Karl Adams (baseball)
Appearance
Karl Adams | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Columbus, Georgia | August 11, 1891|
Died: September 17, 1967 Everett, Washington | (aged 76)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 19, 1914, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 23, 1915, for the Chicago Cubs | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 1-9 |
Earned run average | 5.01 |
Strikeouts | 62 |
Teams | |
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Karl Tutwiler Adams (August 11, 1891 – September 17, 1967), nicknamed "Rebel", was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Cincinnati Reds (1914) and Chicago Cubs (1915) of the National League, compiling a 1-9 won-lost record in his brief career.[1]
Adams was a native of Columbus, Georgia. He died in Everett, Washington, where he had lived for the previous 27 years. He was a veteran of World War I and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Old Guard Post 2100. After baseball, Karl worked for a number of years as a golf professional in Illinois and Kentucky. He was also a member of the Plumber and Pipefitters Union Local 265 and the Port Gardner Golf Club at Everett's Municipal Golf Course.
References
[edit]- ^ "Karl Adams Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
- Everett Herald, Monday, Sept. 18, 1967 Section 2D Col. 7.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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