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Thurman Munson League
9-22-2250
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   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1959 BAL
152
566
76
136
22
4
12
70
59
 108 2 3
29
 8 6
.670
.313
.357
.117
.240
1960 BAL
147
552
63
144
27
7
13
70
51
 90 2 1
25
 9 5
.731
.325
.406
.145
.261
1961 BAL
148
601
80
169
24
7
13
69
69
 92 4 2
29
 13 5
.767
.358
.409
.128
.281
1962 MIL
147
576
85
154
26
8
21
93
60
 94 1 6
34
 13 6
.784
.334
.450
.182
.267
1963 MIL
146
559
95
166
30
6
22
85
72
 83 5 6
23
 14 4
.869
.379
.490
.193
.297
1964 MIL
149
569
88
171
29
8
15
76
62
 80 1 2
33
 7 4
.828
.369
.459
.158
.301
1965 MIL
149
568
93
188
36
14
15
86
72
 77 2 2
32
 15 3
.930
.407
.523
.192
.331
1966 MIL
149
588
105
180
25
12
22
88
69
 85 4 4
37
 9 5
.882
.380
.502
.196
.306
1967 MIL
148
571
95
196
31
12
23
103
55
 72 5 5
29
 14 2
.963
.403
.560
.217
.343
1968 MIL
151
571
114
181
33
13
20
94
78
 79 3 6
36
 9 2
.924
.398
.525
.208
.317
1969 MIL
148
631
128
206
40
8
24
98
52
 87 1 2
35
 11 2
.907
.378
.529
.203
.326
1970 MIL-KC
148
565
112
177
28
8
21
103
92
 73 4 4
40
 11 8
.913
.411
.503
.189
.313
1970 MIL
64
250
44
76
9
3
9
36
40
 35 1 3
23
 6 3
.870
.398
.472
.168
.304
1970 KC
84
315
68
101
19
5
12
67
52
 38 3 1
17
 5 5
.947
.420
.527
.206
.321
1971 KC-CIN
148
565
85
175
27
6
23
79
67
 88 0 5
24
 10 3
.881
.380
.501
.191
.310
1971 KC
16
68
7
14
5
0
1
6
5
 15 0 2
2
 0 0
.577
.253
.324
.118
.206
1971 CIN
132
497
78
161
22
6
22
73
62
 73 0 3
22
 10 3
.922
.397
.525
.201
.324
1972 CIN-KC-CLE
148
589
97
175
30
8
16
75
70
 94 5 2
27
 8 5
.832
.375
.457
.160
.297
1972 CIN
82
329
58
96
15
4
8
35
40
 53 3 1
17
 3 2
.807
.373
.435
.143
.292
1972 KC
41
167
24
52
7
3
4
23
14
 24 2 0
7
 4 0
.833
.372
.461
.150
.311
1972 CLE
25
93
15
27
8
1
4
17
16
 17 0 1
3
 1 3
.918
.391
.527
.237
.290
1973 CLE
148
627
144
191
38
7
29
113
75
 75 2 3
17
 2 5
.905
.379
.526
.222
.305
1974 CLE
147
599
104
196
34
8
17
100
82
 72 6 2
15
 6 1
.908
.412
.496
.169
.327
1975 CLE
146
588
102
158
34
3
19
67
86
 71 2 1
22
 7 2
.797
.363
.434
.165
.269
1976 CLE-MIL
140
520
92
162
29
8
10
68
64
 79 1 4
7
 11 4
.841
.385
.456
.144
.312
1976 CLE
88
323
46
106
19
5
4
41
33
 42 1 2
4
 7 3
.845
.390
.455
.127
.328
1976 MIL
52
197
46
56
10
3
6
27
31
 37 0 2
3
 4 1
.835
.378
.457
.173
.284
1977 MIL
67
191
24
43
3
2
5
29
23
 25 0 4
4
 5 0
.643
.303
.340
.115
.225
Total
2726
10596
1782
3168
546
149
340
1566
1258
 1524 50 64
498
 182 72
.849
.374
.475
.176
.299
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.