Dick Howser

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Dick Howser was an American Major League Baseball manager and former infielder best known for leading the Kansas City Royals to their first World Series championship in 1985.

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instanceOf baseball manager
baseball player
human
allStarSelection 1961 American League All-Star
awardNamedAfter Dick Howser Trophy
awardNamedAfterDescription annual award to the national college baseball player of the year
bats right
battingAverage .248
burialPlace Forest Hill Calvary Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
causeOfDeath brain tumor
collegeAttended Florida State University
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1936-05-14
dateOfDeath 1987-06-17
diagnosedWith brain cancer
divisionTitlesWonWithRoyals 1984 American League West Division title
1985 American League West Division title
finalMLBGameDate 1968-09-27
fullName Richard Dalton Howser
givenName Richard
height 5 ft 9 in
honor Kansas City Royals retired his uniform number 10
jerseyNumberAsManager 10
leaguePennantWon 1985 American League pennant
leaguePlayedIn Major League Baseball
leftManagerialPost 1986
managedAllStarTeam American League All-Star team in 1986
managedSeason 1980 New York Yankees season
managedTeam Kansas City Royals
New York Yankees
memberOfSportsHallOfFame College Baseball Hall of Fame
MLBDebutDate 1961-04-11
nickname Dick
notableAchievement managed Kansas City Royals to their first World Series championship in 1985
placeOfBirth Miami, Florida, United States
placeOfDeath Kansas City, Missouri, United States
playedFor Cleveland Indians
Oakland Athletics
surface form: Kansas City Athletics

New York Yankees
primaryPosition shortstop
reasonForLeavingManagerialPost health problems related to brain tumor
sport baseball
teamManagedIn1985WorldSeries Kansas City Royals
throws right
throwsPosition infielder
won 1985 World Series

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Kansas City Royals notableManager Dick Howser
Dick Howser Trophy namedAfter Dick Howser
Dick Howser Trophy honorsMemoryOf Dick Howser
1985 World Series championManager Dick Howser
DHT namedAfter Dick Howser
subject surface form: Dick Howser Trophy
pine tar incident managerOfRoyals Dick Howser
subject surface form: Pine Tar Incident