Bobby Adams, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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American baseball player and coach
Date of Birth: 14-Dec-1921
Date of Death: 13-Feb-1997
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Bobby Adams
- Robert Henry Adams (December 14, 1921 – February 13, 1997) was a third baseman/second baseman in Major League Baseball.
- He played for the Cincinnati Reds & Redlegs (1946-1955), Chicago White Sox (1955), Baltimore Orioles (1956) and Chicago Cubs (1957-1959).
- Adams batted and threw right-handed.
- He was born in Tuolumne County, California. In a 14-season career, Adams posted a .269 batting average with 37 home runs and 303 RBI in 1281 games played.
- Adams started his Major League career in 1946 with Cincinnati as their regular second baseman.
- Despite his infield background, the next five years he served mostly as a backup for Grady Hatton (3B) and Connie Ryan (2B).
- Finally, Adams became the regular third baseman for Cincinnati in 1951.
- His most productive season came in 1952, when he led the National League in singles (152), at-bats (637) and games (154), while batting .283 with career-numbers in hits (180) and doubles (25).
- He also was considered in National League MVP voting. In the 1955 midseason, Adams was purchased by the Chicago White Sox.
- Traded to the Baltimore Orioles before 1956, he also played for the Chicago Cubs from 1957–59, helping young infielders improve their play. Following his playing career, Adams continued as a coach with the Cubs and was a member of the team's experimental College of Coaches.
- In 1966, the organization named him club president of the Triple-A Tacoma Cubs of the Pacific Coast League.
- But Adams’ six-year tenure in Tacoma ended after the 1971 season, when Chicago moved its Triple-A affiliate to Wichita, Kansas.
- After that, he again coached for the Cubs, in 1973, then retired from baseball. Bobby Adams died in Gig Harbor, Washington, at age 75.
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