title: Shovel Hodge
text: # Shovel Hodge
  
  Clarence Clement "Shovel" Hodge (July 6, 1893 – December 31, 1967), was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1920 to 1922 with the Chicago White Sox. Listed at 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall and 190 pounds (86 kg), he batted left and threw right-handed.
  
  Hodge had a 14–15 record with a 5.17 earned run average in 75 career games in his three-year career. He batted .250 with 29 hits as a big leaguer.
  
  After his playing days he was an umpire in the Southern Association and Alabama State League. He also managed as "Mutt" Hodge in the Alabama-Florida League in 1936, 1950 and 1955.
  
  He was born in Clayton, Alabama, and died in Ft. Walton Beach, Florida.
  
  