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Name	Team	Age
Karl Adams	Retired (1961, Age 34)	51
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 26, Pick 410 (1950)	CF	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Chipper Jones League	0	1 years (33 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
61	34	96
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
55	61	58
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
56	73	34
Endurance	Velocity	Control
55	5	5
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
46	92	98
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
60	0	10/28/1927
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (LF)
89 (89.2 %)	39 (39.2 %)	5 (5.5 %)

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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1950	35	37	41	51	42	9	86
1951	44	42	45	55	49	17	88
1952	45	47	53	64	51	27	93
1953	48	49	54	65	52	28	94
1954	53	50	55	69	54	29	96
1955	55	53	61	73	57	31	96
1956	55	56	61	73	58	33	96
1957	55	56	61	73	58	33	96
1958	55	56	61	73	58	33	96
1959	55	56	61	73	58	33	96
1960	55	56	61	73	58	33	96
1961	55	56	61	73	58	33	96

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1961-11-01	Karl Adams has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1961-04-08	The Brooklyn Bomb Squad have waived Karl Adams.
1960-10-03	The Brooklyn Bomb Squad have designated Karl Adams for assignment.
1960-09-18	The Brooklyn Bomb Squad have promoted Karl Adams to the major league team.
1960-09-18	The Brooklyn Bomb Squad have acquired Karl Adams from the waiver wire.
1956-07-18	The Kansas City Hyperzephyrians have waived Karl Adams.
1956-07-05	The Kansas City Hyperzephyrians have designated Karl Adams for assignment.
1956-06-16	The Kansas City Hyperzephyrians have promoted Karl Adams to the major league team.
1956-06-16	The Kansas City Hyperzephyrians have acquired Karl Adams from the waiver wire.
1956-04-14	The Brooklyn Bomb Squad have waived Karl Adams.
1956-04-05	The Brooklyn Bomb Squad have acquired Karl Adams from the waiver wire.
1955-04-28	The Brooklyn Bomb Squad have waived Karl Adams.
1954-10-03	The Brooklyn Bomb Squad have designated Ozzie "No Jokes" Shokes for assignment. The Brooklyn Bomb Squad have sent Karl Adams to the minors. The Brooklyn Bomb Squad have designated Jerry Eddy for assignment. The Brooklyn Bomb Squad have sent Val Biggio to the minors. The Brooklyn Bomb Squad have designated Taco Wednesday for assignment.
1954-09-29	The Brooklyn Bomb Squad have promoted Karl Adams to the major league team.
1954-04-15	The Brooklyn Bomb Squad have acquired Karl Adams from the waiver wire.
1954-03-31	The Cleveland Boxes have acquired Ernie Briles from the waiver wire. The Cleveland Boxes have waived Karl Adams.
1954-03-31	The Cleveland Boxes have promoted Rachel Roxxx to the major league team. The Cleveland Boxes have promoted Steve Velez to the major league team. The Cleveland Boxes have promoted Sheila Marie to the major league team. The Cleveland Boxes have promoted Mike Beasley to the major league team. The Cleveland Boxes have promoted Sandra Shine to the major league team. The Cleveland Boxes have promoted Ricki White to the major league team. The Cleveland Boxes have promoted Tabitha Stern to the major league team. The Cleveland Boxes have designated Rube Rivera for assignment. The Cleveland Boxes have sent Karl Adams to the minors. The Cleveland Boxes have designated Aimee Sweet for assignment. The Cleveland Boxes have designated Jenaveve Jolie for assignment. The Cleveland Boxes have sent Veronica Zemanova to the minors. The Cleveland Boxes have designated Rimp MacCormack for assignment.
1953-04-06	The Cleveland Boxes have promoted Karl Adams to the major league team.
1953-04-06	The Cleveland Boxes have sent Karl Adams down to the minors.
1953-03-31	The Cleveland Boxes have promoted Karl Adams to the major league team. The Cleveland Boxes have promoted Veronica Zemanova to the major league team. The Cleveland Boxes have designated Raven Riley for assignment. The Cleveland Boxes have sent Ricki White to the minors.
1952-07-20	The Cleveland Boxes have acquired Karl Adams from the waiver wire.
1952-04-14	The Baltimore Awesome-Oz have waived Karl Adams.