Robert Michael Adams (born July 24, 1948) is a former backup outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Minnesota Twins, Chicago Cubs and Oakland Athletics. Adams batted and threw right-handed. Coming from a baseball family, Adams is the son of second baseman Bobby Adams and nephew of first baseman Dick Adams. Adams reached the majors in 1972 with the Minnesota Twins, spending two years with them before moving to the Cubs and Athletics. In 1973 with Minnesota, Adams posted career-highs in games played (55), hits (14), runs (21), home runs (3) and RBI (six). In parts of five seasons, Adams was a .195 hitter (23-for-118) with a .375 OBP, three home runs and nine RBI in 100 games. See also List of second-generation Major League Baseball players Further reading The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia – Gary Gillette, Peter Gammons, Pete Palmer. Publisher: Sterling Publishing, 2005. Format: Paperback, 1824pp. Language: English. External links , or Retrosheet 1948 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Canada Baseball players from Cincinnati Cardenales de Lara players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Chicago Cubs players Florida Instructional League Tigers players Fullerton Hornets baseball players Lakeland Tigers players Major League Baseball outfielders Minnesota Twins players Oakland Athletics players Portland Beavers players Rocky Mount Leafs players Tacoma Twins players Vancouver Canadians players Wichita Aeros players