Buster Adams

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: June 24, 1915 in Trinidad, CO us

Died: September 1, 1990 in Rancho Mirage, CA

Buried: Eternal Hills Memorial Park, Oceanside, CA

Debut: April 27, 1939 (Age 23-307d, 8,653rd in major league history)
vs. PIT 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 21, 1947 (Age 32-089d)
vs. NYG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1943 season

Full Name: Elvin Clark Adams

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1946 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.8

2003

532

.266

282

RBI

249

OBP

.346

SLG

.400

OPS

.747

OPS+

110

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1944 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1944 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 18	PHI		BRO	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
2	2	Apr 19	PHI		BRO	L,4-5	CG	45	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
3	3	Apr 20	PHI		BRO	L,2-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
4	4	Apr 22	PHI	@	BSN	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
5	5	Apr 23 (1)	PHI	@	BSN	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	5	1	0	6	0
6	6	Apr 23 (2)	PHI	@	BSN	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
7	7	Apr 25	PHI		NYG	W,4-3	CG	44	12.0	3	0	0	3	0
8	8	Apr 28	PHI		BSN	L,1-2	CG	0	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
9	9	Apr 29	PHI		BSN	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
10	10	Apr 30 (1)	PHI		BSN	W,2-1	CG	50	14.0	4	0	0	4	0
11	11	Apr 30 (2)	PHI		BSN	T,2-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	12	May 2	PHI	@	NYG	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
13	13	May 3	PHI	@	NYG	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
14	14	May 5	PHI	@	BRO	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
15	15	May 6	PHI	@	BRO	L,1-10	CG	45	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
16	16	May 10	PHI	@	CHC	W,7-1	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
17	17	May 11	PHI	@	CHC	L,3-5	CG	0	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
18	18	May 12	PHI	@	CHC	W,9-3	CG	0	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
19	19	May 13	PHI	@	CHC	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
20	20	May 14 (1)	PHI	@	STL	L,3-6	CG	0	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
21	21	May 14 (2)	PHI	@	STL	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
22	22	May 15	PHI	@	STL	L,6-11	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
23	23	May 16 susp	PHI	@	STL	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
24	24	May 17	PHI	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	38	7.2	4	0	0	4	0
25	25	May 18	PHI	@	CIN	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
26	26	May 19	PHI	@	CIN	L,5-7	CG	36	8.0	4	1	0	5	1
27	27	May 20	PHI	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
28	28	May 21 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
29	29	May 21 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	W,9-4	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
30	30	May 24	PHI		CHC	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	4	2	0	6	0
31	31	May 26	PHI		CHC	L,1-9	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
32	32	May 28 (1)	PHI		PIT	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
33	33	May 28 (2)	PHI		PIT	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
34	34	May 29	PHI		PIT	L,2-3	CG	42	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
35	35	May 30 (1)	PHI		CIN	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
36	36	May 30 (2)	PHI		CIN	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
37	37	May 31	PHI		CIN	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	38	Jun 1	PHI		CIN	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
39	39	Jun 2	PHI		STL	L,3-9	CG	44	9.0	4	1	0	5	1
40	40	Jun 3	PHI		STL	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
41	41	Jun 4 (1)	PHI		STL	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
42	42	Jun 4 (2)	PHI		STL	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
43	43	Jun 7	PHI	@	BRO	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
44	44	Jun 8 (1)	PHI	@	BRO	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
45	45	Jun 8 (2)	PHI	@	BRO	L,1-8	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
46	46	Jun 11 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	L,5-6	CG	42	8.2	2	0	0	2	0
47	47	Jun 11 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	L,5-6	CG	50	11.1	4	0	0	4	0
48	48	Jun 13 (1)	PHI		BSN	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
49	49	Jun 13 (2)	PHI		BSN	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
50	50	Jun 15	PHI		BSN	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
51	51	Jun 16	PHI		BRO	L,4-5	GS	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
52	52	Jun 17	PHI		BRO	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
53	53	Jun 18 (1)	PHI		BRO	L,3-7	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
54	54	Jun 18 (2)	PHI		BRO	W,6-2	CG	41	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
55	55	Jun 22 (1)	PHI	@	BSN	W,1-0	CG	54	15.0	2	0	0	2	0
56	56	Jun 22 (2)	PHI	@	BSN	L,0-7	CG	0	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
57	57	Jun 23	PHI	@	BRO	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
58	60 (2)	Jun 25 (2)	PHI	@	BRO	L,1-2	GF	7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
59	61	Jun 28	PHI	@	STL	W,4-0	CG	0	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
60	62	Jun 29	PHI	@	STL	W,1-0	CG	35	10.0	1	1	0	2	0
61	63	Jun 30	PHI	@	STL	L,4-8	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
62	64	Jul 1	PHI	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
63	65	Jul 2 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	L,1-8	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
64	66	Jul 2 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
65	67	Jul 4 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
66	68	Jul 4 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
67	69	Jul 5	PHI	@	PIT	W,12-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
68	70	Jul 6	PHI	@	PIT	L,5-6	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
69	71	Jul 7	PHI	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
70	72	Jul 8	PHI	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
71	73	Jul 9 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	L,5-9	CG	42	8.0	4	0	1	5	0
72	74	Jul 9 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
