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.

1947 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1947 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	8 (7)	Apr 23	PHI	@	BRO	L,2-5	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
2	11 (2)	Apr 27 (1)	PHI		BSN	W,5-4	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
3	12	Apr 27 (2)	PHI		BSN	W,5-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	22 (9)	May 11 (1)	PHI		BRO	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
5	28 (5)	May 18 (2)	PHI	@	STL	W,1-0	CG	43	12.0	0	0	0	0	0
6	34 (5)	May 25	PHI	@	BRO	L,3-5	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
7	37 (2)	May 30 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
8	38	May 30 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	L,3-5	GS	26	6.0	1	1	0	2	0
9	39	May 31	PHI		CHC	L,1-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	51 (11)	Jun 11	PHI		STL	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
11	53 (1)	Jun 14	PHI	@	CHC	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
12	54	Jun 15	PHI	@	CHC	W,6-1	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
13	55	Jun 16	PHI	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
14	56	Jun 17	PHI	@	STL	L,6-7	CG	0	8.1	3	1	0	4	1
15	57	Jun 18	PHI	@	STL	L,2-5	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
16	58	Jun 20	PHI	@	PIT	L,0-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
17	59	Jun 21	PHI	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
18	60	Jun 22	PHI	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	54	13.0	3	0	0	3	0
19	61	Jun 24	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
20	62	Jun 25	PHI	@	CIN	L,8-9	CG	45	8.2	1	0	0	1	0
21	63	Jun 27	PHI	@	NYG	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
22	64	Jun 28	PHI	@	NYG	L,6-14	CG	46	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
23	65	Jun 29 (1)	PHI	@	BSN	L,7-8	CG	49	9.2	1	1	0	2	0
24	66	Jun 29 (2)	PHI	@	BSN	L,2-4	CG	38	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	68 (1)	Jul 1	PHI		BRO	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
26	70 (1)	Jul 3	PHI		BSN	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
27	80 (9)	Jul 13 (2)	PHI		STL	L,2-3	GS	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
28	83 (2)	Jul 16	PHI		CIN	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
29	84	Jul 18	PHI		CHC	L,5-7	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
30	93 (8)	Jul 27 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	L,1-5	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	101 (7)	Aug 5	PHI	@	NYG	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
32	105 (3)	Aug 9	PHI	@	BRO	W,5-3	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
33	106	Aug 10	PHI	@	BRO	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
34	107	Aug 11	PHI		NYG	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
35	108	Aug 12	PHI		NYG	W,5-0	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
36	110 (1)	Aug 14	PHI		NYG	W,6-5	GS	31	7.0	3	0	0	3	0
37	111	Aug 15	PHI		BRO	L,1-8	GS	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
38	114 (2)	Aug 17 susp	PHI		BRO	L,5-7	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
39	119 (4)	Aug 21 (2)	PHI		STL	L,3-13	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
40	120	Aug 22	PHI		STL	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
41	121	Aug 23	PHI		STL	L,3-5	GS	19	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
42	123 (1)	Aug 24 (2)	PHI		CIN	W,8-6	CG	33	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	131 (7)	Sep 1 (1)	PHI	@	BRO	L,0-5	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
44	134 (2)	Sep 5	PHI	@	BSN	L,1-2	CG	0	8.0	2	1	0	3	1
45	138 (3)	Sep 10	PHI	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
46	140 (1)	Sep 12 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	L,5-7	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
47	141	Sep 13 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
48	144 (2)	Sep 14 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	W,9-7	GF	24	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
49	145	Sep 15	PHI	@	PIT	L,2-12	CG	44	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
50	147 (1)	Sep 17	PHI	@	CIN	L,0-12	CG	41	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
							51gm			69	5	4	78	2