Red Adams
| Red Adams | |
|---|---|
 Adams, circa 1944 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: October 7, 1921 Parlier, California, U.S. | |
| Died: January 18, 2017 (aged 95) Fresno, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 5, 1946, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 2, 1946, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 0–1 |
| Earned run average | 8.25 |
| Strikeouts | 8 |
| Teams | |
As player
As coach | |
Charles Dwight "Red" Adams (October 7, 1921 – January 18, 2017) was an American professional baseball
right-hander
in his playing days, he stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg).
Adams won 193 games in the
bases on balls in 12 total innings pitched during his MLB career, with eight strikeouts
.
After his playing career, he was a scout for the Dodgers from 1959 to 1968. He then worked as the Dodgers' MLB pitching coach from 1969 to 1980, serving on three National League pennant-winning teams (1974; 1977–78) under managers Walter Alston and Tommy Lasorda, and helping develop many of the Dodgers' pitchers.
Said 324-game-winning pitcher
Baseball Hall of Fame in July 1998: "No person ever meant more to my career than Red Adams. Without him, I would not be standing in Cooperstown today."[2] Tommy John, a 288-game winner, also had praise for Adams. "When I joined the [Dodgers in 1972], I was still convinced that I had only a mediocre fastball and that I was going to have to depend chiefly on my breaking pitches to win ball games. But Red disagreed with me, emphatically," John said. Adams encouraged him to rely more on the fastball, which though slower than most pitchers' fastballs, had a lot of movement.[3]
In 1979, Adams was inducted into the
References
- ^ "Retrosheet Boxscore: Cincinnati Reds 7, Chicago Cubs 6 (2)". www.retrosheet.org.
- ^ "Diverse paths cross at Hall Pioneers Doby, Lacy share dais with Sutton on induction day".
- ^ Fallon, Michael. "Tommy John". SABR. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ "Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame | Home". Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame | Home. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
- ^ "Longtime Dodgers coach Red Adams dead at 95". MLB.com.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Baseball Almanac statistics
- Dodgers coaching list
- Venezuelan Professional Baseball League statistics
