He batted and threw right-handed, stood at 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighed 160 pounds (73 kg).

In a 14-season career, Adams posted a .269 batting average with 37 home runs and 303 RBI in 1281 games played.

His most productive season came in 1952, when he led the National League in singles (152), at-bats (637) and games (154), while batting .283 with career-numbers in hits (180) and doubles (25).

In 1966, the organization named him club president of the Triple-A Tacoma Cubs of the Pacific Coast League.

But Adams’ six-year tenure in Tacoma ended after the 1971 season, when Chicago moved its Triple-A affiliate to Wichita, Kansas.