By: Michael Ganci

Happy Birthday Gil Hodges

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GIl Hodges was born on this day in 1924. He managed the Miracle Mets to their first World Series Championship in 1969.

Hodges was an eight-time All-Star with the Brooklyn Dodgers. An original Met, he hit the first home run in team history. His #14 was the second Mets number to be retired (1973).

About Michael Ganci

Michael Ganci is the Co-Founder of the Daily Stache, along with Matthew Falkenbury. Since 2008, Ganci has eat, drank and dreamt all things Mets, and he'd have it no other way. Feel free to follow him on Twitter at @DailyStache.

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