Karl Adams | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 11 August 1891 |
Birth Place: | Columbus, Georgia |
Death Place: | Everett, Washington |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | April 19 |
Debutyear: | 1914 |
Debutteam: | Cincinnati Reds |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | September 23 |
Finalyear: | 1915 |
Finalteam: | Chicago Cubs |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
Stat1value: | 1-9 |
Stat2label: | Earned run average |
Stat2value: | 5.01 |
Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Stat3value: | 62 |
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Karl Tutwiler Adams (August 11, 1891 – September 17, 1967), nicknamed "Rebel", was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Cincinnati Reds (1914) and Chicago Cubs (1915) of the National League, compiling a 1-9 won-lost record in his brief career.[1]
Adams was a native of Columbus, Georgia. He died in Everett, Washington, where he had lived for the previous 27 years. He was a veteran of World War I and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Old Guard Post 2100. After baseball, Karl worked for a number of years as a golf professional in Illinois and Kentucky. He was also a member of the Plumber and Pipefitters Union Local 265 and the Port Gardner Golf Club at Everett's Municipal Golf Course.