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Thurman Munson League
8-6-2254
Dijon Adams Left Field
Retired (1977, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .299 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .849 Status Deceased (2016) Option Years 0  
H 3168 Age at Death 78 Date of Birth 04-07-1938
HR 340 Drafted Round 1, Pick 3
(1958)		 Majors Svc Time 19 years
(35 games)
RBI 1566
SB 498
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L C+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A-
Speed B  Bunt D  Control D-   Mentor vL A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B  WS Rings 2
1B --- LF A+ (100%) Arm A- WS Appearances 4
2B --- CF A  (88.2%)   Health B- LCS Appearances 6
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 11
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT GG
1959 LF BAL 152 152 1298.0 336 327 3 6 0 -5 2.29 .982
1960 LF BAL 147 147 1265.1 321 314 2 5 0 -1 2.25 .984
1961 LF BAL 148 148 1330.1 297 289 3 5 0 +3 1.98 .983
1962 LF MIL 76 76 686.0 170 166 1 3 0 -5 2.19 .982
RF MIL 49 49 422.0 92 90 2 0 0 +3 1.96 1.000
CF MIL 21 21 185.2 54 51 0 3 0 0 2.47 .944
1963 LF MIL 141 141 1265.0 306 301 1 4 0 +4 2.15 .987
1964 LF MIL 139 139 1229.2 300 296 0 4 0 0 2.17 .987
1965 LF MIL 142 142 1261.2 284 278 3 3 0 +2 2.00 .989
1966 LF MIL 146 146 1297.0 326 319 2 5 0 +8 2.23 .985
1967 LF MIL 148 148 1300.1 331 329 0 2 0 +2 2.28 .994
1968 LF MIL 133 133 1195.0 306 304 0 2 0 +1 2.29 .993
1B MIL 11 11 94.0 110 108 2 0 6 0 10.53 1.000
1969 LF MIL 148 148 1326.0 343 340 1 2 0 0 2.31 .994
1970 LF MIL-KC 148 148 1334.0 302 291 3 8 0 +1 1.98 .974
1971 CF KC-CIN 132 132 1127.0 288 285 0 3 0 -1 2.28 .990
LF KC-CIN 16 16 144.1 39 39 0 0 0 -1 2.43 1.000
1972 CF CIN-KC-CLE 78 78 694.1 190 187 1 2 0 -5 2.44 .989
LF CIN-KC-CLE 52 52 466.2 97 96 0 1 0 +2 1.85 .990
RF CIN-KC-CLE 18 18 161.0 31 29 0 2 0 +2 1.62 .935
1973 RF CLE 116 116 1056.1 234 229 3 2 0 -2 1.98 .991
CF CLE 32 32 277.2 70 67 0 3 0 +1 2.17 .957
1974 RF CLE 112 112 1005.2 213 212 0 1 0 -3 1.90 .995
CF CLE 35 35 306.0 102 102 0 0 0 +1 3.00 1.000
1975 RF CLE 114 114 1011.2 252 247 3 2 3 +3 2.22 .992
CF CLE 32 32 283.2 77 76 1 0 1 -1 2.44 1.000
1976 RF CLE-MIL 108 108 963.0 205 204 0 1 0 0 1.91 .995
CF CLE-MIL 31 31 272.1 86 83 0 3 0 -2 2.74 .965
1977 RF MIL 50 48 426.2 101 101 0 0 0 -1 2.13 1.000
Pos Total LF 1736 1736 15399.1 3758 3689 19 50 0 +11 2.17 .987
RF 567 565 5046.1 1128 1112 8 8 3 +2 2.00 .993
CF 361 361 3146.2 867 851 2 14 1 -7 2.44 .984
1B 11 11 94.0 110 108 2 0 6 0 10.53 1.000
Total 2675 2673 23686.1 5863 5760 31 72 10 +6 2.20 .988
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1977-11-01Dijon Adams has retired from the Milwaukee Beer Men
1976-07-23A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Beer Men and the Cleveland Grave-diggers. The Cleveland Grave-diggers receive Draft Pick - 1977 Round 3 (MIL) from the Milwaukee Beer Men in exchange for Dijon Adams.
1972-09-02A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Killers and the Cleveland Grave-diggers. The Cleveland Grave-diggers receive Dijon Adams from the Kansas City Killers in exchange for Mark Wehner, Draft Pick - 1973 Round 2 (CLE).
1972-07-13A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Killers and the Cincinnati Cubs. The Cincinnati Cubs receive Pat Rettig from the Kansas City Killers in exchange for Dijon Adams.
1971-04-20A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Cubs and the Kansas City Killers. The Kansas City Killers receive Art Eichelberger, Marv Tomer, Draft Pick - 1972 Round 1 (CIN) from the Cincinnati Cubs in exchange for Dijon Adams, Draft Pick - 1972 Round 3 (KC).
1970-06-19A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Killers and the Milwaukee Beer Men. The Milwaukee Beer Men receive Julio Emmerich from the Kansas City Killers in exchange for Dijon Adams.
1960-09-24Dijon Adams of the Baltimore Orioles is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1959-04-01The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Dijon Adams to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have sent Ed Fewster to the minors.
1958-04-01The Baltimore Orioles have renamed Ralph Smith to Dijon Adams.