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Matt Adams

Positions: First Baseman, Pinch Hitter and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-3, 263lb (190cm, 119kg)

Born: August 31, 1988 in Philipsburg, PA us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 23rd round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania (Slippery Rock, PA).

High School: Philipsburg-Osceola HS (Philipsburg, PA)

School: Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania (Slippery Rock, PA)

Debut: May 20, 2012 (Age 23-263d, 20,186th in major league history)
vs. LAD 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 24, 2021 (Age 32-327d)
vs. LAD 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2013 season

Agents: Wasserman

Full Name: Matthew James Adams

Nicknames: Big City or Jumbo Pepsi

Twitter: @BigCityForReal

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2019 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.9

2421

624

118

.258

297

RBI

399

OBP

.306

SLG

.463

OPS

.769

OPS+

104

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	37-23 / in Starts: 27-15
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	9 games
Most Games w/o HR	16 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 5 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	5

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 186 PAs	24
Actual Runners on Base	151 (77-49-25)
Avg. MLBer w/ 186 PAs	20
Avg. Runners on Base	109 (55-35-18)

Most Driven In
M Carpenter	7
Self	5
M Holliday	4
J Heyward	3
K Wong	1
Y Molina	1
C Stanley	1
J Jay	1

Most Driven In By
Self	5
Y Molina	3
J Heyward	2
J Peralta	1
K Wong	1
T Cruz	1
J Jay	0

