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

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

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.

1943 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1943 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 21	STL	@	CIN	L,0-1	CG	39	10.1	3	0	0	3	0
2	4 (2)	Apr 25	STL	@	CIN	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
3	6 (1)	Apr 28	STL		CHC	L,0-4	GF	0		1	0	0	1	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	14 (7)	May 9 (1)	STL	@	PIT	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
5	24 (9)	May 20	STL	@	BRO	L,2-5	GS	36	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
6	33 (8)	May 30 (1)	STL		NYG	L,6-7	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from St. Louis Cardinals to Philadelphia Phillies
7	38	Jun 3	PHI	@	STL	L,2-8	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
8	39	Jun 4	PHI	@	STL	L,0-5	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
9	40	Jun 5 susp	PHI	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
10	41	Jun 6	PHI	@	STL	T,1-1	CG	20	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
11	42	Jun 12 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
12	43	Jun 12 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
13	44	Jun 13 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	L,2-6	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
14	45	Jun 13 susp	PHI	@	NYG	L,3-4	CG	0	9.2	1	0	0	1	0
15	46	Jun 15 (1)	PHI		BSN	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
16	47	Jun 15 (2)	PHI		BSN	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
17	48	Jun 16	PHI		BSN	W,2-0	CG	0	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
18	49	Jun 17 (1)	PHI		BSN	L,0-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
19	50	Jun 17 (2)	PHI		BSN	W,7-2	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
20	51	Jun 18	PHI	@	BRO	W,10-8	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
21	52	Jun 19	PHI	@	BRO	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
22	53	Jun 20 (1)	PHI	@	BSN	W,13-7	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
23	54	Jun 20 (2)	PHI	@	BSN	W,7-0	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
24	55	Jun 22	PHI	@	BSN	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
25	56	Jun 23 (1)	PHI	@	BSN	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	4	1	0	5	0
26	57	Jun 23 (2)	PHI	@	BSN	L,3-4	CG	0	10.2	4	0	0	4	0
27	58	Jun 24	PHI	@	BSN	W,12-5	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
28	59	Jun 25	PHI		BRO	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
29	60	Jun 26	PHI		BRO	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
30	61	Jun 27 (1)	PHI		BRO	L,4-9	CG	45	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
31	62	Jun 27 (2)	PHI		BRO	L,0-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
32	63	Jun 30	PHI		PIT	T,3-3	CG	45	11.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	64	Jul 1 (1)	PHI		PIT	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
34	65	Jul 1 (2)	PHI		PIT	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
35	66	Jul 2	PHI		PIT	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
36	67	Jul 3	PHI		CHC	L,1-6	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
37	68	Jul 4 (1)	PHI		CHC	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
38	69	Jul 4 (2)	PHI		CHC	L,2-5	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
39	70	Jul 5 (1)	PHI		STL	W,15-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
40	71	Jul 5 (2)	PHI		STL	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
41	72	Jul 6	PHI		STL	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
42	73	Jul 8 (1)	PHI		CIN	L,5-7	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
43	74	Jul 8 (2)	PHI		CIN	W,1-0	CG	57	14.0	4	0	0	4	0
44	75	Jul 9	PHI		CIN	L,4-11	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
45	76	Jul 10	PHI		CIN	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
46	77	Jul 11 (1)	PHI		CIN	L,4-7	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
47	78	Jul 11 (2)	PHI		CIN	L,2-14	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
48	81 (2)	Jul 17 (2)	PHI		NYG	L,7-8	CG	44	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
49	83 (1)	Jul 18 (2)	PHI		NYG	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
50	87 (3)	Jul 22 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
51	89 (1)	Jul 24	PHI	@	CIN	L,3-5	GF	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
52	91 (1)	Jul 25 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	W,3-1	GF	10	2.0	2	0	0	2	0
53	92	Jul 26	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-8	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
54	93	Jul 27 (1)	PHI	@	STL	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
55	94	Jul 27 (2)	PHI	@	STL	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
