1910
Born March 2, 1910
Willows, CA, USA
Ace Adams Notable
b. March 2, 1910 · New York Giants 1941–1946
Ace Adams played 1941 to 1946 for the New York Giants as a pitcher.
He went 41 and 33 with a 3.47 earned run average, pitching 552.7 innings in 302 games. He struck out 171. Across 302 games he batted .121, with 12 hits and 9 runs.
He led the league in saves two times between 1944 and 1945, topping out at 15.
He was an All-Star in 1943.
He was born in Willows, CA, USA on March 2, 1910, and died on February 26, 2006. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1943 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NYG | 38 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .083 |
| 1942 | NYG | 61 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .100 |
| 1943 | NYG | 70 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .125 |
| 1944 | NYG | 65 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .103 |
| 1945 | NYG | 65 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .188 |
| 1946 | NYG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 302 | 99 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 0 | .121 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NYG | 4 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 71.0 | 84 | 38 | 35 | 18 | 4.82 |
| 1942 | NYG | 7 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 11 | 88.0 | 69 | 18 | 31 | 33 | 1.84 |
| 1943 | NYG | 11 | 7 | 70 | 3 | 9 | 140.1 | 121 | 44 | 55 | 46 | 2.82 |
| 1944 | NYG | 8 | 11 | 65 | 4 | 13 | 137.2 | 149 | 65 | 58 | 32 | 4.25 |
| 1945 | NYG | 11 | 9 | 65 | 0 | 15 | 113.0 | 109 | 43 | 44 | 39 | 3.42 |
| 1946 | NYG | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16.88 |
| Career | — | 41 | 33 | 302 | 7 | 49 | 552.2 | 541 | 213 | 224 | 171 | 3.47 |
On this day & linked events
2006
Died February 26, 2006
1941
Major-league debut: Ace Adams
Ace Adams made a major-league debut on April 15, 1941.
1946
Final major-league game: Ace Adams
Ace Adams played a final major-league game on April 24, 1946.