2015 Batting Game Log

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2015 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	278	1	Apr 5	STL	@	CHC	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5	.72	-0.095	.78	-0.06%	-1.55	1B
2	279	2	Apr 8	STL	@	CHC	L,0-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	4	1.17	-0.050	1.30	-0.03%	-0.36	1B
3	280	3	Apr 10	STL	@	CIN	L,4-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.182	.000	.182	4	1.66	-0.137	1.89	-0.09%	-1.17	1B
4	281	4	Apr 11	STL	@	CIN	W,4-1	GS-9	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.267	.385	.651	4	1.01	0.090	1.12	0.06%	0.68	1B
5	282	5	Apr 12	STL	@	CIN	W,7-5	8-GF(11)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.235	.333	.569	9	3.77	-0.197	4.26	-0.13%	-0.92	PH 1B
6	283	6	Apr 13	STL		MIL	L,4-5	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.227	.300	.527	4	1.87	-0.035	2.14	-0.02%	-0.02	1B
7	284	7	Apr 15	STL		MIL	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.231	.292	.522	4	.51	-0.016	.53	-0.01%	0.01	1B
8	285	9 (1)	Apr 17	STL		CIN	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.179	.233	.286	.519	4	.88	-0.040	1.07	-0.03%	0.68	1B
9	286	10	Apr 18	STL		CIN	W,5-2	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.294	.323	.617	4	.64	0.132	.81	0.10%	1.34	1B
10	287	11	Apr 19	STL		CIN	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.270	.294	.564	4	.96	-0.070	1.30	-0.06%	-0.58	1B
11	288	12	Apr 21	STL	@	WSN	L,1-2	7-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.263	.286	.549	9	2.90	-0.081	3.31	-0.06%	-0.31	1B
12	289	13	Apr 22	STL	@	WSN	W,7-5	CG	5	5	2	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.279	.400	.679	4	.77	0.090	.89	0.06%	1.53	1B
13	290	14	Apr 23	STL	@	WSN	W,4-1	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.283	.395	.678	4	1.43	0.125	1.67	0.09%	0.50	1B
14	291	15	Apr 24	STL	@	MIL	W,3-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.280	.383	.663	4	.83	-0.024	1.01	-0.02%	-0.64	1B
15	292	16	Apr 25	STL	@	MIL	W,5-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.275	.375	.650	7	.04	-0.001	.05	0.00%	-0.15	PH
16	293	17	Apr 26	STL	@	MIL	L,3-6	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.286	.377	.663	4	1.25	0.001	1.53	0.00%	0.32	1B
17	294	18	Apr 27	STL		PHI	L,1-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.283	.357	.640	4	1.12	-0.051	1.36	-0.04%	-0.41	1B
18	295	19	Apr 28	STL		PHI	W,11-5	CG	5	4	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.267	.308	.400	.708	4	.43	0.145	.50	0.10%	1.55	1B
19	296	20	Apr 29	STL		PHI	W,5-2	CG	4	4	1	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.319	.438	.756	4	1.00	0.159	1.22	0.12%	1.60	1B
20	297	21	Apr 30	STL		PHI	W,9-3	CG	5	5	1	3	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.338	.493	.831	4	.46	0.302	.56	0.22%	2.55	1B
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
21	298	22	May 1	STL		PIT	W,2-1	CG(10)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.297	.329	.473	.802	4	2.39	0.170	3.29	0.14%	-0.12	1B
22	299	23	May 2	STL		PIT	W,2-1	8-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.307	.338	.480	.818	9	1.00	0.024	1.41	0.02%	0.12	PH
23	300	24	May 3	STL		PIT	W,3-2	CG(14)	6	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.309	.337	.469	.806	4	2.25	-0.148	3.09	-0.12%	-0.79	1B
24	301	26 (1)	May 5	STL		CHC	W,7-4	GS-7	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.298	.333	.452	.786	4	1.51	-0.145	2.13	-0.12%	-1.81	1B
25	302	27	May 6	STL		CHC	L,5-6	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.330	.447	.777	9	3.70	-0.107	4.92	-0.09%	-0.58	PH
26	303	28	May 7	STL		CHC	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.316	.427	.743	4	.34	-0.036	.48	-0.03%	-0.72	1B
27	304	29	May 8	STL	@	PIT	W,8-5	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.313	.422	.735	3	.15	-0.004	.20	0.00%	-0.30	PH
28	305	30	May 9	STL	@	PIT	L,5-7	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.300	.404	.704	4	1.45	-0.115	1.81	-0.09%	-1.00	1B
29	306	31	May 10	STL	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.288	.388	.676	6	1.76	-0.163	2.24	-0.12%	-0.73	1B
30	307	32	May 12	STL	@	CLE	W,8-3	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.252	.284	.379	.663	5	.58	-0.060	.66	-0.04%	-0.82	1B
31	308	33	May 13	STL	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.277	.368	.645	7	.62	-0.048	.73	-0.03%	-0.39	1B
32	309	34	May 14	STL	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.267	.355	.622	4	.76	-0.080	.89	-0.06%	-0.70	1B
33	310	36 (1)	May 16	STL		DET	L,3-4	10-GF(10)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.274	.360	.634	4	2.52	0.095	2.89	0.07%	0.25	PH
34	311	37	May 17	STL		DET	W,2-1	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.267	.351	.618	5	1.44	-0.108	1.77	-0.08%	-0.86	1B
35	312	38	May 18	STL	@	NYM	L,1-2	GS-9	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.274	.356	.630	5	1.94	0.037	2.33	0.03%	-0.03	1B
36	313	39	May 19	STL	@	NYM	W,10-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.272	.353	.625	3	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.21	1B
37	314	40	May 20	STL	@	NYM	W,9-0	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.277	.379	.656	4	.89	-0.025	1.09	-0.02%	1.28	1B
38	315	41	May 21	STL	@	NYM	L,0-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.271	.370	.641	4	.60	-0.046	.69	-0.03%	-0.39	1B
39	316	42	May 22	STL	@	KCR	L,0-5	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.261	.356	.617	4	.72	-0.099	.84	-0.07%	-2.12	1B
40	317	43	May 23	STL	@	KCR	L,2-3	CG(6)	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.270	.353	.623	6	1.17	0.065	1.37	0.05%	0.81	1B
41	318	44	May 24	STL	@	KCR	W,6-1	CG	4	4	1	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.276	.372	.648	4	.66	0.067	.80	0.05%	1.11	1B
42	319	45	May 25	STL		ARI	W,3-2	CG(10)	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.280	.369	.649	4	1.72	-0.088	2.05	-0.06%	-0.36	1B
43	320	46	May 26	STL		ARI	W,6-4	GS-5	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.281	.375	.656	4	1.02	-0.045	1.23	-0.03%	-0.31	1B
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
44	321	140 (93)	Sep 10	STL	@	CIN	L,0-11	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.286	.379	.665	7	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.25	PH
45	322	142 (1)	Sep 12	STL	@	CIN	L,1-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.284	.377	.661	4	.56	-0.016	.58	-0.01%	-0.22	PH
46	323	143	Sep 13	STL	@	CIN	W,9-2	8-8	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.288	.401	.690	5	.09	0.013	.10	0.01%	1.88	PH
47	324	144	Sep 15	STL	@	MIL	W,3-1	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.289	.396	.685	5	1.64	-0.110	1.82	-0.07%	-0.73	1B
48	325	145	Sep 16	STL	@	MIL	W,5-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.288	.393	.681	9	.82	-0.023	.81	-0.01%	-0.22	PH
49	326	146	Sep 17	STL	@	MIL	W,6-3	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.282	.386	.668	5	.28	-0.015	.21	-0.01%	-0.54	1B
50	327	148 (1)	Sep 19	STL	@	CHC	L,4-5	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.279	.381	.659	8	.49	-0.027	.33	-0.01%	-0.42	PH 1B
51	328	149	Sep 20	STL	@	CHC	W,4-3	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.277	.378	.655	7	.58	-0.016	.55	-0.01%	-0.21	PH
52	329	151 (1)	Sep 22	STL		CIN	W,3-1	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.280	.376	.656	5	1.04	0.015	.62	0.01%	0.15	1B
53	330	152	Sep 23	STL		CIN	W,10-2	6-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.284	.380	.664	9	.03	0.001	.02	0.00%	0.84	PH
54	331	153	Sep 24	STL		MIL	W,7-3	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.288	.384	.672	9	.00	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.28	PH
55	332	154	Sep 25	STL		MIL	L,3-4	4-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.287	.381	.668	9	.82	-0.023	.44	-0.01%	-0.31	PH
56	333	156 (1)	Sep 27	STL		MIL	L,4-8	GS-6	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.293	.393	.686	5	1.38	0.104	1.44	0.07%	0.57	1B
57	334	158 (1)	Sep 30 (1)	STL	@	PIT	L,2-8	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.291	.390	.682	9	.40	-0.011	.20	0.00%	-0.31	PH
58	335	159	Sep 30 (2)	STL	@	PIT	W,11-1	GS-7	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.291	.393	.683	5	.25	0.099	.24	0.06%	-0.01	1B
59	336	160	Oct 2	STL	@	ATL	L,0-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.284	.384	.668	4	1.23	-0.132	.00	0.00%	-1.03	1B
60	337	162 (1)	Oct 4 (2)	STL	@	ATL	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.280	.377	.657	4	.94	-0.072	.00	0.00%	-0.52	1B
							37-23		186	175	14	42	9	0	5	24	10	1	41	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	.240	.280	.377	.657		1.09	-0.826	1.26	-0.46%	-5.09

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