Joan Hodges, the widow of Manager Gil Hodges, died Saturday night after a long illness. She passed away 10 days short of her 96th birthday. Gil died 50 years ago at the age of 47.

STATEMENT FROM METS PRESIDENT SANDY ALDERSON

“We are thankful that Joan was able to see Gil inducted into the Hall of Fame in July. That meant so much to her and the entire Mets and Hodges family. She was a true baseball fan and still followed her two favorite teams, the Mets and Dodgers. We send our condolences to her daughters, Irene and Cindy, her son Gil Jr. and the rest of the Hodges family.”