen, for instance, hit 351 home runs and batted .292 during an era in which pitchers dominated. Plus, Hodges played in a bandbox and was surrounded by a far more impressive batting order ...