Buster Adams

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: June 24, 1915 in Trinidad, CO us

Died: September 1, 1990 in Rancho Mirage, CA

Buried: Eternal Hills Memorial Park, Oceanside, CA

Debut: April 27, 1939 (Age 23-307d, 8,653rd in major league history)
vs. PIT 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 21, 1947 (Age 32-089d)
vs. NYG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1943 season

Full Name: Elvin Clark Adams

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1946 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.8

2003

532

.266

282

RBI

249

OBP

.346

SLG

.400

OPS

.747

OPS+

110

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	41-40 / in Starts: 21-21
Longest Hitting Streak	8 games
Longest On Base Streak	12 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 8 bases loaded PA and 7 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 209 PAs	22
Actual Runners on Base	159 (89-48-22) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 209 PAs	20
Avg. Runners on Base	135 (69-44-21)

Most Driven In
S Musial	5
Self	4
E Slaughter	3
W Kurowski	3
R Schoendienst	2
J Cross	1
T Moore	1
T Wilks	1

Most Driven In By
Self	4
S Musial	3
M Marion	3
E Slaughter	2
E Dusak	2
R Schoendienst	2
C Kluttz	1
T Moore	1

1946 Batting Game Log

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1946 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	427	1	Apr 16	STL		PIT	L,4-6	4-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.37	-0.053	5.98	-0.08%	-0.45	PH
2	428	3 (1)	Apr 18	STL		PIT	W,6-2	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	5	.45	0.027	1.10	0.04%	1.00	PH CF
3	429	5 (1)	Apr 21	STL	@	CHC	W,7-6	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	1	2	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.429	.429	.857	1.286	5						CF
4	430	6	Apr 22	STL	@	CIN	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.455	.455	.727	1.182	5	.67	0.104	2.05	0.19%	1.72	CF
5	431	7	Apr 23	STL	@	CIN	W,3-2	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.417	.417	.667	1.083	9	3.87	-0.088	12.91	-0.18%	-0.44	PH
6	432	9 (1)	Apr 25	STL	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.357	.438	.571	1.009	5	1.64	-0.004	6.09	-0.01%	0.08	CF
7	433	12 (2)	Apr 28 (1)	STL		CHC	L,7-9	0-GF(10)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.400	.471	.600	1.071	8						PH
8	434	13	Apr 28 (2)	STL		CHC	L,1-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.429	.500	.929	6	1.45	-0.061	5.53	-0.14%	-0.52	CF
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	435	14	May 2	STL		NYG	L,1-5	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.316	.409	.474	.883	8	3.17	-0.070	10.99	-0.15%	-0.45	PH
10	436	16 (1)	May 5 (2)	STL		BSN	L,4-10	0-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.350	.435	.500	.935	9						PH
11	437	17	May 7	STL		BSN	W,6-4	1-GF	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.304	.407	.435	.842	6	.58	-0.015	2.08	-0.03%	-0.48	CF
12	438	18	May 8	STL		PHI	W,5-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0			1	0	0	.308	.419	.423	.842	6						LF
13	439	20 (1)	May 12 (2)	STL		CIN	L,1-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.276	.400	.379	.779	5	.82	-0.059	2.92	-0.13%	-0.47	CF
14	440	21	May 14	STL	@	BRO	W,7-5	11-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.389	.367	.756	6	4.61	-0.100	16.90	-0.22%	-0.45	PH
15	441	24 (2)	May 17	STL	@	BSN	L,1-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.258	.378	.355	.733	7	.35	-0.009	1.48	-0.02%	-0.14	PH
16	442	30 (5)	May 24	STL	@	CIN	L,1-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.368	.344	.712	9	.03	-0.001	.14	0.00%	-0.09	PH
17	443	33 (2)	May 27	STL	@	CHC	L,1-4	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.242	.359	.333	.692	7	2.84	-0.070	11.82	-0.18%	-0.40	PH
18	444	34	May 28	STL	@	CHC	W,12-2	6-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.257	.366	.343	.709	2	.01	0.000	.02	0.00%	-0.30	CF
19	445	36 (1)	May 30 (1)	STL	@	PIT	L,3-9	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.357	.333	.690	9	2.14	-0.053	9.35	-0.14%	-0.22	PH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	446	39 (2)	Jun 2 (2)	STL		NYG	L,6-7	6-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.270	.372	.351	.723	8	.51	0.016	2.22	0.04%	0.20	PH
21	447	40	Jun 3	STL		NYG	L,4-5	6-7	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.289	.386	.447	.834	9	1.00	0.095	3.89	0.22%	1.00	PH
