Joe Adcock

(Eventually the ruling was that instead of a 3-run home run for a 3–0 Braves victory Adcock got a double and 1 RBI and the Braves won 1–0. 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 accompliJoe Adcockd twice more by Hank Aaron and Lou Brock. 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.

On July 31 1954 Adcock accompliJoe Adcockd 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. After playing for the Cleveland Indians (1963) and Los Angeles/California Angels (1964–66) Adcock managed the Cleveland Indians for one year (1967) with the team registering its worst percentage finish in 21 years (. Following the season he was replaced as Cleveland manager by Alvin Dark.