Growing up, I saw Hodges play numerous times with my Dad at Ebbets Field, both of us being ardent Dodgers' fans. I remember one game clearly when he hit an opposite field homer over the old Schaffer Beer sign in right field. The ball seemed to soar endlessly. He was the perfect 1st baseman for Jackie, always encouraging and supportive. I don't know how many Golden Gloves he won, but it must be several. And he was a right hander playing 1st. Enough already, the man needs to be enshrined.
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