- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRussell Patrick Hodges
- Nickname
- The Voice of the Giants
- Russ Hodges was born on June 18, 1910 in Dayton, Tennessee, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Scoreboard (1948), Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers Centennial Gala (2016) and Crawford Mystery Theatre (1951). He died on April 19, 1971 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- 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!"
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