followed that up by leading the league in fielding percentage again in 1965. He also set a record for consecutive errorless games by a second baseman (89), and consecutive chances handled without an error (458) from July 22, 1964 through May 6, 1965. In addition, he was considered a "gamer" who would often play when injured. After leaving Major League Baseball, Adair played in Japan for a year, and later coached for the Oakland Athletics (1972–74) and the California Angels (1975), working under his former Oriole teammate and manager in Boston Dick Williams. Adair died of liver cancer on May 31, 1987 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at the age of 50. References External links 1936 births 1987 deaths Amarillo Gold Sox players American expatriate baseball players in Japan American men's basketball players Baltimore Orioles players Baseball players from Oklahoma Boston Red Sox players California Angels coaches Chicago White Sox players Deaths from cancer in Oklahoma Deaths from liver cancer Hankyu Braves players Kansas City Royals players Major League Baseball first base coaches Major League Baseball second basemen Miami Marlins (IL) players Oakland Athletics coaches Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball players People from Sand Springs, Oklahoma Tulsa Oilers (baseball) players Williston Oilers players Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball players