For your consideration – a quick piece of baseball trivia.
On July 31, 1954, Milwaukee Braves’ first baseman Joe Adcock tied a major league record by homering four times in a single game (as the Braves topped the Dodgers 15-7 at Ebbets Field). Adcock notched his four round trippers off four different Dodger hurlers – Don Newcombe (2nd inning); Erv Palica (5th inning); Pete Wojey (7th inning); and Johnny Podres (9th inning). The big first sacker also doubled – going five-for-five, scoring five times and driving in seven. Adcock enjoyed a 17-season MLB career (Reds, Braves, Indians, Angels), in which he hit .277, with 336 home runs and 1,112 RBI. His best season was 1956, when he went .291-38-103 for the Braves.
Now here’s your trivia question. Adcock set a record for total bases in a single game (18) that day. The record stood until this day (May 23) in 2002, when it was broken by, ironically, a Dodger at Milwaukee (versus Brewers). Name this Dodger, who went six-for-six that day, with a still-record 19 total bases (four home runs, a double and a single), scored six times and drove in seven runs in a 16-3 Dodger victory.
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Quick Baseball Trivia
May 23, 2015 by
