1890
Born September 27, 1890
Clearfield, PA, USA
Willie Adams Notable
b. September 27, 1890 · St. Louis Browns 1912–1913, Pittsburgh Rebels 1914, Philadelphia Athletics 1918–1919
Willie Adams played for three clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1912 and closing with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1919.
He went 8 and 16 with a 4.37 earned run average, pitching 284.3 innings in 65 games. He struck out 74. Across 65 games he batted .102, with 9 hits and 4 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He was born in Clearfield, PA, USA on September 27, 1890, and died on June 18, 1937. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | SLB | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .000 |
| 1913 | SLB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1914 | PBS | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .067 |
| 1918 | PHA | 32 | 57 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .140 |
| 1919 | PHA | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 65 | 88 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 0 | .102 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | SLB | 2 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 46.1 | 50 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 3.88 |
| 1913 | SLB | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 10.00 |
| 1914 | PBS | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 55.1 | 70 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 3.74 |
| 1918 | PHA | 5 | 12 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 169.0 | 164 | 83 | 97 | 39 | 4.42 |
| 1919 | PHA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.86 |
| Career | — | 8 | 16 | 65 | 21 | 2 | 284.1 | 303 | 138 | 144 | 74 | 4.37 |
On this day & linked events
1937
Died June 18, 1937
1912
George Mullin's No-Hitter
George Mullin threw a no-hitter for the Detroit Tigers against the St. Louis Browns on July 4, 1912, winning 7–0.