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Joe Adcock

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Baseball Player

The Resume

Why he might be annoying:

    He was overshadowed by teammates Hank Aaron and Eddie Mathews.
    He was injury-prone with Sports Illustrated declaring, 'Joe's major problem in baseball is not to break Babe Ruth's home run record but to merely finish a season.'
    He managed the Indians for one season (1967), leading the team to its worst record in 21 years.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was an all-state basketball player in high school and attended LSU on a basketball scholarship.
    He was an incredible power hitter, and was the only hitter to clear the left-field roof at Brooklyn's Ebbets Field and one of only three players (along with Hank Aaron and Lou Brock) to hit a home run to center field at the Polo Grounds.
    He was one of a handful of players to hit four home runs in a single game (July 31, 1954).
    After retiring, he operated a horse ranch in his hometown and was named Louisiana's top breeder nine times.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 86.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 81 Votes: 49.38% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 17 Votes: 64.71% Annoying