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, although he did make one All-Star team (1960) and was regularly among the league leaders in home runs. In , he finished second in the National League in home runs, runs batted in, and slugging average. Pitcher Sal Maglie said of Adcock, "Pitch Adcock close and then low and away and he'll never hit." Managerial career After concluding his playing career with the Cleveland Indians (1963) and Los Angeles/California Angels (1964–1966), Adcock managed the 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 ten-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 ranch in Coushatta to raise horses. Managerial record Death He later died in Coushatta at age 71 in 1999 as a result of Alzheimer's disease. He is buried in Social Springs cemetery in Red River parish, from Coushatta. See also List of Major League Baseball career home run leaders List of Major League Baseball career runs batted in leaders List of Major League Baseball single-game home run leaders References External links Joe Adcock at SABR (Baseball BioProject) 1927 births 1999 deaths American men's basketball players American racehorse owners and breeders Baseball coaches from Louisiana Baseball players from Louisiana California Angels players Cincinnati Reds players Cleveland Indians managers Cleveland Indians players Columbia Reds players Deaths from Alzheimer's disease Los Angeles Angels players LSU Tigers baseball players LSU Tigers basketball players Major League Baseball first basemen Milwaukee Braves players Minor league baseball managers National League All-Stars Deaths from