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Proper Name
Richard Dalton Howser
High Level
MLB (1961-1968)
Positions
SS (548) ... 2B (94) ... 3B (14)
Ht / Wt
5-8 / 155
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
place
Miami,Florida
Died
6/17/1987
Cause of Death
Brain tumor
High School
Palm Beach (West Palm Beach,FL)
colleges
Florida State University (Tallahassee,FL),
draft posit
SS
MLB Debut
MLB Teams
CLE [4] KC1 [3] NYA [2]
TBC#
13060
mlbam id
116236
Retrosheet
Stat Capsuleavgopsabrhhrrbisb
Career MLB [1961-1968].248.660248339861716165105
Speed
79
Power
34
Contact
91
XBH
36
RBIs
27
Runs
70
Hitting
58
Durability
61
Team
.472
Player Tags
Player Notes:  [1961] Topps All-Star Rookie Team ... [1977] Inducted into the Florida State University Athletics Hall of Fame ... [1987] Inducted into the Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame ... [1988] Stadium portion of the Florida State baseball venue was named after Howser
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year team name league level mlb job   W   L Wpct ov record Rank GBL Playoffs
1969 New York Yankees AL MLB NYA Third Base Coach 80 81 .497 -- 5 28.5 dnq
1970 New York Yankees AL MLB NYA Third Base Coach 93 69 .574 -- 2 15.0 dnq
1971 New York Yankees AL MLB NYA Third Base Coach 82 80 .506 -- 4 21.0 dnq
1972 New York Yankees AL MLB NYA Third Base Coach 79 76 .510 -- 4 6.5 dnq
1973 New York Yankees AL MLB NYA Third Base Coach 80 82 .494 -- 4 17.0 dnq
1974 New York Yankees AL MLB NYA Third Base Coach 89 73 .549 -- 2 2.0 dnq
1975 New York Yankees AL MLB NYA Third Base Coach 83 77 .519 -- 3 12.0 dnq
1976 New York Yankees AL MLB NYA Third Base Coach 97 62 .610 -- 1 -- Lost World Series (Reds)
1977 New York Yankees AL MLB NYA Third Base Coach 100 62 .617 -- 1 -- Won World Series (Dodgers)
1978 New York Yankees AL MLB NYA Manager 100 63 .613 -- 1 -- Won World Series (Dodgers)
1978 New York Yankees AL MLB NYA Third Base Coach 100 63 .613 -- 1 -- Won World Series (Dodgers)
1979 Florida State Metro NCAA-1 -- Head Coach 4 2 .667 43-17-1 0 -- --
1980 New York Yankees AL MLB NYA Manager 103 59 .636 -- 1 -- Lost ALCS (Royals)
1981 Kansas City Royals AL MLB KCA Manager 50 53 .485 -- 0 -- Lost in 1st Round (Athletics)
1982 Kansas City Royals AL MLB KCA Manager 90 72 .556 -- 2 3.0 dnq
1983 Kansas City Royals AL MLB KCA Manager 79 83 .488 -- 2 20.0 dnq
1984 Kansas City Royals AL MLB KCA Manager 84 78 .519 -- 1 -- Lost ALCS (Tigers)
1985 Kansas City Royals AL MLB KCA Manager 91 71 .562 -- 1 -- Won World Series (Cardinals)
1986 Kansas City Royals AL MLB KCA Manager 76 86 .469 -- 3 16.0 dnq
Career Record as Manager/Head Coach
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  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
years team name league category level   W   L wpct
1978-1980 New York Yankees AL MLB MLB 203 122 .625
1979-1979 Florida State Metro College NCAA-1 43 17 .717
1981-1986 Kansas City Royals AL MLB MLB 470 443 .515
1978-1986 2 teams -- MLB -- 673 565 .544
1979-1979 1 teams -- College -- 43 17 .717