When it came to playing first base, George Adam was among the best. Not only an outstanding fielder, he could beat you offensively. After beginning his almost three decade career in 1952, Adam played for some of the nation’s top major caliber fast pitch teams, including Briggs Beautyware of Detroit, MI, Trenton Democratic Club of Baltimore, MD, DeJur Cameramen, Long Island, NY, Raybestos Cardinals of Stratford, CT, Little Brahaus Brewers of Poughkeepsie, NY and Interstate Batterymen of Spencer, MA. He earned All-America honors 11 times including nine times to the first team (1952-56, 1958-59, 1962 and 1971) and twice (1960 and 1972) to the second team. He played in 17 ASA nationals and had an accumulative .275 batting average with 72 hits in 262 at-bats. Six times Adam was a member of a national championship team—five times with the Raybestos Cardinals of Stratford, CT (1955, 1958, 1969, 1970 and 1972) and once with Briggs Beautyware (1954). He also played on four teams that finished runner-up in the national tourney. Adam retired from active play following the 1977 season.
