Dewey Adkins
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John Dewey Adkins was a Major League Baseball
pitcher
for the Washington Senators
and Chicago Cubs
in the 1940s. Born in Norcatur, Kansas
, he made his major league debut on September 19, 1942 as a late-season call-up for the Senators, starting the only game he appeared in that season. He allowed 8 runs (7 earned) in 6 1/3 innings but did not figure in the decision. Adkins made a few more appearances for Washington the next season, all in relief, compiling a 2.61 ERA
in seven games.
After eventually finding himself playing for Atlanta in the independent minor league Southern Association, Dewey did not make another appearance at the big league level until the age of 31. Reemerging with the Chicago Cubs in 1949, Adkins saw his most extensive major league action. He pitched in thirty games as both a starter and a reliever, completing one of his five starts and finishing fourteen of the 25 games in which he appeared as a reliever. Adkins also hit his only major league home run as a member of the 1949 Cubs. His 1949 record of 2-4 and ERA of 5.68 failed to get to get him a job the next season, and he never again appeared at the major league level.
Adkins died on December 26, 1998 in Santa Monica, California
.
Major League Baseball
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pitcher
Pitcher
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for the Washington Senators
Minnesota Twins
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and Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs
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in the 1940s. Born in Norcatur, Kansas
Norcatur, Kansas
Norcatur is a city in Decatur County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 151.-Geography:Norcatur is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 169...
, he made his major league debut on September 19, 1942 as a late-season call-up for the Senators, starting the only game he appeared in that season. He allowed 8 runs (7 earned) in 6 1/3 innings but did not figure in the decision. Adkins made a few more appearances for Washington the next season, all in relief, compiling a 2.61 ERA
Earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...
in seven games.
After eventually finding himself playing for Atlanta in the independent minor league Southern Association, Dewey did not make another appearance at the big league level until the age of 31. Reemerging with the Chicago Cubs in 1949, Adkins saw his most extensive major league action. He pitched in thirty games as both a starter and a reliever, completing one of his five starts and finishing fourteen of the 25 games in which he appeared as a reliever. Adkins also hit his only major league home run as a member of the 1949 Cubs. His 1949 record of 2-4 and ERA of 5.68 failed to get to get him a job the next season, and he never again appeared at the major league level.
Adkins died on December 26, 1998 in Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica, California
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.