#56 Joe Adcock, First Base, 28 yrs, Chicago (F) American Giants

#56 Joe Adcock, First Base, 28 yrs, Chicago (F) American Giants
Saturday, 10/11/1956

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Joe Adcock

10/30/1927
28
USA,LA,COUSHATTA
6"4
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First Base
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R

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2 / 6 (Fair)
3 / 6 (Well Known)
Very inconsistent
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2.5 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 2,992,857
1956
$ 4,800,000 (2 year(s))
6 Year(s), 121 Days (1153 total Days)
172 Day(s)
7 Year(s), 0 Days (1204 total Days)
6 Year(s)
Not eligible
2 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	6	5	8	4	7
Versus LHP	7	5	8	4	7
Versus RHP	6	5	8	4	6
Talent	7	5	9	5	6

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3
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Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
1B : 6 (Range), .989 (Fielding Pct.)
LF : 3 (Range), .968 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 2
Outfield Arm : 10

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/12	BAL	W 4-1	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	#5
9/13	PTL	W 5-1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#5
9/14	PTL	L 1-2	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	#4
9/15	@SF	L 4-5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#4
9/16	@SF	L 4-5	3	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	#5
9/17	@BoS	W 7-5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	#5
9/18	@WSH	L 5-8	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	#5
9/19	STL	W 12-1	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	#5
9/20	PTL	L 4-14	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	#4
9/21	@BoS	W 6-4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	#4

Batting Stats 1956

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	150	538	158	23	4	20	95	85	45	57	.294	.344	.463	.807	.739	.169
Projected	150	538	158	23	4	20	95	85	45	57	.294	.344	.463	.807	.739	.169

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	139	590	0	6	0	18	0	7	249	47	0	0	.0	83.4	5.6

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	167	51	8	2	7	28	31	15	19	1	0	0	.305	.361	.503	.864
vs. RHP	371	107	15	2	13	67	54	30	38	6	0	0	.288	.337	.445	.781
Close/Late	65	14	2	0	0	5	6	5	8	1	0	0	.215	.268	.246	.514
Scoring Position	135	44	12	1	4	72	0	17	16	7	0	0	.326	.384	.519	.902
Pinch Hitting	9	3	0	0	0	3	1	1	3	1	0	0	.333	.364	.333	.697

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	74	258	77	9	1	8	39	33	16	29	.298	.336	.434	.770
Road	76	280	81	14	3	12	56	52	29	28	.289	.351	.489	.841
March/April	28	101	27	2	0	3	11	14	10	4	.267	.327	.376	.704
May	27	90	24	4	1	0	11	12	6	14	.267	.309	.333	.643
June	22	82	30	2	2	4	15	17	9	12	.366	.424	.585	1.009
July	27	101	32	5	0	4	23	16	7	8	.317	.355	.485	.840
August	27	97	26	5	1	8	25	19	5	13	.268	.301	.588	.889
Sept/Oct	19	67	19	5	0	1	10	7	8	6	.284	.360	.403	.763

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1950	75	232	59	10	0	6	29	14	15	0	2	21	0	0	.254	.297	.375	.672	NYY
1951	143	512	141	25	5	16	89	70	46	0	1	66	1	0	.275	.335	.438	.772	NYY
1952	149	546	166	15	5	23	81	80	46	1	4	49	2	0	.304	.357	.476	.833	NYY
1953	109	271	70	11	1	14	47	34	11	1	1	23	0	0	.258	.289	.461	.750	NYY CHA
1954	146	523	156	23	6	27	94	78	44	1	5	63	0	1	.298	.351	.520	.871	CHA
1955	148	542	161	27	3	26	97	83	50	0	5	54	2	2	.297	.353	.502	.855	CHA
1956	150	538	158	23	4	20	95	85	45	0	7	57	0	0	.294	.344	.463	.807	CHA
Total	920	3164	911	134	24	132	532	444	257	3	25	333	5	3	.288	.340	.471	.810

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1950, AAA	52	198	73	10	0	12	32	37	23	7	1	1	.369	.427	.601	1.028

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 1956

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
First Base	146	139	1520	109	138	1644	15	.991	1213.1	12.19
Leftfield	3	0	2	0	0	2	0	1.000	6.0	3.00
Rightfield	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	1.0	9.00

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 12th overall pick, by New York in 1950...
Had first career hit on 4/1/1950, off Lou Kretlow (SF)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/12/1950, off Jim Prendergast (STL)...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/9/1951, hitting .409 with 3 HR, 10 RBI...
Injured on 3/3/1952 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks...
Traded from New York to Chicago (F) on 7/31/1953 (Going to CHA: 1B Joe Adcock, 2B Red Schoendienst, LF Mel Clark. Going to NYY: P Cloyd Boyer, P Ruben Gomez, 1B Tom Wright)...
Hit 3 homeruns against San Francisco, driving in 7 runs on 9/13/1953...
1/31/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,070,000 through salary arbitration...
Drove in 7 runs against Hilldale on 4/12/1954...
Had 20-game hitting streak snapped on 6/9/1954...
1/31/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,685,714 through salary arbitration...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/9/1955, hitting .591 with 3 HR, 8 RBI...
1/31/1956: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,992,857 through salary arbitration...
7/11/1956: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (F), $4,800,000 per year, for 2 years.

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

Homeruns
1955 - 26 - 10th

RBI
1955 - 97 - 10th

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