73	75	Jul 14	PHI		NYG	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
74	76	Jul 15 (1)	PHI		NYG	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
75	77	Jul 15 (2)	PHI		NYG	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
76	78	Jul 16 (1)	PHI		NYG	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
77	79	Jul 16 susp	PHI		NYG	L,3-8	CG	49	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
78	80	Jul 19	PHI		PIT	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
79	81	Jul 20 (1)	PHI		PIT	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
80	82	Jul 20 (2)	PHI		PIT	W,3-2	CG	43	11.0	5	0	0	5	0
81	83	Jul 21	PHI		PIT	L,3-5	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
82	84	Jul 22	PHI		CIN	L,3-4	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
83	85	Jul 23 (1)	PHI		CIN	W,7-6	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
84	86	Jul 23 (2)	PHI		CIN	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
85	87	Jul 25	PHI		STL	L,0-9	CG	42	9.0	4	1	1	6	0
86	88	Jul 26	PHI		STL	L,6-8	CG	48	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
87	89	Jul 27 (1)	PHI		STL	L,7-8	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
88	90	Jul 27 (2)	PHI		STL	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
89	91	Jul 29	PHI		CHC	L,2-4	CG	0	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
90	92	Jul 30 (1)	PHI		CHC	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
91	93	Jul 30 (2)	PHI		CHC	L,2-11	CG	0	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
92	94	Jul 31	PHI		CHC	L,1-5	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
93	95	Aug 4	PHI	@	NYG	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
94	96	Aug 5	PHI	@	NYG	L,5-6	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
95	97	Aug 6 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	L,2-6	CG	0	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
96	98	Aug 6 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
97	99	Aug 9	PHI	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
98	100	Aug 10	PHI	@	STL	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
99	101	Aug 11	PHI	@	STL	L,4-9	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
100	102	Aug 12	PHI	@	STL	W,3-0	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
101	103	Aug 13 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
102	104	Aug 13 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	W,7-6	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
103	105	Aug 14	PHI	@	CHC	W,6-1	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
104	106	Aug 15	PHI	@	CHC	L,1-4	CG	29	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
105	107	Aug 17 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	L,6-7	CG	41	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
106	108	Aug 17 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,5-6	CG	0	9.1	0	0	0	0	0
107	109	Aug 18	PHI	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
108	110	Aug 19	PHI	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
109	111	Aug 20 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	45	11.2	3	0	0	3	0
110	112	Aug 20 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
111	113	Aug 22 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
112	114	Aug 22 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
113	115	Aug 25 (1)	PHI	@	BSN	W,9-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
114	116	Aug 25 (2)	PHI	@	BSN	L,3-4	CG	0	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
115	117	Aug 26 (1)	PHI	@	BSN	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
116	118	Aug 26 (2)	PHI	@	BSN	L,2-3	CG	0	8.1	0	0	0	0	0
117	119	Aug 27 (1)	PHI	@	BSN	W,8-5	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
118	120	Aug 27 (2)	PHI	@	BSN	L,4-5	CG	46	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
119	121	Aug 29	PHI	@	BRO	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
120	122	Aug 30	PHI	@	BRO	L,2-10	CG	41	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
121	123	Sep 1 (1)	PHI		BSN	L,2-3	CG	43	10.0	6	0	0	6	0
122	124	Sep 1 (2)	PHI		BSN	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
123	125	Sep 2	PHI		BSN	L,1-2	CG	51	13.0	3	0	0	3	0
124	126	Sep 3 (1)	PHI		BSN	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
125	127	Sep 3 (2)	PHI		BSN	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
126	128	Sep 4 (1)	PHI		NYG	L,0-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
127	129	Sep 4 (2)	PHI		NYG	W,14-8	CG	46	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
128	130	Sep 7	PHI		BRO	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
129	131	Sep 8	PHI		BRO	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
130	132	Sep 10 (1)	PHI		BRO	L,4-8	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
131	133	Sep 10 (2)	PHI		BRO	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
132	134	Sep 14	PHI	@	NYG	L,1-12	CG	41	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
133	135	Sep 15	PHI		NYG	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
134	136	Sep 16 (1)	PHI		NYG	W,5-2	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
135	137	Sep 16 (2)	PHI		NYG	W,2-1	CG	37	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
136	138	Sep 17 (1)	PHI		NYG	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
137	139	Sep 17 (2)	PHI		NYG	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
138	140	Sep 20 (1)	PHI		CIN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
139	141	Sep 20 (2)	PHI		CIN	L,4-6	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
140	142	Sep 21 (1)	PHI		CIN	L,3-5	CG	51	12.0	3	0	0	3	0
141	143	Sep 21 (2)	PHI		CIN	L,4-8	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
142	144	Sep 23	PHI		STL	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
143	145	Sep 24 (1)	PHI		STL	L,3-4	CG	62	16.0	11	0	0	11	0
144	146	Sep 24 (2)	PHI		STL	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
145	147	Sep 25 (1)	PHI		CHC	L,6-7	CG	48	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
146	148	Sep 25 (2)	PHI		CHC	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	1	1	1	3	0
147	149	Sep 26 (1)	PHI		CHC	L,0-15	CG	54	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
148	150	Sep 26 (2)	PHI		CHC	W,10-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
149	151	Sep 27	PHI		CHC	L,3-5	CG	45	11.0	4	0	1	5	0
150	152	Sep 29	PHI		PIT	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
151	153	Oct 1 (1)	PHI		PIT	L,1-9	CG	47	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
							151gm			428	14	10	452	2