22	448	42 (1)	Jun 5	STL		BSN	W,2-1	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.400	.462	.862	8	5.80	0.170	21.63	0.38%	1.00	PH
23	449	43	Jun 6	STL		BSN	L,5-9	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.391	.450	.841	9	1.35	-0.033	4.97	-0.07%	-0.22	PH
24	450	44	Jun 7	STL		PHI	L,2-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.295	.380	.500	.880	6	.60	-0.096	1.98	-0.19%	0.74	LF
25	451	45	Jun 8	STL		PHI	W,7-0	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.277	.370	.468	.838	6	.21	-0.028	.67	-0.05%	-0.16	LF
26	452	46	Jun 9 (1)	STL		PHI	W,9-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.255	.345	.431	.776	6	.35	0.014	1.24	0.03%	-0.99	LF
27	453	47	Jun 9 (2)	STL		PHI	L,1-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.245	.333	.415	.748	6	1.88	-0.079	6.88	-0.17%	-0.48	LF
28	454	48	Jun 10	STL		BRO	W,3-2	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.236	.344	.400	.744	6	1.69	0.055	8.42	0.16%	0.14	LF
29	455	49	Jun 11	STL		BRO	W,9-3	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.237	.338	.407	.745	6	2.05	-0.079	11.55	-0.27%	-0.51	LF
30	456	50	Jun 12	STL		BRO	L,7-10	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.226	.342	.387	.730	6	2.46	0.170	14.46	0.60%	0.51	LF
31	457	51	Jun 15	STL	@	NYG	L,5-11	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.212	.325	.364	.688	6	.54	-0.050	2.15	-0.12%	-0.95	LF
32	458	52	Jun 16 (1)	STL	@	NYG	W,4-1	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		0	0	1	0	.203	.321	.348	.669	6	1.09	-0.027	4.38	-0.06%	-0.69	LF
33	459	53	Jun 16 (2)	STL	@	NYG	L,1-9	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.194	.318	.333	.651	6	.31	0.014	1.24	0.03%	-0.27	LF
34	460	54	Jun 17 (1)	STL	@	BSN	W,9-6	CG	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.182	.300	.312	.612	6	.32	-0.026	1.40	-0.07%	-1.37	CF
35	461	55	Jun 17 (2)	STL	@	BSN	W,1-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.173	.287	.296	.584	6	.90	-0.089	4.02	-0.24%	-0.86	CF
36	462	58 (2)	Jun 21	STL	@	BRO	L,5-7	GS-5	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.181	.292	.313	.605	2	.51	0.031	3.53	0.13%	0.31	CF
37	463	60 (1)	Jun 23	STL	@	BRO	L,2-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.184	.290	.345	.635	2	1.33	-0.009	9.27	-0.04%	0.09	CF
38	464	61	Jun 25	STL	@	PHI	L,3-5	GS-7	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.180	.291	.337	.628	2	.80	-0.015	3.49	-0.04%	-0.05	CF
39	465	62	Jun 26	STL	@	PHI	W,4-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.183	.290	.333	.623	2	.47	-0.013	2.03	-0.03%	-0.10	CF
40	466	63	Jun 28	STL	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.186	.288	.330	.618	2	.98	-0.082	4.17	-0.21%	-0.59	CF
41	467	64	Jun 30 (1)	STL	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.196	.293	.343	.636	2	1.64	0.012	7.25	0.03%	1.49	CF
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
42	468	66 (1)	Jul 1	STL		CIN	L,4-5	CG(13)	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1		0	1	0	0	.200	.300	.343	.643	6	2.36	-0.108	9.13	-0.25%	-0.64	LF
43	469	67	Jul 2	STL		CIN	L,5-7	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.202	.304	.339	.643	6	1.04	0.042	3.38	0.08%	0.33	CF
44	470	68	Jul 3	STL		CIN	W,16-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.202	.304	.339	.643	5						LF
45	471	69	Jul 4 (1)	STL		CHC	L,2-4	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.205	.305	.339	.644	6	1.57	-0.090	5.70	-0.20%	-0.76	CF
46	472	70	Jul 4 (2)	STL		CHC	W,6-1	7-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.212	.310	.372	.682	2	.49	0.075	1.53	0.14%	1.75	PH CF
47	473	72 (1)	Jul 6	STL		PIT	W,12-4	5-GF	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.217	.318	.383	.701	2	.26	-0.004	.88	-0.01%	1.65	PH CF
48	474	73	Jul 7 (1)	STL		PIT	W,4-3	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.210	.314	.370	.684	6	2.45	-0.154	8.40	-0.32%	-0.98	CF
49	475	74	Jul 7 (2)	STL		PIT	W,6-0	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.208	.312	.367	.678	6	.55	-0.015	1.99	-0.03%	-0.21	CF
50	476	75	Jul 11	STL		NYG	L,3-13	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.202	.303	.355	.658	6	.30	-0.030	1.18	-0.07%	-0.84	CF
51	477	77 (1)	Jul 12 (2)	STL		NYG	W,5-4	GS-3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.208	.308	.360	.668	6	1.42	0.093	5.34	0.21%	1.00	LF
52	478	78	Jul 13	STL		NYG	L,6-7	7-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.208	.313	.360	.673	9	2.17	0.020	9.16	0.05%	0.22	PH
