Recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award (presented to a broadcaster for
major contributions to baseball) in 1980.
Baseball announcer for the Washington Senators (1938-1945), New York
Yankees (1946-1948), and New York/San Francisco Giants
(1949-1970).
Probably the most famous baseball call of all-time is Hodges' "The
Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the
pennant! The Giants win the pennant!" call after Bobby Thomson's
game-winning homer to clinch the pennant for the New York Giants in
1951.
After every Giant homer, Hodges would exclaim "Bye-bye baby!"