Joe
Adcock broke into the major leagues with the Cincinnati Reds in 1950, but was
stuck behind first baseman Ted Kluszewski. Adcock requested a trade, and was
sent packing to the Braves.
The
hard hitting first baseman would play in the long shadows of Eddie Matthews and
Hank Aaron. The trio home run hitters made the Braves middle of the order one
the most formidable in all of baseball. The Braves would win the 1957 World
Series.
Adcock
would hit 336 home runs with 1,122 RBI, and a batting line of .277/.33/.485. He
was a two time all-star, and on July 31, 1954, he would slam four home runs in
a game against the Brooklyn Dodgers.
At
the end of this career he would spend time with the Angels and Indians. It
included managing the Indians during the 1967 season to a 75-87 record. His
.994 fielding percentage was 3rd best all-time when he called it a
career.
Joe Glasgow is
a former senior staff writer at Fanstop.com, and is the author of the book Play
Ball! Growing Up With Baseball https://amzn.to/2o4M62h
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