Glenn Adams

Positions: Designated Hitter, Pinch Hitter and Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: October 4, 1947 in Northbridge, MA us

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (4th) of the 1968 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Springfield College (Springfield, MA).

School: Springfield College (Springfield, MA)

Debut: May 4, 1975 (Age 27-212d, 13,627th in major league history)
vs. HOU 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1982 (Age 34-364d)
vs. SEA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1976 season

Full Name: Glenn Charles Adams

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.3

1617

452

.280

152

RBI

225

OBP

.324

SLG

.398

OPS

.721

OPS+

Summary of 34 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 9 tying, 6 go ahead

3 Tms
MIN	29
SFG	4
TOR	1

Platoon
vs RHP	34

Home/Road
Home	17
Away	17

Outs
0	14
1	10
2	10

15 Opps
DET	7
KCR	3
CLE	3
MIL	3
TOR	3
OAK	2
CAL	2
CHC	2
BAL	2
CHW	2
PIT	1
BOS	1
TEX	1
MON	1
NYY	1

28 Pitchers
Mike Paxton	2
Steve Stone	2
Steve Baker	2
Pete Vuckovich	2
Doug Bird	2
Kip Young	2
Steve Rogers	1
Paul Mitchell	1
Doyle Alexander	1
Dick Tidrow	1
Steve McCatty	1
Larry Demery	1
Rich Gale	1
Don Aase	1
Francisco Barrios	1
Brian Kingman	1
Bob Galasso	1
Oscar Zamora	1
Elías Sosa	1
Rick Wise	1
Rick Reuschel	1
Dennis Martínez	1
Dave Stieb	1
Jim Barr	1
Al Fitzmorris	1
Dave Lemanczyk	1
Aurelio López	1
Jack Morris	1

13 Parks
Metrop. Stad (MIN)	17
Tiger Stad (DET)	5
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
ClevelandStd (CLE)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	1
Memor. Stad (BAL)	1
County Stad (MIL)	1
Parc Jarry (MON)	1
Exhibit Stad (TOR)	1
Arlington St (ARL)	1

Where Hit
9	31
7	2

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	30
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	19
1--	7
--3	2
-2-	2
12-	1
123	1
-23	1
1-3	1

54 RBI
RISP	8
0 on	19
1 on	11
2 on	3
3 on	1
Any on	15

Inning
1	5
2	7
4	5
5	1
6	3
7	4
8	1
9	8

1-3	12
4-6	9
7-end	13

RelScore
+4..	1
+3	1
+2	6
+1	6
Tied	5
-1	6
-2	4
-3	2
-4..	3

Ahead	14
Tied	5
Behind	15

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
DH	22
LF	7
RF	3
PH/DH	1
PH	1

