Ricky Adams, American baseball player (California Angels), died from cancer he was 52.

Ricky Lee Adams  was a professional baseball player who played three seasons for the California Angels and San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball.

(January 21, 1959 – October 28, 2011)

Career

On June 7, 1977 he was drafted by the Houston Astros in the first round, as the 14th pick, of the 1977 amateur draft. They released him April 4, 1980. On May 2, 1980 he signed as a free agent with the California Angels. On October 15, 1984 he was granted free agency, and on December 25, 1984 he signed with the San Francisco Giants.

Death

Adams died on October 28, 2011 in Rancho Cucamonga, California after a long battle with cancer.^[1]

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