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Evelyn E. "Tommie" Adams (November 16, 1923 – August 14, 1999) was a shortstop who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the 1946 season. Listed at 5' 3", 110 lb., she was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed.Adams spent one year in the league with two clubs but could not return the following season because of a lingering illness. Born in Richmond, Virginia, Adams was nicknamed "Tommie" for her tomboy personality. She started playing baseball at age 14 with the Freckless, by then the only girls baseball team in Virginia. She was then a star pitcher for her club, who would play exclusively against men's teams. She later played organized softball for a few years.Adams joined the AAGPBL in 1946 with the Fort Wayne Daisies and was traded to the Grand Rapids Chicks during the midseason. She played shortstop, hitting a .140 average in 39 games, but became sick and had to quit before the season ended. She was diagnosed with acute asthma and was unable to play the next year.After recovering, Adams could not play amateur softball for a long time because of her professional status. She then coached and eventually played for the Dairy, Pollyannas and Polly's Pals softball teams in Virginia.Besides this, Adams went to work for A&P Company in her hometown and retired in 1984 after 34 years of service.Adams is part of Women in Baseball, a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York unveiled in 1988, which is dedicated to the entire All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. In 1974, she was named to the Richmond Softball Hall of Fame in recognition of her many accomplishments. She also was honored by the Colorado Silver Bullets all-female baseball team in their 1994 inaugural season, in which she threw out the first ball pitch of a game celebrated in Richmond.Adams died in 1999 in her homeland of Richmond, Virginia at the age of 75. Career statistics Batting Fielding Sources . Discover the Evelyn Adams popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Evelyn Adams books.

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  • A Dream of Love synopsis, comments

    A Dream of Love

    Rosie Harris

    Her life was full of hardship and despair...When Molly's father returns from the war a broken man, the whole family is forced to move into the slums of Liverpool. Despite many diff...

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    Porterhouse Blue

    Tom Sharpe

    The 'endlessly funny' novel widely regarded as a classic of comic English literaturePorterhouse College is world renowned for its gastronomic excellence, the arrogance of its Fello...

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    Cocktails and a Kiss

    Evelyn Adams

    Repeat after me...I will not fall in love. I will not fall in love.It doesn't matter what he looks like or what he smells like or how he makes me feels. Or that he's thoughtful, ch...

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    Something Borrowed

    Evelyn Adams

    It was such a little fire. It shouldn't have been a big deal. Except when I tried to put it out, I made things worse. Now I'm homeless or I would be if the sexy fire chief hadn't g...

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    One Step Closer

    Evelyn Adams

    A grumpy sunshine starting over story from NYT and USA Today bestselling author Evelyn Adams about a woman who's rebuilding her life and the man who helps her get started.I thought...

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    Wired

    Evelyn Adams

    From USA Today and New York Times bestselling author Evelyn Adams Hotashell billionaire, Luke Masters, built a life of money, power, and sex. He's used to making the world ben...

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    Bound Collection

    Evelyn Adams

    What would happen if the man in your life picked up your ereader and used it as a road map to make your naughty fantasies come true?LOVE UNBOUNDCat loves her husband. He’s a sweet,...

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    Wanton

    Evelyn Adams

    From New York Times bestselling author Evelyn Adams Luke Masters is falling in love with Claire English and he doesn’t like it. The billionaire developer is far more comfortab...

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    Best Part of Me

    Evelyn Adams

    A brother's best friend story from NYT and USA Today bestselling author Evelyn Adams about about a woman who plans for every contigency and a man who runs from order. Right into ea...

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    Won

    Evelyn Adams

    From USA Today and New York Times bestselling author Evelyn Adams, Won is the final part of Luke and Claire's story.Emotionally constipated billionaire developer, Luke Masters migh...

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    Wanted

    Evelyn Adams

    Billionaire developer Luke Master and his wife Claire are used to controlling both their boardrooms and their smoking hot bedroom. The arrival of their baby six months ago changed ...

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    Wired for You

    Evelyn Adams

    Just another sexy alpha billionaire? Hardly.​Selfmade domineering alphahole Luke Masters always gets what he wants. And right now? He wants his smartmouthed contractor, Claire.Clai...

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    Wrapped Around You

    Evelyn Adams

    She left him years ago, but this time something more sinister than cold feet will drive her away.​Julie Blake thought she'd gotten over her first love, but when a business deal gon...

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    Deposition and a Dare

    Evelyn Adams

    I knew Erik Jensen was trouble the moment I crashed into him in front of a bar on Bourbon St. I didn't know how much trouble until the wannabe Dom dragged me into court on a ridicu...