OrderPos
4th	13
5th	11
6th	7
7th	1
9th	1
3rd	1

Leverage
High Lev	8
Medium Lev	16
Low Lev	10

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1975	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1975-05-31	SFG	@	MON	Steve Rogers	behind 0-2	t 9	0	1--	2	9	PH	0.356	50%		Home Run; J. Brown Scores
2	2	2	1	1975-06-04	SFG	@	CHC	Rick Reuschel	behind 1-2	t 6	0	-23	3	4	7	0.222	79%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. Thomas Scores; B. Murcer Scores
3	3	3	2	1975-06-04	SFG	@	CHC	Oscar Zamora	ahead 9-8	t 9	2	---	1	4	7	0.102	92%		Home Run (Deep RF)
4	4	4	1	1975-06-08 (2)	SFG	@	PIT	Larry Demery	behind 1-2	t 9	0	---	1	4	7	0.350	50%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1977	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	1977-06-07	MIN		CHW	Francisco Barrios	behind 0-2	b 2	0	-2-	2	5	9	0.149	55%		Home Run (Deep RF); L. Bostock Scores
6	6	2	1	1977-06-26	MIN		CHW	Steve Stone	ahead 4-1	b 2	2	123	4	6	9	0.130	96%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Smalley Scores; R. Carew Scores; B. Wynegar Scores
7	7	3	1	1977-08-05	MIN		CLE	Al Fitzmorris	behind 1-7	b 4	0	---	1	6	7	0.034	9%		Home Run (Deep RF)
8	8	4	1	1977-08-11	MIN	@	TOR	Pete Vuckovich	ahead 4-3	t 9	2	1-3	3	5	DH	0.146	98%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Smalley Scores; L. Bostock Scores
9	9	5	1	1977-08-22	MIN		BOS	Rick Wise	behind 0-1	b 2	1	---	1	5	DH	0.112	53%		Home Run (Deep RF)
10	10	6	1	1977-08-25	MIN	@	NYY	Dick Tidrow	behind 0-1	t 2	0	---	1	5	DH	0.105	50%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1978	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	1978-05-15	MIN		BAL	Dennis Martínez	behind 0-4	b 2	0	1--	2	5	DH	0.131	33%		Home Run (Deep RF); M. Cubbage Scores
12	12	2	1	1978-05-28	MIN		KCR	Doug Bird	behind 5-7	b 9	1	-2-	2	4	PH/DH	0.463	58%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Carew Scores
13	13	3	1	1978-06-01	MIN	@	TEX	Doyle Alexander	behind 1-6	t 6	0	---	1	6	DH	0.032	7%		Home Run (Deep RF)
14	14	4	1	1978-06-04	MIN	@	DET	Steve Baker	behind 0-1	t 2	1	---	1	6	DH	0.108	48%		Home Run (Deep RF)
15	15	5	2	1978-06-04	MIN	@	DET	Jack Morris	behind 3-6	t 9	2	---	1	6	DH	0.008	1%		Home Run (Deep RF)
16	16	6	1	1978-08-16 (1)	MIN		KCR	Doug Bird	ahead 2-0	b 1	0	--3	2	4	DH	0.066	87%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Carew Scores
17	17	7	1	1978-08-31	MIN	@	DET	Kip Young	ahead 1-0	t 7	2	--3	2	7	DH	0.196	89%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Smalley Scores
1979	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
18	18	1	1	1979-04-19	MIN		CAL	Don Aase	ahead 1-0	b 1	2	1--	2	5	DH	0.157	78%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Jackson Scores
19	19	2	1	1979-05-04	MIN		DET	Aurelio López	tied 6-6	b 7	0	---	1	4	9	0.193	78%		Home Run (Deep RF)
20	20	3	1	1979-05-12	MIN		CLE	Mike Paxton	tied 0-0	b 6	0	12-	3	4	DH	0.207	91%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Smalley Scores; K. Landreaux Scores
21	21	4	1	1979-06-27	MIN		MIL	Bob Galasso	behind 6-9	b 9	1	1--	2	5	DH	0.072	12%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Smalley Scores
22	22	5	1	1979-07-07	MIN	@	CLE	Mike Paxton	ahead 1-0	t 1	1	1--	2	4	7	0.150	75%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Smalley Scores
23	23	6	1	1979-07-09	MIN	@	DET	Steve Baker	ahead 2-0	t 4	0	---	1	4	DH	0.084	81%		Home Run (Deep RF)
24	24	7	1	1979-07-20	MIN		DET	Kip Young	tied 6-6	b 5	1	---	1	4	7	0.144	68%		Home Run (Deep RF)
25	25	8	1	1979-07-22	MIN		TOR	Dave Lemanczyk	ahead 2-0	b 4	1	---	1	5	DH	0.079	84%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1980	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
26	26	1	1	1980-05-05	MIN	@	BAL	Steve Stone	ahead 2-0	t 4	0	---	1	6	DH	0.085	82%		Home Run (Deep RF)
27	27	2	1	1980-08-10	MIN	@	CAL	Jim Barr	ahead 2-0	t 1	2	---	1	5	DH	0.085	75%		Home Run (Deep RF)
28	28	3	1	1980-08-12	MIN		OAK	Brian Kingman	tied 2-2	b 9	1	---	1	4	DH	0.415	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
29	29	4	1	1980-08-19	MIN		TOR	Dave Stieb	behind 0-1	b 4	1	---	1	3	7	0.131	53%		Home Run (Deep LF)
30	30	5	1	1980-09-17 (2)	MIN	@	MIL	Paul Mitchell	ahead 4-0	t 7	2	---	1	4	DH	0.030	97%		Home Run (Deep RF)
31	31	6	1	1980-09-28	MIN		KCR	Rich Gale	behind 5-7	b 7	2	1--	2	5	DH	0.339	52%		Home Run (Deep RF); M. Cubbage Scores
1981	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
32	32	1	1	1981-04-21	MIN	@	OAK	Steve McCatty	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	5	DH	0.117	62%		Home Run (Deep RF)
33	33	2	1	1981-09-03	MIN		MIL	Pete Vuckovich	ahead 1-0	b 1	1	1--	2	4	DH	0.150	80%		Home Run (Deep RF); M. Hatcher Scores
1982	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
34	34	1	1	1982-08-07	TOR	@	DET	Elías Sosa	ahead 6-4	t 8	2	---	1	6	DH	0.075	92%		Home Run (Deep RF)