56	95	Jul 28	PHI	@	STL	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
57	96	Jul 29	PHI	@	STL	L,5-13	CG	44	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
58	97	Jul 30	PHI	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	41	11.0	1	0	0	1	0
59	98	Jul 31	PHI	@	CHC	L,1-3	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
60	99	Aug 1 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
61	100	Aug 1 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
62	101	Aug 4	PHI	@	PIT	L,2-6	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
63	102	Aug 6	PHI	@	NYG	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
64	103	Aug 7	PHI	@	NYG	W,9-6	CG	51	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
65	104	Aug 8 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
66	105	Aug 8 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	W,8-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
67	106	Aug 11 (1)	PHI		PIT	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
68	107	Aug 11 (2)	PHI		PIT	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
69	108	Aug 12	PHI		PIT	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
70	109	Aug 14 (1)	PHI		PIT	L,2-8	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
71	110	Aug 14 (2)	PHI		PIT	L,1-2	GS	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
72	115 (4)	Aug 18 (1)	PHI		STL	L,0-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
73	116	Aug 18 (2)	PHI		STL	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
74	117	Aug 19	PHI		STL	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
75	118	Aug 20	PHI		STL	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
76	119	Aug 21	PHI		STL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
77	120	Aug 22 (1)	PHI		CIN	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
78	121	Aug 22 (2)	PHI		CIN	L,6-20	CG	55	9.0	5	0	1	6	0
79	122	Aug 24	PHI		CIN	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
80	123	Aug 28	PHI		BRO	L,7-14	CG	50	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
81	124	Aug 29 (1)	PHI		BRO	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
82	125	Aug 29 (2)	PHI		BRO	L,0-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
83	126	Aug 31	PHI		BRO	L,2-4	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
84	128 (1)	Sep 5 (1)	PHI		BSN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
85	129	Sep 5 (2)	PHI		BSN	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
86	130	Sep 6 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
87	131	Sep 6 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	W,3-1	CG	40	11.0	1	0	0	1	0
88	132	Sep 8	PHI	@	NYG	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
89	133	Sep 9	PHI	@	BRO	L,6-7	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
90	134	Sep 11	PHI	@	BRO	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
91	135	Sep 12	PHI	@	BRO	L,4-8	CG	38	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
92	136	Sep 14	PHI		NYG	T,4-4	CG	45	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
93	137	Sep 15 (1)	PHI		NYG	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
94	138	Sep 15 (2)	PHI		NYG	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
95	139	Sep 16 (1)	PHI	@	BSN	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
96	140	Sep 16 (2)	PHI	@	BSN	L,0-8	CG	41	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
97	141	Sep 18 (1)	PHI	@	BSN	L,0-2	CG	28	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
98	142	Sep 18 (2)	PHI	@	BSN	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	4	0	1	5	0
99	143	Sep 19 (1)	PHI	@	BSN	L,2-3	CG	40	8.2	5	0	0	5	0
100	144	Sep 19 (2)	PHI	@	BSN	L,5-6	CG	0	13.1	6	0	0	6	0
101	145	Sep 22 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	L,1-5	CG	0	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
102	146	Sep 22 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	W,3-0	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
103	147	Sep 23	PHI	@	CHC	L,7-8	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
104	148	Sep 24	PHI	@	CHC	L,4-7	CG	26	4.2	0	0	0	0	0
105	149	Sep 25	PHI	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	43	8.2	4	0	0	4	0
106	150	Sep 26 (1)	PHI	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	0	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
107	151	Sep 26 (2)	PHI	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	0	11.0	8	0	0	8	0
108	152	Sep 27	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
109	153	Sep 28 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	38	8.2	5	0	0	5	0
110	154	Sep 28 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
111	155	Sep 29	PHI	@	CIN	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
112	156	Oct 3 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
113	157	Oct 3 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	W,11-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
							113gm			271	7	5	283	1