Ralph Hodgin
[edit] Biography
Ralph Hodgin (Elmer Ralph Hodgin) was born on February 10, 1915 in Greensboro, North Carolina. He made his Major League debut on April 19, 1939 for the Boston Braves. In 1943, his rookie year, he hit .314 with 1 home run and 50 RBI. Hodgin played for the Boston Braves and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 6 year career.
Most people believe that Ralph Hodgin's best season was 1944, when he hit for a .295 average and knocked in 51 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1939
| BOS
| N
| 32
| 48
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 4
| .208
| .255
| .229
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1943
| CHI
| A
| 117
| 407
| 52
| 128
| 1
| 50
| .314
| .356
| .415
| 22
| 8
| 20
| 24
| 6
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 8
|
| 1944
| CHI
| A
| 121
| 465
| 56
| 137
| 1
| 51
| .295
| .333
| .385
| 25
| 7
| 21
| 14
| 6
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 11
|
| 1946
| CHI
| A
| 87
| 258
| 32
| 65
| 0
| 25
| .252
| .308
| .298
| 10
| 1
| 19
| 6
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 10
|
| 1947
| CHI
| A
| 59
| 180
| 26
| 53
| 1
| 24
| .294
| .352
| .400
| 10
| 3
| 13
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 6
|
| 1948
| CHI
| A
| 114
| 331
| 28
| 88
| 1
| 34
| .266
| .310
| .338
| 11
| 5
| 21
| 11
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 9
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 32
| 48
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 4
| .208
| .255
| .229
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 498
| 1641
| 194
| 471
| 4
| 184
| .287
| .332
| .371
| 78
| 24
| 94
| 59
| 17
| 19
| 7
| 0
| 44
|
| Total
|
|
| 530
| 1689
| 198
| 481
| 4
| 188
| .285
| .330
| .367
| 79
| 24
| 97
| 63
| 17
| 19
| 7
| 0
| 47
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1939
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1943
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 34
| 120
| 9
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .945
|
| 1943
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 87
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1944
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 82
| 0
| 0
| 77
| 215
| 18
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .942
|
| 1944
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 93
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1946
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 114
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1947
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 99
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1948
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 79
| 0
| 0
| 184
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 261
| 0
| 0
| 592
| 17
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 138
| 0
| 0
| 111
| 335
| 27
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by San Francisco (PCL) from Boston Braves in the minor league draft (October 13, 1941).
- Selected by Chicago White Sox from San Francisco (PCL) in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 2, 1942).
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