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Full Name: John Dewey Adkins Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/195 First Game: September 19, 1942
Birthdate: May 11, 1918 Final Game: October 2, 1949
Birthplace: Norcatur, Kansas MLB Experience: 3 years
Died: December 26, 1998
Deathplace: Santa Monica, California
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Biography[]

Born on May 11, 1918 in Norcatur, Kansas, Dewey Adkins (John Dewey Adkins) played for the Washington Senators and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 3 year career. Adkins broke into the bigs on September 19, 1942 with the Washington Senators, and put up a 5.68 ERA in 82.1 innings pitched in 1949, his rookie year.

Statistics[]

Pitching Stats[]

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1942 WAS A 1 1 0 0 9.95 3 8 7 0 0 0 6.1 7 0 6 0 0 0
1943 WAS A 7 0 0 0 2.61 1 3 3 0 0 0 10.1 9 0 5 0 0 0
1949 CHI N 30 5 2 4 5.68 43 58 52 1 0 0 82.1 98 10 39 0 3 0
Total NL 30 5 2 4 5.68 43 58 52 1 0 0 82.1 98 10 39 0 3 0
Total AL 8 1 0 0 5.40 4 11 10 0 0 0 16.2 16 0 11 0 0 0
Total 38 6 2 4 5.64 47 69 62 1 0 0 99 114 10 50 0 3 0

Fielding Stats[]

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1942 WAS A P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1943 WAS A P 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1949 CHI N P 30 0 0 9 18 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .931
Total P 38 0 0 9 18 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .931

Batting Stats[]

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1942 WAS A 1 2 1 1 0 1 .500 .500 .500 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
1943 WAS A 7 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949 CHI N 30 20 1 4 1 2 .200 .200 .400 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Total NL 30 20 1 4 1 2 .200 .200 .400 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Total AL 8 2 1 1 0 1 .500 .500 .500 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Total 38 22 2 5 1 3 .227 .227 .409 1 0 0 10 0 1 0 0 0

Transactions[]

  • Selected by Chicago Cubs from Atlanta (Southern Association) in the minor league draft (November 17, 1947).

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