Former New York Mets catcher Ron Hodges dies at 74 yoursourceone.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yoursourceone.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Ron Hodges, a catcher who spent his entire 12-season major league career with the New York Mets, died Friday. Hodges died at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital after a short illness, Mets spokesman Jay Horwitz said. Selected by the Mets in the second round of the second phase of the January 1972 amateur draft, Hodges finished with a .240 batting average, 19 homers and 147 RBIs during a big league career from 1973-84.
Ron Hodges spent his entire 12-season major league career with the New York Mets and was among the players whose career was interrupted by the 50-day midseason strike in 1981.
It was almost 50 years ago — August 17, 1973 to be exact — that the Mets lost a tough 10-inning game to the Reds that seemed to be devastating. Not only did they fall deeper into the National League’s Eastern Division basement, but the loss left them 13 games under .500. Manager Yogi Berra […]