Buster Adams

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Latest revision as of 18:52, 18 June 2010

Buster Adams
Elvin Clark Adams
Bat/Throw:	R/R
Height:	6' 0"
Weight:	180
Born:	1915-6-24 at Trinidad, CO (US)
Died:	1990-9-1 at Rancho Mirage, CA (US)
Interred:	Eternal Hills Memorial Park in Oceanside, CA (US)

More info
Statistics:	Retrosheet
SABR Searches:	Pictures of Buster Adams | width:90% height:65% scrolling:auto | Pictures}} · Bibliography

Buster Adams was a professional player.

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Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Personal 1.2 Pre-professional career 1.3 Achievements 2 Sources

Profile

Personal

• Resided in San Diego, California in 1952.
• Struck out three times in his first game.
• Being in a world series game he says was his biggest thrill.

Pre-professional career

• Attended high school in Bisbee, Arizona.
• Played basketball and football in high school.

Achievements

• Led the 1935 Western Association in home runs with 19.
• Led the 1937 Pacific Coast League in doubles with 49.
• Tied for the lead in doubles with 43 in the 1942 Pacific Coast League.

Sources

• 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.