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American baseball player (born 1952)
Baseball player
Robert Melvin Adams
(born January 6, 1952) is a former
professional baseball
first baseman
and
catcher
. He played 15 games in
Major League Baseball
for the
Detroit Tigers
in 1977, mostly as a
pinch hitter
. Of the three games he played in the field, two were at first base and one was at catcher. In just 24 major league
at bats
, Adams hit two
home runs
, both solo. Prior to the 1977 season his manager,
Ralph Houk
, said that he "played no position well" but "might be of help".
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