Buster Adams (Elvin Clark Adams) was born on June 24, 1915 in Trinidad, Colorado. He made his Major League debut on April 27, 1939 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1943, his rookie year, he hit .252 with 4 home runs and 39 RBI. Adams played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies over the course of his 5 year career.
Most people believe that Buster Adams's best season was 1945, when he slugged 22 home runs, hit for a .287 average and knocked in 109 runs.
Statistics[]
Batting Stats[]
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1939
STL
N
2
1
1
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1943
STL
N
8
11
1
1
0
1
.091
.333
.182
1
0
4
4
0
3
0
0
0
1943
PHI
N
111
418
48
107
4
38
.256
.319
.352
14
7
39
67
0
9
2
0
8
1943
TOT
N
119
429
49
108
4
39
.252
.320
.347
15
7
43
71
0
12
2
0
8
1944
PHI
N
151
584
86
165
17
64
.283
.370
.440
35
3
74
74
7
17
2
0
11
1945
STL
N
140
578
98
169
20
101
.292
.359
.441
26
0
57
75
3
8
3
0
8
1945
PHI
N
14
56
6
13
2
8
.232
.295
.429
3
1
5
5
0
0
0
0
2
1945
TOT
N
154
634
104
182
22
109
.287
.353
.440
29
1
62
80
3
8
3
0
10
1946
STL
N
81
173
21
32
5
22
.185
.312
.306
6
0
29
27
3
4
3
0
3
1947
PHI
N
69
182
21
45
2
15
.247
.341
.352
11
1
26
29
0
1
2
0
3
Total
576
2003
282
532
50
249
.266
.346
.400
96
12
234
281
13
42
12
0
35
Fielding Stats[]
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1943
STL
N
OF
6
0
0
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1943
PHI
N
OF
107
0
0
298
6
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
.984
1943
TOT
N
CF
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1943
TOT
N
OF
113
0
0
309
6
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
.984
1944
PHI
N
OF
151
0
0
449
14
10
1
0
0
0
0
0
.979
1945
STL
N
OF
140
0
0
382
9
9
3
0
0
0
0
0
.978
1945
PHI
N
OF
14
0
0
26
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1945
TOT
N
LF
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1945
TOT
N
OF
154
0
0
408
9
9
3
0
0
0
0
0
.979
1946
STL
N
OF
58
0
0
95
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.990
1947
PHI
N
OF
51
0
0
78
5
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
.954
Total
OF
527
0
0
1339
35
29
8
0
0
0
0
0
.979
Transactions[]
Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Coaker Triplett and Dain Clay to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Danny Litwhiler and Earl Naylor (June 1, 1943).
Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for John Antonelli and Glenn Crawford (May 8, 1945).
Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to Philadelphia Phillies (March 21, 1947).