Joseph Wilbur Adcock
Milwaukee Braves
First Base
Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 6'4" Weight: 210
Born: October 30, 1927, Coushatta, LA
Signed: Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent before 1947 season
Major League Teams: Cincinnati Reds 1950-52; Milwaukee Braves 1953-62; Cleveland Indians 1963; Los Angeles Angels 1964; California Angels 1965-66
As a Manager: Cleveland Indians 1967
Died: May 3, 1999, Coushatta, LA (age 71)
Blocked at first base by slugger Ted Kluszewski (#25), the Reds tried moving Joe Adcock to left field for the first three seasons of his career.