Bobby Adams

Full Name: Robert Henry Adams Primary Position: 3B,2B Height/Weight: 5' 10.5"/160 First Game: April 16, 1946 Birthdate: December 14, 1921 Final Game: April 22, 1959 Birthplace: Tuolumne, California MLB Experience: 14 years Died: February 13, 1997 Deathplace: Gig Harbor, Washington Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Biography

Robert Henry Adams (December 14, 1921 - February 13, 1997) was a third baseman/second baseman in Major League Baseball. From 1946 through 1959, he played for the Cincinnati Reds & Redlegs (1946-1955[start]), Chicago White Sox (1955[end]), Baltimore Orioles (1956) and Chicago Cubs (1957–1959). Adams batted and threw right handed. He was born in Tuolumne County, California.

In a 14-season career, Adams posted a .269 batting average with 37 home runs and 303 RBI in 1281 games played.

Adams started his major league career in 1946 with Cincinnati as their regular second baseman. Despite his infield background, the next five years he served mostly as a backup for Grady Hatton (3B) and Connie Ryan (2B). Finally, Adams became the regular third baseman for Cincinnati in 1951. His most productive season came in 1952, when he led the National League in singles (152), at-bats (637) and games (154), while batting .283 with career-numbers in hits (180) and doubles (25). He also was considered in National League MVP voting.

In the 1955 midseason, Adams was purchased by the Chicago White Sox. Traded to the Baltimore Orioles before 1956, he also played and coached for the Chicago Cubs from 1957–59, helping young infielders improve their play.

Following his playing career, Adams continued as a coach with the Cubs. In 1966, the organization named him manager for Triple-A Tacoma Cubs of the Pacific Coast League. But Adams’ six-year tenure in Tacoma ended in 1971 when Chicago pulled out of Tacoma, moving its team to Midland, Texas. After that, he retired from baseball.

Bobby Adams died in Gig Harbor, Washington, at age 75.

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1946	CIN	N	94	311	35	76	4	24	.244	.292	.344	13	3	18	32	3	14	16	0	7
1947	CIN	N	81	217	39	59	4	20	.272	.358	.396	11	2	25	23	4	7	9	0	2
1948	CIN	N	87	262	33	78	1	21	.298	.361	.408	20	3	25	23	1	7	6	0	5
1949	CIN	N	107	277	32	70	0	25	.253	.317	.325	16	2	26	36	0	5	4	0	6
1950	CIN	N	115	348	57	98	3	25	.282	.361	.414	21	8	43	29	0	3	7	0	2
1951	CIN	N	125	403	57	107	5	24	.266	.338	.357	12	5	43	40	1	3	4	0	6
1952	CIN	N	154	637	85	180	6	48	.283	.334	.363	25	4	49	67	0	8	11	0	15
1953	CIN	N	150	607	99	167	8	49	.275	.338	.357	14	6	58	67	0	12	3	0	7
1954	CIN	N	110	390	69	105	3	23	.269	.362	.387	25	6	55	46	3	4	2	1	4
1955	CIN	N	64	150	23	41	2	20	.273	.368	.413	11	2	20	21	3	2	2	1	3
1955	CHI	A	28	21	8	2	0	3	.095	.240	.190	0	1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0
1955	Total		92	171	31	43	2	23	.251	.352	.386	11	3	24	25	3	2	2	1	3
1956	BAL	A	41	111	19	25	0	7	.225	.362	.297	6	1	25	15	0	5	1	0	1
1957	CHI	N	60	187	21	47	1	10	.251	.320	.342	10	2	17	28	2	5	0	0	2
1958	CHI	N	62	96	14	27	0	4	.281	.324	.406	4	4	6	15	0	3	2	0	2
1959	CHI	N	3	2	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Total	NL		1212	3887	564	1055	37	293	.271	.339	.371	182	47	385	428	17	73	66	2	61
Total	AL		69	132	27	27	0	10	.205	.344	.280	6	2	29	19	0	5	1	0	1
Total			1281	4019	591	1082	37	303	.269	.340	.368	188	49	414	447	17	78	67	2	62

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1946	CIN	N	3B	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1946	CIN	N	2B	74	0	0	190	251	15	67	0	0	0	0	0	.967
1946	CIN	N	OF	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1947	CIN	N	2B	69	0	0	172	177	12	46	0	0	0	0	0	.967
1948	CIN	N	3B	7	0	0	7	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1948	CIN	N	2B	64	0	0	160	143	11	33	0	0	0	0	0	.965
1949	CIN	N	2B	63	0	0	162	138	5	29	0	0	0	0	0	.984
1949	CIN	N	3B	14	0	0	14	22	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.947
1950	CIN	N	2B	53	0	0	124	138	5	30	0	0	0	0	0	.981
1950	CIN	N	3B	42	0	0	46	62	9	4	0	0	0	0	0	.923
1951	CIN	N	2B	42	0	0	112	93	9	25	0	0	0	0	0	.958
1951	CIN	N	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1951	CIN	N	3B	60	0	0	72	122	9	8	0	0	0	0	0	.956
1952	CIN	N	3B	154	0	0	176	328	20	28	0	0	0	0	0	.962
1953	CIN	N	3B	150	0	0	159	324	25	39	0	0	0	0	0	.951
1954	CIN	N	3B	93	93	795.2	127	186	16	24	1	0	0	0	0	.951
1954	CIN	N	2B	2	2	15	7	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1955	CIN	N	3B	42	0	0	35	88	4	11	0	0	0	0	0	.969
1955	CIN	N	2B	5	0	0	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1955	CHI	A	2B	1	0	0	3	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1955	CHI	A	3B	9	0	0	5	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.933
1955	Total		3B	51	0	0	40	97	5	11	0	0	0	0	0	.965
1955	Total		2B	6	0	0	7	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1956	BAL	A	2B	18	0	0	39	25	4	7	0	0	0	0	0	.941
1956	BAL	A	3B	24	0	0	23	40	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	.984
1957	CHI	N	3B	47	46	407.1	43	68	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	.949
1957	CHI	N	2B	1	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1958	CHI	N	1B	11	4	48.1	44	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.961
1958	CHI	N	3B	9	3	33.1	4	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1958	CHI	N	2B	7	5	43	15	13	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	.966
1959	CHI	N	1B	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667
Total			3B	652	142	1236.1	711	1268	93	125	1	0	0	0	0	.955
Total			1B	12	4	50.1	46	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.944
Total			OF	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			2B	399	7	62	989	989	62	245	0	0	0	0	0	.970

Transactions

• Signed as an amateur free agent by Cincinnati Reds (1939).
• Sold by Cincinnati Reds to Chicago White Sox (July 26, 1955).
• Traded by Chicago White Sox to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Cal Abrams (October 18, 1955).
• Released by Baltimore Orioles (May 28, 1956).
• Signed by Baltimore Orioles (June 4, 1956).
• Released by Baltimore Orioles (July 17, 1956).
• Signed by Chicago Cubs (1957).
• Released by Chicago Cubs (May 12, 1959).