Robert Michael Adams (born July 24, 1948) is an American former backup outfielder in

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who played from through for the Minnesota Twins, Chicago Cubs and Oakland Athletics. Adams batted and threw right-handed. Coming from a baseball family, Adams is the son of second baseman

Bobby Adams Robert Henry Adams (December 14, 1921 – February 13, 1997) was an American professional baseball third baseman and second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball from 1946 through 1959 for the Cincinnati Reds / Redlegs, Chicago White Sox, ...

and nephew of

first baseman A first baseman, abbreviated 1B, is the player on a baseball or softball team who fields the area nearest first base, the first of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run. The first baseman is responsible for the majori ...

Dick Adams Dick Adams may refer to: * Dick Adams (politician) (born 1951), Australian politician * Dick Adams (baseball) (1920–2016), American Major League Baseball player * Dick Adams (Canadian football) (born 1948), Canadian football player See also * R ...

. Adams reached the majors in 1972 with the Minnesota Twins, spending two years with them before moving to the Cubs and Athletics. In 1973 with Minnesota, Adams posted career-highs in games played (55), hits (14), runs (21),

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s (3) and RBI (six). In parts of five seasons, Adams was a .195 hitter (23-for-118) with a .375 OBP, three home runs and nine RBI in 100 games.

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