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Dick Howser

Manager

Richard Dalton Howser

933 Games

507-425 Record

0.544 Win%

8 Seasons

👤 Personal Information

Bats R

Throws R

Born 5/14/1936
Miami, FL, USA

Died 6/17/1987
Kansas City, MO, USA

MLB Debut 1961-04-11

Final Game 1968-09-27

📊 Career Record

933 Games Managed

507 Wins

425 Losses

                        0.544
                        Win Percentage
                    

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📅 Season-by-Season Record

8 seasons

Managing Career Arc

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Dick Howser — 📅 Season-by-Season Record
Year	Team	Lg	G	W	L	Win%	Rank	P-M
1978	NYA	AL	1	0	1	0.000	1st 🏆	N
1980	NYA	AL	162	103	59	0.636	1st 🏆	N
1981	KCA	AL	33	20	13	0.606	1st 🏆	N
1982	KCA	AL	162	90	72	0.556	2	N
1983	KCA	AL	163	79	83	0.488	2	N
1984	KCA	AL	162	84	78	0.519	1st 🏆	N
1985	KCA	AL	162	91	71	0.562	1st 🏆	N
1986	KCA	AL	88	40	48	0.455	3	N

Dick Howser as a manager

The career managing record for Dick Howser is 507-425 (.544) over 933 games, from 1978 to 1986. The season table runs through the New York Yankees (1978-1980) and the Kansas City Royals (1981-1986). The best full season was 1980, 103-59 with the New York Yankees. The low point came in 1986: 40-48. The Rank column for the New York Yankees years shows 1st and 1st. With the Kansas City Royals (1981-1986), the finishes read 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 1st, 1st, and 3rd.

The record opens at 0-1 in 1978 and closes at 40-48 in 1986. The Rank column shows first-place finishes in 1978, 1980, 1981, 1984, and 1985. League play for Howser's teams: the American League. In 1978 and 1981, Howser took over a club already in progress that season. Howser's birth date on file is May 14, 1936, in Miami, FL, USA. Howser died on June 17, 1987. Howser also played in the majors, from 1961 to 1968, as the player page shows.

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