Dick Howser
American baseball player and manager (1936-1987) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Richard Dalton Howser (May 14, 1936 – June 17, 1987) was an American Major League Baseball shortstop, coach, and manager who was 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.
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Dick Howser | |
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Shortstop / Manager | |
Born: (1936-05-14)May 14, 1936 Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
Died: June 17, 1987(1987-06-17) (aged 51) Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
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 |
Home runs | 16 |
Runs batted in | 165 |
Managerial record | 507–425 |
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