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Dick Howser
Richard Dalton Howser

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 8", Weight 155 lb.
School Florida State

MLB Debut April 11, 1961
Final Game September 27, 1968
Born May 14, 1936 in Miami, FL
Died June 17, 1987 (age 51)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1961 25 KCA AL  154  636  110  175  38   7   3   54  10   0   78   50  .275  .360  .371  .731    95   236   0   5   2   9  13  
 1962 26 KCA AL   72  110   16   19   1   1   1    7   1   1    8    8  .173  .229  .227  .456    61    25   1   0   0   0   2  
 1963 27 BOA AL   90  198   31   55   7   1   3   22   8   2   39   11  .278  .392  .369  .760   102    73   5   3   0   0   4  
 1964 28 MNA AL   77   62   14   17   2   0   1    9   2   1   13    7  .274  .395  .355  .750   107    22   0   1   1   0   0  
 1965 29 MNA AL   58   87   19   23   5   2   1    8   9   5   18   11  .264  .390  .402  .793   111    35   0   0   0   0   0  
 1966 30 MNA AL    5    6    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .000  .143  .000  .143    21     0   0   0   0   0   0  
 1967 31 NYA AL   66  151   15   44   7   0   0   12   0   5   28   16  .291  .415  .338  .753   114    51   3   0   2   4   0  
 1968 32 NYA AL   10    9    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .111  .111  .111  .222    33     1   1   0   0   0   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  8 Seasons      532 1259  205  334  60  11   9  113  30  14  185  105  .265  .363  .352  .715         443  10   9   5  13  19
 Per 600 PA           512   83  136  24   4   4   46  12   6   75   43                                 180   4   4   2   5   8
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With KCA      226  746  126  194  39   8   4   61  11   1   86   58  .260  .342  .350  .691         261   1   5   2   9  15
   With MNA      140  155   33   40   7   2   2   18  11   6   32   19  .258  .383  .368  .751          57   0   1   1   0   0
   With BOA       90  198   31   55   7   1   3   22   8   2   39   11  .278  .392  .369  .760          73   5   3   0   0   4
   With NYA       76  160   15   45   7   0   0   12   0   5   28   17  .281  .401  .325  .726          52   4   0   2   4   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      789 2483  398  617  90  17  16  165 105  34  367  186  .248  .346  .318  .664         789  58  16   2  13  43
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1961 25 KCA AL  31   90   5.1   0   0   0  .000  26  179  134  .749    0    0  .000  SS   2e40       -8   
 1962 26 KCA AL  15    5   1.6  15   4   1  .267   4   28   20  .714    0    0  .000  SS   3e30     -220   
 1963 27 BOA AL   8   32   5.6   8   4   0  .500  17   84   59  .702    0    0  .000  SS   3e42      155   
 1964 28 MNA AL   9   10   5.8  50  13   1  .260   0    5    5 1.000    0    0  .000  PH              96   
 1965 29 MNA AL  14   15   6.0  19   8   1  .421   0   14   12  .857    0    0  .000  2B   4e6       155   
 1966 30 MNA AL  57    0    .2   1   0   0  .000   0    3    2  .667    0    0  .000  PH            -507   
 1967 31 NYA AL  74   23   5.4  21   7   0  .333   5   29   19  .655    0    0  .000  2B   4e8        64   
 1968 32 NYA AL  33    0    .5   9   1   0  .111   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH            -279   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  8 Seasons          178   4.9 123  37   3  .301  52  342  251  .734    0    0  .000                  23   1
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 8.4 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 6.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only) 

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1961 25 KCA AL  SS   154   261   514   26   90   .968   154  1383.2   5.04
 1962 26 KCA AL  SS    47    42    88    4   19   .970    25   227.2   5.14
                 3B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.2   0.00
 1963 27 BOA AL  SS    72    91   188   17   34   .943    63   557.1   4.51
 1964 28 MNA AL  SS     7     5    18    0    2  1.000     3    34.0   6.09
 1965 29 MNA AL  2B    25    37    46    0    6  1.000    17   150.1   4.97
                 1B     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
                 SS     1     0     2    0    0  1.000     0     1.0  18.00
 1966 30 MNA AL  2B     2     2     3    0    1  1.000     1    10.0   4.50
                 SS     2     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     3.0   3.00
 1967 31 NYA AL  2B    24    58    63    1   12   .992    22   182.2   5.96
                 3B    17    12    26    4    6   .905    13   107.1   3.19
                 SS     4     3     2    0    0  1.000     1    11.1   3.97
 1968 32 NYA AL  2B     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 SS   287   402   813   47  145   .963   246  2218.0   4.93
                 2B    52    98   112    1   19   .995    40   344.0   5.49
                 3B    18    12    26    4    6   .905    13   110.0   3.11
                 1B     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers 

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1961  KCA   79-75   Drew Kennedy
 1962  KCA   82-80   Drew Kennedy
 1963  BOA   76-86   Mike Tomeo
 1964  MNA   78-84   Kevin Batson, Alan Boodman
 1965  MNA   95-68   Kevin Batson
 1966  MNA   88-74   Jason Hartnell
 1967  NYA   57-105  Billy Vanson
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