Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { <http://wikidata.dbpedia.org/resource/Q3179960> ?p ?o }
- Q3179960 subject Q13298892.
- Q3179960 subject Q6368537.
- Q3179960 subject Q6647300.
- Q3179960 subject Q7037904.
- Q3179960 subject Q7215787.
- Q3179960 subject Q7765844.
- Q3179960 subject Q8290997.
- Q3179960 subject Q8382884.
- Q3179960 subject Q8382912.
- Q3179960 subject Q8390860.
- Q3179960 subject Q8579123.
- Q3179960 subject Q8603254.
- Q3179960 subject Q8672717.
- Q3179960 subject Q8747080.
- Q3179960 subject Q8880786.
- Q3179960 subject Q8950236.
- Q3179960 subject Q9173858.
- Q3179960 subject Q9422894.
- Q3179960 subject Q9625864.
- Q3179960 abstract "Joseph Wilbur "Billy Joe" Adcock (October 30, 1927 – May 3, 1999) was a major league baseball player who also managed in the Major and Minor Leagues. He was best known as a first baseman and right-handed slugger with the powerful Milwaukee Braves teams of the 1950s, whose career included numerous home run feats. A sure-handed defensive player, he also retired with the third highest career fielding percentage by a first baseman (.994). His nickname "Billy Joe" was modeled after Vanderbilt University basketball star "Billy Joe Adcock" and was popularized by Vin Scully.Born in Coushatta, the seat of Red River Parish in northwestern Louisiana, Adcock attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, where he played on the baseball team; before college, he had never played a game of baseball in his life.He was signed by the Cincinnati Reds, but Ted Kluszewski had firm hold of the team's first base slot. Adcock played in left field from 1950 to 1952, but was unhappy and demanded a trade, which he received. His first season with the Braves was capped by a mammoth home run into the center field bleachers at the Polo Grounds on April 29, 1953, a feat that had never been done before and would only be accomplished twice more, by Hank Aaron and Lou Brock.On July 31, 1954, Adcock accomplished the rare feat of homering four times in a single game, against the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field. He also hit a double off the top of the wall to set a record for most total bases in a game (18) that stood for 48 years, until broken by Shawn Green in 2002.Another notable home run was the blast that ended the epic duel between Lew Burdette and Harvey Haddix on May 26, 1959, in which Haddix took a perfect game into the 13th inning. Adcock did not get credit for a home run, however, because Aaron – who was on first base – saw Félix Mantilla, the runner ahead of him, score the winning run and thought the hit had only been a double and walked back to the dugout, causing Adcock to be called out for passing him on the base paths. (Eventually, the ruling was that instead of a 3-run home run for a 3–0 Braves victory, Adcock got a double and 1 RBI, and the Braves won 1–0.)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, but he did make one All-Star team (1960) and was regularly among the league leaders in home runs. In 1956, he finished second in the National League in home runs, runs batted in, and slugging average.After concluding his playing career with the Cleveland Indians (1963) and Los Angeles/California Angels (1964–66), Adcock managed the Cleveland Indians for one year (1967), with the team registering its worst percentage finish in 21 years (.463, vs. .442 in 1946), finishing eighth in a 10-team league. Following the season he was replaced as Cleveland manager by Alvin Dark. Adcock managed two more years in the minor leagues before settling down at his 288-acre (1.2 km2) ranch in Coushatta to raise horses. He died in Coushatta at age 71 in 1999 from Alzheimer's Disease.".
- Q3179960 birthDate "1927-10-30".
- Q3179960 birthPlace Q2032769.
- Q3179960 deathDate "1999-05-03".
- Q3179960 deathPlace Q2032769.
- Q3179960 debutTeam Q826751.
- Q3179960 position Q1142885.
- Q3179960 position Q1326154.
- Q3179960 thumbnail Joe_Adcock_1954.png?width=300.
- Q3179960 wikiPageExternalLink player.php?name=Joe_Adcock_1927.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q1069698.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q11081.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q1142885.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q1149868.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q1154724.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q1163715.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q1186921.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q1194630.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q1276360.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q1278537.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q1326154.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q13298892.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q1521725.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q1588.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q1815849.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q2015862.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q2032769.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q215777.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q2422581.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q265538.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q28218.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q2840597.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q3108759.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q3237263.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q3244079.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q3260115.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q4569986.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q4569987.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q461595.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q507126.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q515894.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q534851.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q5369.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q5511608.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q5677252.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q5869099.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q5869184.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q590424.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q606639.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q635908.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q6368537.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q642553.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q6643442.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q6647300.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q7037904.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q7215787.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q743309.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q7693393.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q7765844.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q784426.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q826751.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q8290997.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q8382884.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q8382912.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q8390860.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q8579123.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q858082.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q859741.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q8603254.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q8672717.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q8747080.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q8880786.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q8950236.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q9173858.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q9422894.
- Q3179960 wikiPageWikiLink Q9625864.
- Q3179960 birthDate "1927-10-30".
- Q3179960 birthPlace Q2032769.
- Q3179960 deathDate "1999-05-03".
- Q3179960 deathPlace Q2032769.
- Q3179960 debutteam "Cincinnati Reds".