Up on the blog today, putting the spotlight on my 1960 custom "Stars of the Game" card for slugger Joe Adcock of the Milwaukee Braves:
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Adcock
put in 17 years in the Big Leagues, slugging his way to 336 home runs,
including four in one monster game in 1954 when he went 5-for-5 at the
plate with four dingers and a double, setting the Major League record of
18 total bases in a single game.
By the time he hung up the
cleats after the 1966 season, Adcock finished with a .277 career
average, with 1832 hits over 6606 at-bats in 1959 games, driving in 1122
runs while scoring 823 himself, making two All-Star teams.
