Clifford Adams
Clifford Joe Adams
Born: February 6, 1937
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 180
Career: 1956-1965
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Clifford Adams compiled a career record of 83 wins and 72 losses and a 3.81 ERA in his 297-game pitching career with the Panama City Fliers, Donalsonville Seminoles, Erie Sailors, Idaho Falls Russets, Decatur Commodores, Durham Bulls, Montgomery Rebels, Yakima Bears, Knoxville Smokies and Syracuse Chiefs. He began playing during the 1956 season and last took the field during the 1965 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | D | ALFL | Panama City Fliers | 21 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956 | D | ALFL | Donalsonville Seminoles | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1957 | C | PION | Idaho Falls Russets | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1957 | D | NYPL | Erie Sailors | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3.42 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 121.0 | 131 | 52 | 46 | 8 | 32 | 68 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1958 | B | CARL | Durham Bulls | 2 | 3 | .400 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1958 | D | MIDW | Decatur Commodores | 16 | 8 | .667 | 3.48 | 30 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 189.0 | 196 | 90 | 73 | 16 | 74 | 145 | 10 | 2 | 15 | ||||
| 1959 | B | CARL | Durham Bulls | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4.85 | 8 | 26.0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 1959 | B | NORW | Yakima Bears | 3 | 4 | .429 | 5.05 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 57.0 | 72 | 44 | 32 | 1 | 32 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 1959 | D | ALFL | Montgomery Rebels | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1960 | B | CARL | Durham Bulls | 8 | 9 | .471 | 4.45 | 41 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 164.0 | 176 | 86 | 81 | 17 | 63 | 6 | 103 | 3 | 0 | 10 | |||
| 1961 | B | CARL | Durham Bulls | 8 | 11 | .421 | 2.96 | 41 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 182.3 | 181 | 86 | 60 | 1 | 64 | 5 | 118 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 1962 | A | SALL2 | Knoxville Smokies | 16 | 8 | .667 | 2.88 | 33 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 175.0 | 139 | 71 | 56 | 13 | 52 | 6 | 81 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 12 | 10 | .545 | 3.84 | 29 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 150.0 | 172 | 74 | 64 | 8 | 48 | 1 | 75 | 5 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 8 | 8 | .500 | 4.65 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 120.0 | 125 | 63 | 62 | 12 | 47 | 6 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 0 | 3 | .000 | 11.00 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1965 | AA | SOUL | Montgomery Rebels | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5.45 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 33.0 | 36 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| Totals | 83 | 72 | .535 | 3.81 | 297 | 148 | 0 | 62 | 9 | 0 | 1226.3 | 1266 | 602 | 519 | 81 | 439 | 24 | 681 | 32 | 4 | 55 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | D | ALFL | (+) Donalsonville Seminoles | 26 | 40 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | D | ALFL | (+) Panama City Fliers | 26 | 40 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1957 | C | PION | Idaho Falls Russets | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1957 | D | NYPL | Erie Sailors | 25 | 51 | 45 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .200 | .229 | .200 | .429 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 1958 | B | CARL | Durham Bulls | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .333 | .400 | .333 | .733 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | D | MIDW | Decatur Commodores | 34 | 85 | 75 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 18 | .187 | .265 | .267 | .532 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | B | NORW | Yakima Bears | 15 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .188 | .316 | .188 | .503 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | D | ALFL | Montgomery Rebels | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1959 | B | CARL | Durham Bulls | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1960 | B | CARL | Durham Bulls | 41 | 60 | 48 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 21 | .062 | .132 | .083 | .215 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | B | CARL | Durham Bulls | 41 | 65 | 55 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 23 | .200 | .267 | .255 | .521 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | A | SALL2 | Knoxville Smokies | 33 | 72 | 64 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 29 | .156 | .194 | .219 | .413 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 29 | 55 | 47 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .149 | .200 | .213 | .413 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 25 | 47 | 43 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .070 | .130 | .093 | .223 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | AA | SOUL | Montgomery Rebels | 8 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .091 | .167 | .091 | .258 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 278 | 494 | 430 | 37 | 66 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 131 | .153 | .213 | .195 | .408 | 84 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | D | ALFL | Donalsonville Seminoles | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | D | ALFL | Panama City Fliers | P | 21 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | C | PION | Idaho Falls Russets | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | D | NYPL | Erie Sailors | P | 24 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 3 | .882 | 1.250 |
| 1958 | D | MIDW | Decatur Commodores | P | 30 | 5 | 53 | 2 | 2 | .967 | 1.933 |
| 1958 | B | CARL | Durham Bulls | P | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .800 |
| 1959 | B | CARL | Durham Bulls | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1959 | D | ALFL | Montgomery Rebels | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1959 | B | NORW | Yakima Bears | P | 15 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1 | .882 | 1.000 |
| 1960 | B | CARL | Durham Bulls | P | 41 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 1 | .972 | .854 |
| 1961 | B | CARL | Durham Bulls | P | 41 | 19 | 39 | 2 | 2 | .967 | 1.415 |
| 1962 | A | SALL2 | Knoxville Smokies | P | 33 | 8 | 40 | 4 | 1 | .923 | 1.455 |
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 29 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .933 | .483 |
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 25 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 0 | .931 | 1.080 |
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 289 | 63 | 230 | 18 | 12 | .942 | 1.014 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | D | Alabama-Florida League | Panama City Fliers | DET | ||
| 1956 | D | Alabama-Florida League | Donalsonville Seminoles | |||
| 1957 | D | New York-Pennsylvania League | Erie Sailors | DET | ||
| 1957 | C | Pioneer League | Idaho Falls Russets | DET | ||
| 1958 | D | Midwest League | Decatur Commodores | DET | ||
| 1958 | B | Carolina League | Durham Bulls | DET | ||
| 1959 | D | Alabama-Florida League | Montgomery Rebels | DET | ||
| 1959 | B | Northwest League | Yakima Bears | ML1 | ||
| 1959 | B | Carolina League | Durham Bulls | DET | ||
| 1960 | B | Carolina League | Durham Bulls | DET | ||
| 1961 | B | Carolina League | Durham Bulls | DET | ||
| 1962 | A | South Atlantic League | Knoxville Smokies | DET | ||
| 1963 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | DET | ||
| 1964 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | DET | ||
| 1965 | AA | Southern League | Montgomery Rebels | DET | ||
| 1965 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | DET |
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