Buster Adams Stats

Buster Adams was born on Thursday, June 24, 1915, in Trinidad, Colorado. Adams was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 27, 1939, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Buster Adams baseball stats page.
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Buster Adams
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Elvin Clark Adams
Nickname:   Buster
Born On:   06-24-1915
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Trinidad, Colorado
Zodiac:   Cancer
Year of Death Data Died On:   09-01-1990
Place of Death Data Died In:   Rancho Mirage, California
Cemetery:   Eternal Hills Memorial Park, Oceanside, California
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   04-27-1939 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-21-1947
Draft:   Not Applicable
Buster Adams

Buster Adams Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Buster Adams

Buster Adams Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1939 Cardinals 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1943 Cardinals 8 11 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 - 4 3 - 0 0 .091 .333 .182
1943 Phillies 111 418 48 107 14 7 4 0 38 39 - 67 9 - 0 8 .256 .319 .352
1944 Phillies 151 584 86 165 35 3 17 0 64 74 - 74 17 - 7 11 .283 .370 .440
1945 Phillies 14 56 6 13 3 1 2 0 8 5 - 5 0 - 0 2 .232 .295 .429
1945 Cardinals 140 578 98 169 26 0 20 0 101 57 - 75 8 - 3 8 .292 .359 .441
1946 Cardinals 81 173 21 32 6 0 5 0 22 29 - 27 4 - 3 3 .185 .312 .306
1947 Phillies 69 182 21 45 11 1 2 0 15 26 - 29 1 - 0 3 .247 .341 .352
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
6 Years 576 2,003 282 532 96 12 50 0 249 234 - 281 42 - 13 35 .266 .346 .400
Buster Adams

Buster Adams Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1943 Cardinals CF 6 - - 11 1.8 11 11 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1943 Phillies OF 107 - - 309 2.9 304 298 6 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 -
1944 Phillies OF 151 - - 473 3.1 463 449 14 10 1 n/a n/a n/a .979 0.00 -
1945 Phillies OF 14 - - 26 1.9 26 26 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1945 Cardinals OF 140 - - 400 2.9 391 382 9 9 3 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 -
1946 Cardinals OF 58 - - 97 1.7 96 95 1 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
1947 Phillies OF 51 - - 87 1.7 83 78 5 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .954 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 521 0 0 1,392 2.7 1,363 1,328 35 29 8 n/a n/a n/a .979 0.00 --
CF Totals 6 0 0 11 1.8 11 11 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
5 Years 527 - - 1,403 2.7 1,374 1,339 35 29 8 n/a n/a n/a .979 0.00 --
Buster Adams

Buster Adams Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1939 Cardinals 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1943 Cardinals 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 2.8 11.0 - - -
1943 Phillies 2 - - - - n/a 104.5 6.2 11.0 - - -
1944 Phillies 2 - - - - n/a 34.4 7.9 9.1 - - -
1945 Phillies 0 - - - - n/a 28.0 11.2 7.0 - - -
1945 Cardinals 3 - - - - n/a 28.9 7.7 5.7 - - -
1946 Cardinals 3 - - - - n/a 34.6 6.4 7.9 - - -
1947 Phillies 2 - - - - n/a 91.0 6.3 12.1 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
6 Years 12 - - - - n/a 40.1 7.1 8.0 - - -
Buster Adams

Buster Adams Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1939 St. Louis Cardinals 12 Undetermined - -
1943 St. Louis Cardinals 8 Undetermined - -
1943 Philadelphia Phillies 5 Undetermined - -
1944 Philadelphia Phillies 2 Undetermined - -
1945 Philadelphia Phillies 2 Undetermined n/a -
1945 St. Louis Cardinals 14 Undetermined n/a -
1946 St. Louis Cardinals 14 Undetermined - -
1947 Philadelphia Phillies 2 Undetermined - -




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