Due to his achievements as a player and manager, as well as his sterling character, Gil Hodges deserves to be inthe Hall of Fame as much as any player honored by the institution. Atowering figure during the Golden Era of the 1950s, Hodges was the Brooklyn Dodgers powerful first baseman who, alongside Jackie Robinson, helped drive his team to sixpennants anda thrilling World Series victoryin 1955. Dutifully following the Dodgers to Los Angeles in 1958,...