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Today reminded me of former Tiger Joe Adcock…
Posted on 4/5/26 at 4:42 pm
Posted on 4/5/26 at 4:42 pm
Of the Milwaukee Braves.
On July 31, 1954, Adcock belted four home runs with a double at Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field, setting a single-game record of 18 total bases, a mark which lasted 48 years
Coushatta native and good friend of my Dad.
He was known as “Joe Bill” in Red River Parish of course.
On July 31, 1954, Adcock belted four home runs with a double at Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field, setting a single-game record of 18 total bases, a mark which lasted 48 years
Coushatta native and good friend of my Dad.
He was known as “Joe Bill” in Red River Parish of course.
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Posted on 4/5/26 at 4:43 pm to Sull
Actual csb
Posted on 4/5/26 at 4:49 pm to TigerReich
Joe was a good friend to me. I spent hours talking baseball with him. He actually went to LSU on a basketball scholarship and told me he had never even played in a sandlot or cow pasture in Red River Parish.
Red Swanson convinced him to finish the season when the first baseman got injured.
His first collegiate at bat, versus Tennessee, he hit a home run. The rest is history.
What a great man he was.
Red Swanson convinced him to finish the season when the first baseman got injured.
His first collegiate at bat, versus Tennessee, he hit a home run. The rest is history.
What a great man he was.
Posted on 4/5/26 at 4:53 pm to Sull
Thanks for posting this. It’s great to honor our older Tigers.
Posted on 4/5/26 at 4:55 pm to FreeState
quote:It sounds like he was a hellava athlete.
His first collegiate at bat, versus Tennessee, he hit a home run. The rest is history.
What a great man he was.
Posted on 4/5/26 at 4:59 pm to FreeState
Knowing the end result, that’s fascinating.
Posted on 4/5/26 at 5:03 pm to Sull
Posted on 4/5/26 at 6:46 pm to Sull
Another of his accomplishments was being in this rare group:
Hitting a home run to dead center (483–505 ft) at the Polo Grounds was nearly impossible, with only a few players officially credited. Notable, documented players who hit balls into the center-field bleachers include Joe Adcock (1953), Hank Aaron (1962), and Lou Brock (1962). Other accounts credit Luke Easter (1948).
Joe Adcock (1953): First player to hit a home run into the deep center-field bleachers.
Hank Aaron (1962): Hit a 465-foot grand slam into the left-center bleachers, a spot rarely reached.
Lou Brock (1962): Hit a 460-foot home run to the center-field area.
Luke Easter (1948): Hit a ball over 480 feet to center during a Negro League game.
Note on Center Field: Dead center was 483 feet, with a 20-foot high wall. Many famous "center field" shots were to the left or right of the absolute center
Hitting a home run to dead center (483–505 ft) at the Polo Grounds was nearly impossible, with only a few players officially credited. Notable, documented players who hit balls into the center-field bleachers include Joe Adcock (1953), Hank Aaron (1962), and Lou Brock (1962). Other accounts credit Luke Easter (1948).
Joe Adcock (1953): First player to hit a home run into the deep center-field bleachers.
Hank Aaron (1962): Hit a 465-foot grand slam into the left-center bleachers, a spot rarely reached.
Lou Brock (1962): Hit a 460-foot home run to the center-field area.
Luke Easter (1948): Hit a ball over 480 feet to center during a Negro League game.
Note on Center Field: Dead center was 483 feet, with a 20-foot high wall. Many famous "center field" shots were to the left or right of the absolute center
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