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Full Name: Glenn Charles Adams Primary Position: DH,OF,LF
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/180 First Game: May 4, 1975
Birthdate: October 4, 1947 Final Game: October 3, 1982
Birthplace: Northbridge, Massachusetts MLB Experience: 8 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Right

Biography[]

Glenn Adams (Glenn Charles Adams) was born on October 4, 1947 in Northbridge, Massachusetts. He made his Major League debut on May 4, 1975 for the San Francisco Giants. In 1977, his rookie year, he hit .338 with 6 home runs and 49 RBI. Adams played for the San Francisco Giants, Minnesota Twins and Toronto Blue Jays over the course of his 8 year career.

Most people believe that Glenn Adams's best season was 1979, when he hit for a .301 average and knocked in 50 runs.

Statistics[]

Batting Stats[]

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1975 SF N 61 90 10 27 4 15 .300 .379 .478 2 1 11 25 1 0 1 0 1
1976 SF N 69 74 2 18 0 3 .243 .253 .297 4 0 1 12 0 0 1 0 4
1977 MIN A 95 269 32 91 6 49 .338 .376 .468 17 0 18 30 0 0 0 3 5
1978 MIN A 116 310 27 80 7 35 .258 .297 .390 18 1 17 32 0 2 0 0 10
1979 MIN A 119 326 34 98 8 50 .301 .350 .420 13 1 25 27 3 1 2 0 3
1980 MIN A 99 262 32 75 6 38 .286 .320 .412 11 2 15 26 0 6 2 1 11
1981 MIN A 72 220 13 46 2 24 .209 .273 .282 10 0 20 26 0 0 0 4 10
1982 TOR A 30 66 2 17 1 11 .258 .288 .364 4 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 3
Total NL 130 164 12 45 4 18 .274 .326 .396 6 1 12 37 1 0 2 0 5
Total AL 531 1453 140 407 30 207 .280 .324 .398 73 4 99 146 3 9 4 8 42
Total 661 1617 152 452 34 225 .280 .324 .398 79 5 111 183 4 9 6 8 47

Fielding Stats[]

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1975 SF N RF 8 1 20.1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .800
1975 SF N OF 26 14 152.2 31 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .941
1975 SF N LF 18 13 132.1 27 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .966
1976 SF N RF 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1976 SF N OF 6 3 29 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1976 SF N LF 4 3 25 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1977 MIN A RF 28 22 154 34 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .947
1977 MIN A DH 47 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1977 MIN A LF 16 16 117 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1977 MIN A OF 44 38 271 60 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .969
1978 MIN A OF 5 0 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 MIN A RF 3 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 MIN A DH 101 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1978 MIN A LF 2 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1979 MIN A LF 45 41 291.1 58 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .952
1979 MIN A DH 56 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1979 MIN A RF 8 7 50 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1979 MIN A OF 53 48 341.1 66 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .958
1980 MIN A LF 12 11 86 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .947
1980 MIN A OF 12 11 86 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .947
1980 MIN A DH 81 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1981 MIN A DH 62 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1982 TOR A DH 27 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total OF 146 114 887 183 6 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 .959
Total DH 374 318 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total RF 49 30 232.1 49 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .944
Total LF 97 84 654.2 135 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .965

Transactions[]

  • Selected by Houston Astros in the 1st round (4th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (January 27, 1968).
  • Released by Houston Astros (January 20, 1972).
  • Signed by San Francisco Giants (December 23, 1972).
  • Sold by San Francisco Giants to Minnesota Twins (December 6, 1976).
  • Granted free agency (November 13, 1981).
  • Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (March 25, 1982).
  • Granted free agency (December 10, 1982).

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