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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 Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1958 Minors 20 64.00 5 / 8 11 / 15 4 / 8 4 / 6 1 / 8 3 / 4 11 / 15 39 / 64
1959 Majors 21 60.14 4 / 9 0 / 8 1 / 5 2 / 7 0 / 9 2 / 8 6 / 14 15 / 60
1960 Majors 22 60.54 5 / 14 2 / 4 3 / 8 0 / 4 0 / 10 6 / 9 4 / 11 20 / 60
1961 Majors 23 70.21 5 / 8 4 / 10 2 / 9 6 / 11 4 / 13 1 / 6 4 / 13 26 / 70
1962 Majors 24 64.41 4 / 11 6 / 14 5 / 11 1 / 10 2 / 8 3 / 5 3 / 5 24 / 64
1963 Majors 25 65.60 4 / 11 2 / 8 2 / 10 0 / 4 1 / 10 5 / 10 4 / 12 18 / 65
1964 Majors 26 64.05 2 / 11 3 / 11 2 / 11 1 / 8 0 / 12 0 / 6 2 / 5 10 / 64
1965 Majors 27 64.50 2 / 7 0 / 8 0 / 10 0 / 8 1 / 14 0 / 10 0 / 7 3 / 64
1966 Majors 28 66.45 1 / 9 1 / 12 1 / 6 1 / 10 1 / 13 0 / 8 2 / 8 7 / 66
1967 Majors 29 63.59 1 / 11 0 / 9 0 / 12 0 / 5 0 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 14 1 / 63
1968 Majors 30 65.30 0 / 6 1 / 8 0 / 11 0 / 9 0 / 13 0 / 9 0 / 9 1 / 65
1969 Majors 31 68.59 1 / 14 0 / 8 0 / 12 0 / 7 0 / 7 1 / 10 0 / 10 2 / 68
1970 Majors 32 66.49 0 / 10 0 / 7 0 / 10 0 / 11 0 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 11 0 / 66
1971 Majors 33 62.18 0 / 9 0 / 13 0 / 11 0 / 7 0 / 4 0 / 6 0 / 12 0 / 62
1972 Majors 34 66.15 0 / 5 0 / 14 1 / 9 0 / 11 0 / 8 0 / 13 0 / 6 1 / 66
1973 Majors 35 70.70 0 / 9 0 / 10 0 / 9 0 / 10 0 / 13 0 / 6 0 / 13 0 / 70
1974 Majors 36 68.40 0 / 11 0 / 13 0 / 11 0 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 68
1975 Majors 37 67.70 0 / 9 0 / 7 1 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 11 0 / 8 0 / 15 1 / 67
1976 Majors 38 58.89 1 / 8 0 / 10 0 / 10 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 9 1 / 58
1977 Majors 39 27.15 51 7 0 0 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 27
Total 51 7 0 35 / 185 30 / 193 22 / 184 15 / 154 10 / 187 21 / 152 36 / 202 169 / 1257
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.