Babe Adams
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[edit] Biography
Born on May 18, 1882 in Tipton, Indiana, Babe Adams (Charles Benjamin Adams) played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates over the course of his 19 year career. Adams broke into the bigs on April 18, 1906 with the St. Louis Cardinals, and put up a 1.11 ERA in 130 innings pitched in 1909, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Babe Adams's best season was 1913, when he posted a 2.15 ERA, won 21 games and struck out 144 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | ERA | K | R | ER | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | IB | WP | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | STL | N | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1907 | PIT | N | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6.95 | 11 | 25 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1909 | PIT | N | 25 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1.11 | 65 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 130 | 88 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1910 | PIT | N | 34 | 30 | 18 | 9 | 2.24 | 101 | 95 | 61 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 245 | 217 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 1911 | PIT | N | 40 | 37 | 22 | 12 | 2.33 | 133 | 97 | 76 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 293.1 | 253 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 1912 | PIT | N | 28 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 2.91 | 63 | 73 | 55 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 170.1 | 169 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1913 | PIT | N | 43 | 37 | 21 | 10 | 2.15 | 144 | 94 | 75 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 313.2 | 271 | 8 | 49 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1914 | PIT | N | 40 | 35 | 13 | 16 | 2.51 | 91 | 97 | 79 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 283 | 253 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 1915 | PIT | N | 40 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 2.87 | 62 | 90 | 78 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 245 | 229 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1916 | PIT | N | 16 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 5.72 | 22 | 51 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 72.1 | 91 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1918 | PIT | N | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.19 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1919 | PIT | N | 34 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 1.98 | 92 | 66 | 58 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 263.1 | 213 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1920 | PIT | N | 35 | 33 | 17 | 13 | 2.16 | 84 | 83 | 63 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 263 | 240 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 1921 | PIT | N | 25 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 2.64 | 55 | 57 | 47 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 160 | 155 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | PIT | N | 27 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 3.57 | 39 | 77 | 68 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 171.1 | 191 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 1923 | PIT | N | 26 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 4.42 | 38 | 83 | 78 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 158.2 | 196 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1924 | PIT | N | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1.13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39.2 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1925 | PIT | N | 33 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5.42 | 18 | 67 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 101.1 | 129 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1926 | PIT | N | 19 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6.14 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36.2 | 51 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 482 | 354 | 194 | 140 | 2.76 | 1036 | 1129 | 917 | 206 | 44 | 15 | 2995.1 | 2841 | 68 | 430 | 4 | 26 | 47 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | STL | N | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 |
| 1907 | PIT | N | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .909 |
| 1909 | PIT | N | P | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .919 |
| 1910 | PIT | N | P | 34 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .911 |
| 1911 | PIT | N | P | 40 | 37 | 291.1 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 25 | 0 | .978 |
| 1912 | PIT | N | P | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1913 | PIT | N | P | 43 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 74 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .988 |
| 1914 | PIT | N | P | 40 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 62 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1915 | PIT | N | P | 40 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1916 | PIT | N | P | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1918 | PIT | N | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1919 | PIT | N | P | 34 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1920 | PIT | N | P | 35 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .972 |
| 1921 | PIT | N | P | 25 | 20 | 160 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1922 | PIT | N | P | 27 | 19 | 171.1 | 5 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | .980 |
| 1923 | PIT | N | P | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .967 |
| 1924 | PIT | N | P | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1925 | PIT | N | P | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1926 | PIT | N | P | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .875 |
| Total | P | 482 | 76 | 622.2 | 58 | 648 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 32 | 3 | .976 |
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | STL | N | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1907 | PIT | N | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1909 | PIT | N | 25 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .051 | .098 | .103 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1910 | PIT | N | 34 | 83 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 6 | .193 | .272 | .229 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1911 | PIT | N | 40 | 103 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 10 | .252 | .274 | .320 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1912 | PIT | N | 28 | 53 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 3 | .226 | .328 | .321 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1913 | PIT | N | 43 | 114 | 13 | 33 | 0 | 13 | .289 | .296 | .377 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1914 | PIT | N | 40 | 97 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 4 | .165 | .198 | .237 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1915 | PIT | N | 40 | 85 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 7 | .141 | .180 | .153 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1916 | PIT | N | 16 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .273 | .333 | .364 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1918 | PIT | N | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .556 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1919 | PIT | N | 34 | 92 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 4 | .185 | .235 | .228 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920 | PIT | N | 35 | 89 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 3 | .146 | .156 | .180 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921 | PIT | N | 25 | 63 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 6 | .254 | .266 | .413 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | PIT | N | 27 | 56 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 6 | .286 | .333 | .375 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1923 | PIT | N | 26 | 55 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 8 | .273 | .344 | .400 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924 | PIT | N | 9 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .182 | .182 | .273 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | PIT | N | 33 | 31 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .226 | .294 | .258 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | PIT | N | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 482 | 1019 | 79 | 216 | 3 | 75 | .212 | .252 | .281 | 31 | 15 | 53 | 177 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
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- Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to Pittsburgh Pirates (September, 1907).
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