Joe Adcock

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Joe Adcock
First Baseman / Outfielder
Batted: RightThrew: Right
MLB Debut
April 23, 1950 for the Cincinnati Reds
Final game
October 1, 1966 for the California Angels
Career Statistics
AVG    .277
HRs    336
RBI    1122
Teams
Career Highlights and Awards
  • All star in 1960
Joseph Wilbur "Billy Joe" Adcock (October 30 1927 - May 3 1999) was an American first baseman and right-handed batter in Major League Baseball, best known for his years with the powerful Milwaukee Braves teams of the 1950s, whose career included numerous home run feats. A sure-handed defensive player, he also retired with the third highest career fielding percentage by a first baseman (.994). His nickname "Billy Joe" was modeled after Vanderbilt University basketball star "Billy Joe Adcock" and was popularized by Vin Scully.

Adcock was born in Coushatta, Louisiana. He was signed by the Cincinnati Reds after a successful run at Louisiana State University, but Ted Kluszewski had firm hold of the team's first base slot. Adcock played in left field from 1950-52, but was unhappy and demanded a trade, which he received. His first season with the Braves was capped by a mammoth home run into the center field bleachers at the Polo Grounds on April 29, 1953, a feat that had never been done before and would only be accomplished twice more, by Hank Aaron and Lou Brock. On July 31, 1954, he accomplished the rare feat of homering four times in a single game, against the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field, and set a new record for most total bases in a game (18) that stood until broken by Shawn Green in 2002. Another notable home run was the blast that ended the epic duel between Lew Burdette and Harvey Haddix on May 26, 1959, in which Haddix took a perfect game into the 12th inning. Adcock did not get credit for a home run, however, because Aaron – who was on first base – saw Felix Mantilla, the runner ahead of him, score the winning run and thought the hit had only been a double and walked back to the dugout, causing Adcock to be called out for passing him on the base paths.

Adcock was often overshadowed both by his own teammates Aaron and Eddie Mathews, and by the other slugging first basemen in the league, Kluszewski and Gil Hodges, but he did make one All-Star team (1960) and was regularly among the league leaders in home runs. In 1956 he finished second in the National League in home runs, runs batted in, and slugging average. After playing for the Cleveland Indians (1963) and Los Angeles/California Angels (1964-66), Adcock managed the Cleveland Indians for one year (1967) and managed two more years in the minor leagues before settling down at his 288-acre (1.2 km²) ranch in Coushatta to raise horses. He died in Coushatta at age 71.

See also

References

  • "Former Milwaukee slugger Joe Adcock dies at 71", Minneapolis Star Tribune, Star Tribune, May 4, 1999. Retrieved on 2006-10-20. (English) 

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Preceded by
George Strickland		Cleveland Indians Manager
1967		Succeeded by
Alvin Dark
Preceded by
Gil Hodges		Batters with 4 home runs in one game
1954-07-31		Succeeded by
Rocky Colavito


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Milwaukee Braves 1957 World Series roster
1 Del Crandall | 4 Red Schoendienst | 5 Felix Mantilla | 7 Del Rice | 9 Joe Adcock | 10 Bob Buhl | 12 Bob Hazle | 14 Frank Torre | 15 Carl Sawatski | 18 John DeMerit | 20 Don McMahon | 21 Warren Spahn | 22 Gene Conley | 23 Johnny Logan | 25 Nippy Jones | 30 Bob Trowbridge | 32 Ernie Johnson | 33 Lew Burdette | 34 Juan Pizarro | 41 Eddie Mathews | 43 Wes Covington | 44 Hank Aaron | 48 Andy Pafko
Manager Fred Haney
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