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Gil Hodges, an Uncommon card
Gilbert Raymond Hodges was an American first baseman and manager in Major League Baseball who played most of his 18-year career for the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 78
- DEF
- 87
- Power
- 165
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 94,000
Power 165 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Gil Hodges quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Gil Hodges card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Born in ______, Indiana, Hodges was the son of a coal miner.
Answer
Princeton. Born in Princeton, Indiana, Hodges was the son of a coal miner. From the Gil Hodges article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
An eight-time All-Star, he anchored the infield for the Dodgers through six pennant winners and two World Series titles before leading the New York Mets to their first World Series title in ____.
Answer
1960s. An eight-time All-Star, he anchored the infield for the Dodgers through six pennant winners and two World Series titles before leading the New York Mets to their first World Series title in 1969. From the Gil Hodges article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- An eight-time All-Star, he anchored the infield for the Dodgers through six pennant winners and two World Series titles before leading the New York Mets to their first World Series title in 1969.
- One of the most beloved and admired players in major league history, Hodges was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2022, fifty years after his sudden death.
- Born in Princeton, Indiana, Hodges was the son of a coal miner.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Gil Hodges article was read about 94,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 78 and blocks with 87: each hit it takes is cut by 35 %.
How to get Gil Hodges
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Gil Hodges (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
