Dick Howser
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Howser at the White House in 1985
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| Shortstop / Manager | |||
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Born: May 14, 1936 Miami, Florida |
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Died: June 17, 1987 (aged 51) Kansas City, Missouri |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 11, 1961, for the Kansas City Athletics | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 27, 1968, for the New York Yankees | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .248 | ||
| Hits | 617 | ||
| Runs batted in | 165 | ||
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Richard Dalton Howser (May 14, 1936 – June 17, 1987) was an American Major League Baseball shortstop, coach, and manager, best known as the manager of the Kansas City Royals during the 1980s, and for guiding them to the franchise's first World Series title in 1985.
A native of Miami, Florida, Howser grew up in West Palm Beach, Florida; graduated from Palm Beach High School; and attended college at Florida State University. He was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity. At Florida State, he received honors twice as an All-American shortstop and set a school record with a batting average of .422 in 1956. Signed by the Kansas City Athletics, he hit .280, stole 37 bases, scored 108 runs, and led American League shortstops in putouts and errors in his rookie season. For this he was selected to the team, and was named The Sporting News rookie of the year.
As his stats declined in the following two years, his only other season as a regular was with the Cleveland Indians in 1964. His major league career spanned eight seasons with three (3) clubs – Kansas City Athletics, Cleveland Indians, and New York Yankees.
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