Doc Adkins
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Merle Theron (Doc) Adkins (August 5, 1872 - February 21, 1934) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox (1902) and New York Highlanders (1903). Adkins batted and threw righthanded. He was born in Troy, Wisconsin.
In a two-season career, Adkins posted a 1-1 record with 12 strikeouts and a 5.00 earned run average in 27.0 innings pitched.
After his retirement as a player, Adkins was affiliated with Guilford College. He also scouted players, notably discovering Ernie Shore and calling him to the attention of Jack Dunn, then the owner of the Baltimore Orioles.[1]
Adkins died in Durham, North Carolina at age of 63.
[edit] External links
- BaseballLibrary
- Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
- BaseballLibrary biography by Dave Howell
[edit] References
- ^ Brother Gilbert (a.k.a. Philip F. Cairnes), "Young Babe Ruth: His Early Life and Baseball Career, from the Memoirs of Xaverian Brother Gilbert", p. 115. McFarland and Company, 1999. ISBN 0786406526
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