Joe Adcock's Four-Home-Run Game, 1954
DateJul 31, 1954
TeamsMilwaukee Braves @ Brooklyn Dodgers
ScoreBraves 15, Dodgers 7
Venue Ebbets Field
TypeMulti homer
Joe Adcock hit four home runs in one game for the Milwaukee Braves against the Brooklyn Dodgers on July 31, 1954. The Milwaukee Braves won 15–7.
The game was played at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. The announced attendance was 12,263. The game took 2h 53m. It was a day game.
It was the only time Joe Adcock managed it. Don Newcombe started for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Dusty Boggess umpired behind the plate. It is the fifth of 19 four-home-run games the archive records between 1932 and 2025.
Key figures
Three-Home-Run Game
Sources
- Retrosheet, BRO195407310
- Retrosheet event files — event:BRO195407310
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