Buster Adams

Infobox MLB retired
name=Buster Adams
position=Outfielder


bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=June 24, 1915
city-state|Trinidad|Colorado
deathdate=death date and age|1990|9|1|1915|6|24
city-state|Rancho Mirage|California
debutdate= April 27
debutyear= 1939
debutteam= St. Louis Cardinals
finaldate=September 21
finalyear=1947
finalteam=Philadelphia Phillies
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.266
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=50
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=249
teams=
* St. Louis Cardinals (by|1939, by|1943, by|1945-by|1946)
* Philadelphia Phillies (by|1943-by|1945, by|1947)
highlights=

Elvin Clark "Buster" Adams (born June 24, 1915, in Trinidad, Colorado – died September 1, 1990 in Rancho Mirage, California) was a major league outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies in by|1939 and between by|1943 and by|1947.

He made is major league debut on April 27, 1939 for the Cardinals, but appeared in only 2 games that season. He would return to the majors with the Cardinals in 1943, playing in 8 games before being traded to the Phillies. He played the rest of that season, all of 1944, and the first 14 games of 1945 with the Phillies, and was then traded back to the Cardinals. Adams put together is best season with the Cardinals in 1945 and finished 18th in voting for the MVP Award. He also played 1946 with the Cardinals and 1947 with the Phillies.

External links

*Career statistics from [http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/historical/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&playerID=110048 MLB]
*Baseballstats |mlb= |espn= |br= a/adamsbu01|fangraphs=1000047 |cube=a/buster-adams