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kenyan_cheena · 04-14-2008, 11:43 PM

MILWAUKEE * WISCONSIN
JOURNAL SENTINEL

Monday 24 May 1959

***Late Edition***

ADCOCK NAMED
N.L. PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Story by Lomas Robertson

The day started with news that former starting pitcher Bob Rush had been picked up by the Cincinnati Reds but ended on a more positive note for the Milwaukee Braves as 1st baseman Joe Adcock was announced as the National League Player of the Week. Having made a slow start to the season Adcock caught fire during the last seven days, the defending League MVP batting .429 with nine RBI and four home runs. It was easily his best week of the season and, unsurprisingly, it was the same for the Braves. They went 5-2 to improve to 21-22, finishing with a pair of blowout wins in Philadelphia over the weekend.

Adcock was devastating in both games, hitting 3-for-4 with two home runs in Saturday's 12-6 win and 3-for-5 with two more homers and four RBI in Sunday's 10-1 decimation. On the season he's batting .298 with ten home runs and nineteen RBI, those numbers showing what a huge improvement he made last week. Adcock would be the first to admit that he'd struggled through the season's opening but spoke of his determination to become more of a factor as it progresses.

"I don't want folks to think last year was just a fluke," he said. "It's been my goal to back it up with the same consistency this season. I hadn't been able to do that but I was really happy with my performances last week. Hopefully it's the start of a turnaround for me. But I know it's not all about me, and that whatever I do won't mean much if we aren't competitive. We may not have made the kind of start we were hoping for but we aren't out of it, by any stretch. We fought hard to get to this place, fought hard to achieve and win and be able to call ourselves two-time defending World Champions. We aren't going to give it up without one helluva fight, either."

No doubt, Milwaukee fans will have been ecstatic with Adcock's current form. It will be interesting to see if he can maintain it during the coming weeks...

04-14-2008, 11:43 PM	#104 (permalink)
kenyan_cheena Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 4,684	MILWAUKEE * WISCONSIN JOURNAL SENTINEL Monday 24 May 1959 *Late Edition* ADCOCK NAMED N.L. PLAYER OF THE WEEK Story by Lomas Robertson The day started with news that former starting pitcher Bob Rush had been picked up by the Cincinnati Reds but ended on a more positive note for the Milwaukee Braves as 1st baseman Joe Adcock was announced as the National League Player of the Week. Having made a slow start to the season Adcock caught fire during the last seven days, the defending League MVP batting .429 with nine RBI and four home runs. It was easily his best week of the season and, unsurprisingly, it was the same for the Braves. They went 5-2 to improve to 21-22, finishing with a pair of blowout wins in Philadelphia over the weekend. Adcock was devastating in both games, hitting 3-for-4 with two home runs in Saturday's 12-6 win and 3-for-5 with two more homers and four RBI in Sunday's 10-1 decimation. On the season he's batting .298 with ten home runs and nineteen RBI, those numbers showing what a huge improvement he made last week. Adcock would be the first to admit that he'd struggled through the season's opening but spoke of his determination to become more of a factor as it progresses. "I don't want folks to think last year was just a fluke," he said. "It's been my goal to back it up with the same consistency this season. I hadn't been able to do that but I was really happy with my performances last week. Hopefully it's the start of a turnaround for me. But I know it's not all about me, and that whatever I do won't mean much if we aren't competitive. We may not have made the kind of start we were hoping for but we aren't out of it, by any stretch. We fought hard to get to this place, fought hard to achieve and win and be able to call ourselves two-time defending World Champions. We aren't going to give it up without one helluva fight, either." No doubt, Milwaukee fans will have been ecstatic with Adcock's current form. It will be interesting to see if he can maintain it during the coming weeks... __________________ MLB: 1958 and Beyond... The Greatest Prize in Sports