53	479	80 (1)	Jul 14 (2)	STL		BRO	W,2-1	CG(12)	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		2	0	0	0	.209	.315	.357	.672	6	1.39	0.066	10.07	0.29%	0.62	LF
54	480	82 (1)	Jul 16	STL		BRO	W,5-4	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.205	.314	.348	.662	6	1.86	-0.139	15.49	-0.70%	-0.63	LF
55	481	83	Jul 17	STL		PHI	L,7-10	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.316	.341	.657	2	.54	0.005	2.96	0.02%	0.65	CF
56	482	84	Jul 18	STL		PHI	W,5-4	GS-5	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	.199	.319	.338	.657	6	1.22	0.025	6.41	0.08%	0.21	CF
57	483	87 (2)	Jul 21 (2)	STL		BSN	W,8-4	4-GF	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.197	.325	.336	.661	2	.29	0.001	1.71	0.00%	0.11	CF
58	484	88	Jul 24	STL	@	NYG	L,1-3	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.329	.343	.672	2	.98	-0.019	5.23	-0.06%	0.10	CF
59	485	90 (1)	Jul 25 (2)	STL	@	NYG	L,1-6	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.203	.333	.343	.676	2	.49	0.034	2.61	0.11%	0.50	CF
60	486	91	Jul 27	STL	@	BSN	L,2-5	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.204	.331	.347	.678	2	.84	0.036	4.46	0.11%	0.11	CF
61	487	95 (3)	Jul 31	STL	@	BRO	W,10-3	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.326	.340	.666	6	1.49	-0.110	13.12	-0.58%	-1.09	CF
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
62	488	103 (7)	Aug 11 (1)	STL	@	CIN	W,15-4	CG	6	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.326	.335	.662	6	.42	-0.044	2.43	-0.15%	-0.99	CF
63	489	104	Aug 11 (2)	STL	@	CIN	W,7-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.326	.335	.662	6						CF
64	490	106 (1)	Aug 13	STL	@	CHC	L,0-1	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.199	.324	.333	.658	9	2.94	-0.080	18.72	-0.31%	-0.30	PH
65	491	108 (1)	Aug 16	STL		PIT	L,0-3	0-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.204	.328	.338	.666	9						PH
66	492	109	Aug 17	STL		CIN	L,3-8	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.203	.326	.335	.662	9	1.82	-0.049	10.78	-0.18%	-0.47	PH
67	493	110	Aug 18 (1)	STL		CIN	W,3-2	GS-13	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.199	.328	.329	.657	6	1.68	-0.140	10.27	-0.51%	-0.57	LF
68	494	111	Aug 18 (2)	STL		CIN	W,2-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.199	.328	.329	.657	6						LF
69	495	113 (1)	Aug 20	STL		BSN	W,4-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.199	.328	.329	.657	6						LF
70	496	120 (6)	Aug 25 (2)	STL		BRO	W,14-8	8-GF(8)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.198	.326	.327	.654	6	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.31	LF
71	497	122 (1)	Aug 27	STL		BRO	L,3-7	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.196	.325	.325	.650	9	.97	-0.024	14.26	-0.21%	-0.22	PH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
72	498	127 (4)	Sep 1 (1)	STL	@	PIT	W,7-6	6-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.196	.328	.325	.653	9	1.79	0.029	12.47	0.12%	0.33	PH
73	499	128	Sep 1 (2)	STL	@	PIT	L,1-2	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.195	.327	.323	.650	9	.66	-0.017	4.70	-0.07%	-0.09	PH
74	500	129	Sep 2 (1)	STL	@	CIN	W,6-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.195	.327	.323	.650	6						LF
75	501	134 (4)	Sep 7	STL		PIT	L,2-9	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.194	.325	.321	.646	9	.46	-0.011	3.78	-0.06%	-0.15	PH
76	502	135	Sep 8 (1)	STL		PIT	W,5-4	9-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.193	.323	.319	.643	6	2.22	-0.055	19.11	-0.28%	-0.22	LF
77	503	136	Sep 8 (2)	STL		PIT	W,12-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.192	.322	.317	.639	6	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.28	LF
78	504	137	Sep 10	STL	@	PHI	W,4-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.322	.317	.639	6						LF
79	505	138	Sep 11	STL	@	PHI	L,4-9	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.186	.314	.308	.622	6	1.27	-0.160	11.47	-0.87%	-1.52	LF
80	506	140 (1)	Sep 13	STL	@	BRO	L,3-4	4-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.185	.312	.306	.619	9	3.00	-0.074	52.37	-0.78%	-0.73	PH
81	507	153 (12)	Sep 28	STL		CHC	W,4-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.185	.312	.306	.619	7						LF
							41-40		209	173	21	32	6	0	5	22	29	2	27	3	4		2	3	3	0	.185	.312	.306	.619		1.16	-1.398	5.98	-5.39%	-6.78

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