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Babe Adams

Baseball player (1882-1968)

  • Fame44.0
  • Momentum1.2
  • Wikipedia859
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Lived 1882–1968, aged 86United States
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    1882–1968
    Aged 86
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Updated 2026-06-23

Charles Benjamin "Babe" Adams was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1906 to 1926 who spent nearly his entire career with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Noted for his outstanding control, his career average of 1.29 walks per 9 innings pitched was the second lowest of the 20th century; his 1920 mark of 1 walk per 14.6 innings was a modern record until 2005. He shares the Pirates' franchise record for career victories by a right-hander (194), and holds the team mark for career shutouts (47); from 1926 to 1962, he held the team record for career games pitched (481).

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