Gail Hopkins

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Gail Hopkins
First baseman
Born: (1943-02-19) February 19, 1943 (age 81) Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: June 29, 1968, for the Chicago White Sox
NPB: April 5, 1975, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Last appearance
MLB: October 2, 1974, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
NPB: September 25, 1977, for the Nankai Hawks
MLB statistics
Batting average	.266
Home runs	25
Runs batted in	145
NPB statistics
Batting average	.282
Home runs	69
Runs batted in	229
Teams
Chicago White Sox (1968–1970) Kansas City Royals (1971–1973) Los Angeles Dodgers (1974) Hiroshima Toyo Carp (1975–1976) Nankai Hawks (1977)

Gail Eason Hopkins (born February 19, 1943) is a former Major League Baseball player and coach. Before reaching the majors, he attended David Starr Jordan High School and then a catcher at Pepperdine University, where he was named an All-American in 1963. He was primarily a first baseman and catcher in the majors, and was the first Pepperdine baseball player to play Major League Baseball.^[1]