Longtime Dodgers pitching coach Red Adams passed away at age 95 on Thursday, the Dodgers announced.
Adams was the major league pitching coach from 1969-1980 and prior to that was in the organization in some capacity for 11 years. His 12-year tenure as pitching coach is surpassed in franchise history only by his successor Ron Perranoski, who held the position from 1981-1994.
Rick Honeycutt will enter his 12th season as Dodgers pitching coach in 2017.
Red Adams was one of the great people in Dodger history. He was smart and funny and respected by some of the top pitchers in Dodger history.