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Herb Adams
Herbert Loren Adams

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 5' 9", Weight 160 lb.
School Northern Illinois University

Debut September 17, 1948
Final Game August 30, 1950
Born April 14, 1928 in Hollywood, CA

Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1947. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1948 20 CHW AL   5   11    1    3   1  0   0    0   0  0   1   1  .273  .333  .364   88    4   1           0   0
 1949 21 CHW AL  56  208   26   61   5  3   0   16   1  2   9  16  .293  .323  .346   79   72   1           0   3
 1950 22 CHW AL  34  118   12   24   2  3   0    2   3  0  12   7  .203  .288  .271   46   32   1           2   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 3 Seasons       95  337   39   88   8  6   0   18   4  2  22  24  .261  .310  .320   67  108   3   0   0   2   5
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        575   67  150  14 10   0   31   7  3  38  41  .261  .310  .320   67  184   5   0   0   3   9
 Career High     56  208   26   61   5  3   0   16   3  2  12  16                          72   1   0   0   2   3
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1948 20 CHW AL   13    9    1   3.0   103| .273  .269| .333  .354| .364  .389| .697  .743|  88  .308  -0.2   0.0   0%
 1949 21 CHW AL  218  153   23   4.0   104| .293  .267| .323  .358| .346  .388| .669  .747|  79  .438  -7.4  -0.7  33%
 1950 22 CHW AL  133   97    9   2.5   111| .203  .275| .288  .361| .271  .412| .559  .773|  46  .217 -10.0  -1.0 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 3 Seasons       364  259   33   3.4   106| .261  .270| .310  .359| .320  .396| .630  .756|  67  .353 -17.6  -1.7  66%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1948 20 CHW AL OF 4 10 2 0 0 1.000 .976 3.00 2.35 0 2 2 1949 21 CHW AL OF 48 112 4 3 1 .975 .980 2.42 2.27 14 33 1 1950 22 CHW AL OF 33 90 1 2 0 .978 .978 2.76 2.34 0 33 0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1948 20 CHW AL OF 4 10 2 0 0 1.000 .976 3.00 2.35 0 2 2 1949 21 CHW AL OF 48 112 4 3 1 .975 .980 2.42 2.27 14 33 1 1950 22 CHW AL OF 33 90 1 2 0 .978 .978 2.76 2.34 0 33 0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Position Total OF 85 212 7 5 1 .978 .979 2.58 2.30 14 68 3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Overall Total 85 212 7 5 1 .978 .979 2.58 2.30
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Youngest Player
1948 AL-20-3
1949 AL-21-6

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


Transactions 

Before 1947 Season: Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent.

September 11, 1950: Selected off waivers by the Cleveland Indians from the Chicago White Sox.

May 10, 1953: Purchased by the Chicago Cubs from the Cleveland Indians. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

April 25, 1954: Purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Chicago Cubs. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

Before 1959 Season: Returned to the Houston (American Association) by the St. Louis Cardinals after expiration of minor league working agreement.

April 16, 1959: Traded by the Houston (American Association) with cash to the Washington Senators for Jim Delsing.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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