Pensacola Obituaries - Latest Obituaries in Pensacola, FL - Echovita To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. The next year he switch to the outfield to allow Kluszewski to play every day, and played that position for the next two years. Mr. Adcock hit four home runs that day--a record equaled by only nine other players. 2023 SCI SHARED RESOURCES, LLC. He was predeceased by : his parents, Joseph Nat Adcock and Mable Sadler; his wife Linda Grace Pierce Adcock; and his brother-in-law Kermit Pierce. Witnesses relate how this left Mr. Adcock even less amused. Billy Joe Adcock, 75, of Caraway, Arkansas passed away on December 26, 2021 at NEA Baptist Hospital. Verify and try again. Joe Adcock, 71, the towering, power-hitting first baseman on great Milwaukee Braves baseball teams of the 1950s whose remarkable career probably was overshadowed by a series of injuries and by. Adcock then drove the ball over the right-center-field fence for an apparent home run and a 3-0 victory. He is survived by his parents, brother, Jesse K Adcock and his wife Kristen Adcock, 3 nephews, Donovan, Connor, and Aidan Adcock, his Grandparents, Dean and Isabel Kittel, and numerous Aunts, Uncles, and cousins. He was born on December 27, 1928, in Lauderdale County, Mississippi. Resend Activation Email. We are sad to announce that on December 24, 2021, Joseph Wilfred Adcock (Creedmoor, North Carolina) passed away. Tribute Archive | Where Obituaries Are Archived Forever He was signed by the Cincinnati Reds, however Ted Kluszewski had a firm hold on the team's first base slot. Copyright 2023 Echovita Inc. All rights reserved. To plant trees in memory, please visit the, Joseph is every special to his family and i know very love friend he cares about them and Roger is hands with god we have faith to pound of him thanks for being they for him, I realzed how much Joe he great friend in High School. Joe was a Michigan State University fan, Notre Dame Fan, enjoyed golfing and going to the short track car racing with family and friends whenever he would get the chance. 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, although he did make one All-Star team (1960) and was regularly among the league leaders in home runs. He is survived by : his son Nathan Wilfred Adcock; his brother Horace Adcock; his nieces and nephews, Joni Autrey, Carla Porter, Mark Adcock and Preston Pierce; and his sister-in-law Joyce Pierce. Authorize the publication of the original written obituary with the accompanying photo. South Jersey Times Homepage. Utah. This browser does not support getting your location. Joe Adcock Obituary Adcock hit the first major league home run to land in the center-field bleachers at the Polo Grounds since the park had been reconfigured in 1923, connecting on a 475-foot drive off the Giants' Jim Hearn on April 29, 1953. Joe Adcock Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac Menu. Adcock played in left field from 1950 to 1952, but was extremely unhappy, demanding a trade, which he received. Here is Joseph Wilfred Adcock's obituary. (60 years old). Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Joseph Adcock Obituary (2020) | Mathews, VA - Echovita Joseph Wilbur Adcock (October 30, 1927 - May 3, 1999) was an American professional baseball player and manager. [6] Of note, the four home runs were hit off four different Brooklyn Dodgers pitchers, becoming the seventh player in major league history to hit four home runs in one game.