Terry Wayne Adams
(born March 6, 1973 in Mobile, Alabama) [1] is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He bats and throws right-handed.
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The Adams Family
A fan group honoring Terry Adams while he was a member of the Philadelphia Phillies, would dance shirtless in the upper-deck of
Veterans Stadium. They wore Phillies batting helmets and spelled out the word “Adams” on their chests and “Family” on their backs.
High school career
At
Mary G. Montgomery High School, he went 12-2 with a 1.75
ERA his senior season and was the 1991 Alabama High School Player of the Year.
Minor league baseball
He was selected by the
Chicago Cubs in the 4th round of the
1991 baseball draft and began his professional career by recording a 0-9 record in 13
starts with the
Huntington Cubs in the rookie leagues. He rose through the Cubs farm system with stops in
Peoria,
Daytona,
Orlando and
Iowa. His best minor league season was in
1995, when he was the
closer for the Orlando team and
saved 19 games with a 1.43 ERA.
Adams' professional career came to a close with the Triple-A affiliate of the
Pittsburgh Pirates, the
Indianapolis Indians of the
International League, in
2006. Adams made 48
relief appearances for Indianapolis and posted a 4.29 ERA.
Chicago Cubs
Adams made his Major League debut on
August 10, 1995], for the Cubs against the
San Diego Padres in the first game of a doubleheader at
Wrigley Field. Adams pitched a scoreless two-thirds of an inning in relief of starting pitcher
Frank Castillo. Adams returned to the mound in the second game of the doubleheader, pitching a scoreless eighth inning in relief of starting pitcher
Steve Trachsel.
He remained in the Cubs' bullpen through
1999, primarily as a setup reliever, though he did save 18 games in
1997.
Los Angeles Dodgers
After the 1999 season, the Cubs traded Adams to the
Los Angeles Dodgers (along with two minor leaguers
Chad Ricketts and
Brian Stephenson) in return for
Eric Young and
Ismael Valdes.
He worked out of the bullpen for the Dodgers in
2000, posting a 6-9 record with two saves and a 3.52 ERA in 66 appearances. In
2001, Adams spent part of the season in the bullpen and part of the season in the Dodgers starting rotation. It was the first time he had started regularly since pitching with the Single-A Daytona Cubs of the
Florida State League. Adams went 12-8 with a 4.33 ERA in 43 games, 22 of which were starts, for the Dodgers that season.
Philadelphia Phillies
Adams signed as a
free agent with the
Philadelphia Phillies for the
2002 season as a starting pitcher before ultimately being returned full time to the bullpen. In 46 appearances, 19 of which were starts, he posted a 7-9 record with a 4.35 ERA in 2002.
He re-signed with the Phillies prior to the
2003 season and enjoyed one of his finest seasons, posting a 1-4 record with a 2.65 ERA in 66 relief appearances.
Toronto Blue Jays
Adams signed with the
Toronto Blue Jays on
January 7,
2004, and was a key contributor to their bullpen. He appeared in 42 games, posting a 4-4 record with three saves and a 3.98 ERA before being traded to the
Boston Red Sox shortly before baseball's trade deadline.
Boston Red Sox
On
July 24, 2004, Adams was traded to the
Boston Red Sox for
third baseman John Hattig. The move was one of several attempts by the Red Sox front office to bolster the Boston bullpen for the pennant push. Adams did not perform well down the stretch for the Red Sox, going 2-0 with a 6.00 ERA in 19 appearances. He did not appear in any of the team's playoff games en route to the club's first
World Series championship since
1918.
Philadelphia Phillies - Second Stint
A free agent after the 2004 season, Adams once again signed with the Philadelphia Phillies on
January 11,
2005. He struggled mightily in 16 appearances out of the bullpen, going 0-2 with a 12.83 ERA, walking 10 batters in 13 1/3 innings.
On May 23, 2005 in what would prove to be his final big league appearance, Adams yielded one
run on two
hits with a
strikeout in one-third of an inning of work for the Phillies in a 5-2 loss to the
Florida Marlins. He was released the next day.
References
- http://www.baseball-reference.com/a/adamste01.shtml