Ace Townsend Adams (March 2, 1910 – February 26, 2006) was a
pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ...
in
Major League Baseball
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who played for the
New York Giants
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(1941–46).
Adams batted and threw right-handed. He was born in
Willows, California
Willows is a city and the county seat of Glenn County, California, located in the Sacramento Valley region of Northern California. The city is a home to regional government offices, including the California Highway Patrol, California Department ...
.
In a six-season career, Adams posted a 41–33 record with a 3.47 ERA and 49 saves in 302
games pitched
In baseball statistics, games pitched (denoted by Games G in tables of only pitching statistics) is the number of games in which a player appears as a pitcher; a player who is announced as the pitcher must face at least one batter, although except ...
.
Much of his work came as a
relief pitcher
In baseball and softball, a relief pitcher or reliever is a pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed because of fatigue (medical), fatigue, ineffectiveness, injury, or ejection (sports), ejection, or for other strategic ...
.
Adams died in
Albany, Georgia
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, at age 95.
See also
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List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders
The following is a list of annual leaders in saves in Major League Baseball (MLB), with separate lists for the American League and the National League. The list includes several professional leagues and associations that were never part of MLB.
...
References
External links
Ace Adamsat SABR (Baseball BioProject)
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1910 births
2006 deaths
Major League Baseball pitchers
New York Giants (NL) players
National League All-Stars
Baseball players from California
People from Glenn County, California
Minor league baseball managers
Rayne Red Sox players
Jeanerette Blues players
Lake Charles Skippers players
Cordele Reds players
Winston-Salem Twins players
Nashville Vols players
Fitzgerald Pioneers players
Azules de Veracruz players
American expatriate baseball players in Mexico
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