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
 
 
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Birth Name:   Elvin Clark Adams
Nickname:   Buster
Born On:   06-24-1915  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Trinidad, Colorado
Year of Death Data Died On:   09-01-1990 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Rancho Mirage, California
Cemetery:   Eternal Hills Memorial Park, Oceanside, California
High School:   Undetermined
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 GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1939 24 Cardinals 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1943 28 Cardinals 8 11 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 - 4 3 - 0 0 .091 .333 .182
1943 28 Phillies 111 418 48 107 14 7 4 0 38 39 - 67 9 - 0 8 .256 .319 .352
1944 29 Phillies 151 584 86 165 35 3 17 0 64 74 - 74 17 - 7 11 .283 .370 .440
1945 30 Phillies 14 56 6 13 3 1 2 0 8 5 - 5 0 - 0 2 .232 .295 .429
1945 30 Cardinals 140 578 98 169 26 0 20 0 101 57 - 75 8 - 3 8 .292 .359 .441
1946 31 Cardinals 81 173 21 32 6 0 5 0 22 29 - 27 4 - 3 3 .185 .312 .306
1947 32 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 GRSL 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
1943 Phillies CF 107 104 2,740 9,435 88.2 9,429 9,131 298 6 5 n/a n/a n/a .999 92.91
1943 Cardinals CF 6 5 85 11 1.8 11 11 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.49
1944 Phillies CF 150 150 4,047 475 3.2 465 451 14 10 1 n/a n/a n/a .979 3.10
1944 Phillies RF 1 0 - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1945 Cardinals CF 126 125 3,425 11,775 93.5 11,768 11,412 356 7 6 n/a n/a n/a .999 92.77
1945 Cardinals LF 14 14 375 153 10.9 151 125 26 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .987 10.87
1945 Phillies LF 13 13 339 139 10.7 139 113 26 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 11.07
1946 Cardinals CF 32 25 496 1,709 53.4 1,708 1,651 57 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .999 92.98
1946 Cardinals LF 26 17 456 39 1.5 38 38 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .974 2.25
1947 Phillies CF 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1947 Phillies LF 6 5 127 433 72.2 432 421 11 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .998 91.84
1947 Phillies RF 44 40 856 2,922 66.4 2,918 2,851 67 4 4 n/a n/a n/a .999 92.04
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
CF Totals 422 409 10,799 23,405 55.5 23,381 22,656 725 24 12 n/a n/a n/a .999 58.46
LF Totals 59 49 1,297 764 12.9 760 697 63 4 3 n/a n/a n/a .995 15.82
RF Totals 45 40 856 2,922 64.9 2,918 2,851 67 4 4 n/a n/a n/a .999 92.04
5 Years 526 498 12,952 27,091 51.5 27,059 26,204 855 32 19 n/a n/a n/a .999 56.41
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 - - 1 1 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1943 Cardinals 0 - - 0 2 n/a 0.0 2.8 11.0 - - -
1943 Phillies 2 - - 3 1 n/a 104.5 6.2 11.0 - - -
1944 Phillies 2 - - 0 0 n/a 34.4 7.9 9.1 - - -
1945 Phillies 0 - - 1 0 n/a 28.0 11.2 7.0 - - -
1945 Cardinals 3 - - 0 0 n/a 28.9 7.7 5.7 - - -
1946 Cardinals 3 - - 23 0 n/a 34.6 6.4 7.9 - - -
1947 Phillies 2 - - 19 0 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 - - 47 4 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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