Evelyn Adams, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
Date of Birth: 16-Nov-1923
Place of Birth: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Date of Death: 14-Aug-1999
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Evelyn Adams
- Evelyn E.
- "Tommie" Adams (November 16, 1923 – August 14, 1999) was a shortstop who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the 1946 season.
- Listed at 5' 3", 110 lb., she was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed.Adams spent one year in the league with two clubs but could not return the following season because of a lingering illness. Born in Richmond, Virginia, Adams was nicknamed "Tommie" for her tomboy personality.
- She started playing baseball at age 14 with the Freckless, by then the only girls baseball team in Virginia.
- She was then a star pitcher for her club, who would play exclusively against men's teams.
- She later played organized softball for a few years.Adams joined the AAGPBL in 1946 with the Fort Wayne Daisies and was traded to the Grand Rapids Chicks during the midseason.
- She played shortstop, hitting a .140 average in 39 games, but became sick and had to quit before the season ended.
- She was diagnosed with acute asthma and was unable to play the next year.After recovering, Adams could not play amateur softball for a long time because of her professional status.
- She then coached and eventually played for the Dairy, Pollyannas and Polly's Pals softball teams in Virginia.Besides this, Adams went to work for A&P Company in her hometown and retired in 1984 after 34 years of service.Adams is part of Women in Baseball, a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York unveiled in 1988, which is dedicated to the entire All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. In 1974, she was named to the Richmond Softball Hall of Fame in recognition of her many accomplishments.
- She also was honored by the Colorado Silver Bullets all-female baseball team in their 1994 inaugural season, in which she threw out the first ball pitch of a game celebrated in Richmond.Adams died in 1999 in her homeland of Richmond, Virginia at the age of 75.
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