Doc Adkins

Merle Theron (Doc) Adkins ( August 5 1872 - February 21 1934 ) was a Pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox (1902) and New York Highlanders (1903). Adkins batted and threw righthanded. He was born in Troy, Wisconsin .

In a two-season career, Adkins posted a 1-1 record with 12 Strikeout s and a 5.00 Earned Run Average in 27.0 Innings Pitched .

After his retirement as a player, Adkins was affiliated with Guilford College . He also scouted players, notably discovering Ernie Shore and calling him to the attention of Jack Dunn , then the owner of the Baltimore Orioles .Brother Gilbert (a.k.a. Philip F. Cairnes), " Young Babe Ruth: His Early Life and Baseball Career, from the Memoirs of Xaverian Brother Gilbert ", p. 115. McFarland and Company, 1999. ISBN 0786406526

Adkins died in Durham, North Carolina at age of 63.

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