Rick Adams (baseball)
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Born: December 24, 1878 Paris, Texas |
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Died: March 10, 1955 (aged 76) Paris, Texas |
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 13, 1905, for the Washington Senators | |||
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| September 29, 1905, for the Washington Senators | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 2–5 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.59 | ||
| Strikeouts | 25 | ||
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Reuben Alexander "Rick" Adams (December 24, 1878 – March 10, 1955) was a professional baseball player whose career spanned over 13 seasons, including one in Major League Baseball with the Washington Senators (1905). In his one major league season, Adams went 2–5 with a 3.59 earned run average (ERA), three complete games, one shutout and 25 strikeouts in 11 games, six starts. Adams also played in the minor leagues with the Class-D Spokane Blue Stockings (1901), the Class-D Tacoma Tigers (1901), the Class-D Paris Eisenfelder's Homeseekers (1902), the Class-A New Orleans Pelicans (1902–1903), the Class-A Montreal Royals (1904), the Class-C Temple Boll Weevils (1905), the Class-D Cleburne Railroaders (1906), the Class-A Denver Grizzlies (1907–1910), the Class-B Houston Buffaloes (1911), the Class-D Denison Blue Sox (1913) and the Class-D Denison Champions. Over his minor league career, Adams went 169–125 in 280 games. He batted and threw left-handed.
Adams began his professional career in the Class-D Pacific Northwest League in 1901. That season, he played for the Spokane Blue Stockings and the Tacoma Tigers. Between the two teams, Adams went 18–16. In 1902, Adams started the season with the Class-D Paris Eisenfelder's Homeseekers of the Texas League. With Paris, he went 18-11 in 31 games, 28 starts. Amongst Texas League pitchers, Adams was fifth in wins. Later that season, Adams joined the Class-A New Orleans Pelicans where he went 6–1 in nine games, all starts. In 1903, Adams continued playing with the Pelicans. On the season, he went 14–11 in 29 games. Adams joined the Class-A Montreal Royals and went 13–10. After the season, Adams returned to his home in Texas. On March 16, 1905, Adams re-signed with the Montreal Royals. However, Adams did not play with the Royals in 1905, instead playing with the Class-C Temple Boll Weevils of the Texas League. In 16 games, Adams went 13–3.
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