Dick Adams
First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1947)
Dick Adams was a first baseman who played in Major League Baseball in 1947 for the Philadelphia Athletics. In 37 career games, he hit .202 with 18 hits, 2 home runs, and 11 RBI.
- AVG (Batting Average):
- Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
- HR (Home Runs):
- Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
- RBI (Runs Batted In):
- Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
- OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
- On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.
Data updated
- Position
- First Baseman
- Bats / Throws
- R / L
- Height / Weight
- 6'0" / 185 lb
- Died
- 9/14/2016 in Fallbrook, CA, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1947-05-20
- Last Game
- 1947-09-28
Full name: Richard Leroy Adams
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 89 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .202 | .220 | .360 | .579 | -317 |
Career AVG .202 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — 22.9% below league average.
Career OBP .220 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 34.7% below league average.
Career SLG .360 vs. league average .376 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career OPS .579 vs. league average .713 across their career seasons — 18.7% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | PHA | AL | 37 | 89 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .202 | .262 (-23%) | .336 (-35%) | .376 (-4%) | .712 (-19%) | -316.9 |
| Career · 1 season | 37 | 89 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .202 | — | — | — | — | -317 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (37 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 24 | 56 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 7 | .161 |
| Away | 13 | 33 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 4 | .273 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947-09-28 | PHA | NYY | L | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947-09-27 | PHA | NYY | W | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1947-09-23 | PHA | BOS | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947-09-23 | PHA | BOS | W | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947-09-14 | PHA | CLE | L | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1947-09-06 | PHA | BOS | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1947-09-05 | PHA | BOS | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947-09-01 | PHA | MIN | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947-09-01 | PHA | MIN | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947-08-31 | PHA | BOS | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| First Base | 24 |
| Left Field | 1 |
| Right Field | 2 |
Dick Adams: the record in brief
May 20, 1947 and September 28, 1947 bracket Dick Adams's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Every season row on the page belongs to the Philadelphia Athletics, in 1947. Adams played primarily as a first baseman and batted right-handed and threw left-handed. Born on April 8, 1920, in Tuolumne, CA, USA, Adams was listed at 6-foot-0 and 185 pounds. The bio records the death on September 14, 2016, in Fallbrook, CA, USA. Adams's full given name, per the bio, is Richard Leroy Adams.
Adams collected 18 hits in 89 at bats across 37 games, good for a .202 batting average; the totals also include 2 homers and 11 runs batted in. Adams's career OPS of .579 combines a .220 on-base mark with .360 slugging. The league as a whole hit .262 across Adams's seasons, which puts the .202 career mark 22.9% below average. By OPS the gap is 18.7% below league average (.579 against .713). Only one season appears, 1947 for the Philadelphia Athletics, when Adams played 37 games and went 18 for 89. That year the league hit .262, the figure in the row's Lg AVG column.
Frequently Asked Questions about Dick Adams
- Was Dick Adams a pitcher?
- No. Dick Adams was a position player (First Baseman).
- How many home runs did Dick Adams hit?
- Dick Adams hit 2 career home runs with 18 hits.
- What was Dick Adams's career batting average?
- Dick Adams batted .202 over his career, with 18 hits in 89 at bats.
- How many RBI did Dick Adams have?
- Dick Adams drove in 11 runs in his career.
- Is Dick Adams in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Dick Adams has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
- What teams did Dick Adams play for?
- Dick Adams played for the Philadelphia Athletics.