 Merle
Theron Adkins
Baltimore (Minor League)
 1903: Played for the NY
Highlanders (Yankees)
Adkins, Merle Theron (Doc/Babe)
b: 8/5/1872, Troy, Wis. d: 2/21/34, Durham, N.C.
BR/TR, 5'10.5", 220 lbs. Deb: 6/24/02
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YEAR TM/L W L PCT G GS CG SH SV IP H HR BB
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1902 Bos-A 1 1 .500 4 2 1 0 0 20 30 2 7
1903 NY-A 0 0 -- 2 1 0 0 1 7 10 0 5
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Total 2 1 1 .500 6 3 1 0 1 27 40 2 12
'Doc' made his way to the 'show' with his crafty spitball (legal in this era). In 1902, he played for the Boston
Pilgrims (later known as the Red Sox) and in 1903 with the newly formed NY Highlanders (Yankees). As his lifetime
major league pitching record was 1-1 with a 5.00 ERA, Doc had figured his future big league pitching career was
not so promising. He ultimately decided that the 'game' would help him finance his medical education. Upon retiring
from baseball, Doc became a prominent physician in Durham, North Carolina.
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