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Dick Howser Dick Howser

Full name: Richard Dalton Howser Born: May 14, 1936, Miami, Florida Died June 17, 1987, Kansas City, Missouri Buried at Tallahassee Memory Gardens, Tallahassee, Florida First Game: April 11, 1961; Final Game: September 27, 1968 Managed First Game: July 24, 1978; Managed Final Game: July 13, 1986 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 8" Weight: 155 TSN AL Rookie Player of the Year (1961) Dick Howser Collectibles! Dick Howser Memorabilia! Dick Howser Cards! Dick Howser Autographs! Game Used Memorabilia! Register on eBay for free today and start buying & selling with millions each week! Photo by Lou Sauritch, © 2006 BaseballChronology.com

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Batting RecordBatting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
1961 KC  A Daily Splits  158   611  108  171  29   6   3   45   92   0   38   5   8   3   0  13   8   37   9  .280  .377  .362   0.6 1961 KC  A
1962 KC  A Daily Splits   83   286   53   68   8   3   6   34   38   0    8   1   9   3   0   9i  5   19   2  .238  .326  .350  -0.2 1962 KC  A
1963 KC  A Daily Splits   15    41    4    8   0   0   0    1    7   1    3   0   1   0   0   2   0    0   0  .195  .313  .195  -0.4 1963 KC  A
1963 CLE A Daily Splits   49   162   25   40   5   0   1   10   22   0   18   0   4   2   0   4   5    9   3  .247  .333  .296  -1.0 1963 CLE A
1963 TOT A                64   203   29   48   5   0   1   11   29   1   21   0   5   2   0   6   5    9   3  .236  .329  .276  -1.4 1963 TOT A
1964 CLE A Daily Splits  162   637  101  163  23   4   3   52   76   1   39   2  16   4   0  12  12   20   7  .256  .335  .319   0.5 1964 CLE A
1965 CLE A Daily Splits  107   307   47   72   8   2   1    6   57   0   25   1  10   2   0   5   5   17   4  .235  .354  .283   0.4 1965 CLE A
1966 CLE A Daily Splits   67   140   18   32   9   1   2    4   15   0   23   0   4   2   0   2   4    2   4  .229  .299  .350  -0.4 1966 CLE A
1967 NY  A Daily Splits   63   149   18   40   6   0   0   10   25   0   15   2   3   0   0   0   0    1   4  .268  .381  .309  -0.1 1967 NY  A
1968 NY  A Daily Splits   85   150   24   23   2   1   0    3   35   0   17   2   3   0   0   0   4    0   1  .153  .321  .180   0.4 1968 NY  A
Total            Splits  789  2483  398  617  90  17  16  165  367   2  186  13  58  16   0  47i 43  105  34  .248  .346  .318  -0.2 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam

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All-Star Game Batting RecordAll-Star Game Batting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1961 AL    Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1961 AL   

Fielding RecordFielding Record

Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1961 KC  A Daily  SS  157  156  151  1348     299  427   38   85   0  .950
1962 KC  A Daily  SS   72   72   72   630     138  191   13   37   0  .962
1963 KC  A Daily  SS   10   10   10    89      21   23    2    6   0  .957
1963 CLE A Daily  SS   44   42   37   361      80   90    9   15   0  .950
1963 TOT A        SS   54   52   47   450     101  113   11   21   0  .951
1964 CLE A Daily  SS  162  161  159  1459.2   291  463   20  100   0  .974
1965 CLE A Daily  SS   73   69   66   611     119  173    7   33   0  .977
1965 CLE A        2B   17   12    9   114.1    25   38    0    8   0 1.000
1966 CLE A Daily  2B   26   20   15   176.2    29   41    1    8   0  .986
1966 CLE A        SS   26   17   12   175      24   54    4    8   0  .951
1967 NY  A Daily  2B   22   21   20   189.1    55   46    1   15   0  .990
1967 NY  A        3B   12   11   11   100       7   24    2    3   0  .939
1967 NY  A        SS    3    2    1    21       2    6    0    0   0 1.000
1968 NY  A Daily  2B   29   27   25   252      58  103    3   19   0  .982
1968 NY  A        3B    2    2    2    18       2    2    0    0   0 1.000
1968 NY  A        SS    1    0    0     2       1    1    0    0   0 1.000
Total             SS  548  529  508  4696.2   975 1428   93  284   0  .963
Total             2B   94   80   69   732.1   167  228    5   50   0  .988
Total             3B   14   13   13   118       9   26    2    3   0  .946
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG

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All-Star Game Fielding RecordAll-Star Game Fielding Record

Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1961 AL    Daily  3B    1    0    0     2       0    1    0    0   0 1.000

Managerial RecordManagerial Record

Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1978 NY  A    1    0    1  .000     2     5   7-24   7-24    3  4  1
1980 NY  A  162  103   59  .636   820   662                  1
1981 KC  A   33   20   13  .606   134   106   8-31           5  4
1982 KC  A  162   90   72  .556   784   717                  2
1983 KC  A  163   79   83  .488   696   767                  2
1984 KC  A  162   84   78  .519   673   686                  1
1985 KC  A  162   91   71  .562   687   639                  1
1986 KC  A   88   40   48  .455   354   378          7-13    4  3
Total       933  507  425  .544  4150  3960
Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING

Division Series Managerial RecordDivision Series Managerial Record

Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1981 KC  A    3    0    3  .000     2    10

League Championship Series Managerial RecordLeague Championship Series Managerial Record

Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1980 NY  A    3    0    3  .000     6    14
1984 KC  A    3    0    3  .000     4    14
1985 KC  A    7    4    3  .571    26    25
Total        13    4    9  .308    36    53
Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING

World Series Managerial RecordWorld Series Managerial Record

Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1985 KC  A    7    4    3  .571    28    13

All-Star Game Managerial RecordAll-Star Game Managerial Record

Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1986 AL       1    1    0 1.000     3     2

TransactionsTransactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by Kansas City Athletics (1958).

Traded by Kansas City Athletics with Joe Azcue to Cleveland Indians in exchange for
Doc Edwards and $100000 (May 25, 1963).

Traded by Cleveland Indians to New York Yankees in exchange for Gil Downs and cash
(December 20, 1966).

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