From the collection of long-time FSU Trainer Don Fauls
donated to Florida State by his children
| Dick Howser |
Full Name: Richard Dalton Howser
Born: May 14, 1936, Miami, Fla.
Died: June 17, 1987, Kansas City, Mo.
Seminole Relations: Uncle of Ed Howser
Awards: 2008 College Baseball Hall of Fame
Retired Jersey: 34
Legacy Bricks: Legacy Walk Map Link
1957, 58 Baseball AA - Loc 27
1977 Baseball HOF - Loc 33
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| Jim Lyttle, Tony Ferrara, DICK HOWSER From the collection of long-time FSU Trainer Don Fauls donated to Florida State by his children |
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Year No Pos Hgt Wgt B T Cl Ltr Hometown 1955 SS-OF 5-9 140 R R Fr N West Palm Beach 1956 12 SS-OF 5-9 140 R R So * West Palm Beach 1957 12 SS 5-8 155 R R Jr * West Palm Beach 1958 12 SS 5-8 150 R R Sr * West Palm Beach 1979 34 Head Coach |
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Year Award 1957 Florida Intercollegiate Conference - All-Conference |
| All-American Awards |
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Year Award 1957 American Baseball Coaches Association - 1st Team All-American 1958 American Baseball Coaches Association - 1st Team All-American |
| Member of the FSU Hall of Fame |
| Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 1977 |
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Dick Howser's name is synonymous with major league baseball, but his place in Florida State's Hall of Fame was secured by his outstanding play as a shortstop from 1956-58. Howser led the Seminoles to
the District III playoffs each year and to the 1957 College World Series. He became FSU's first All-American baseball player in 1957 and repeated the feat in 1958. Howser went on the play
professionally with Kansas City, Cleveland and the New York Yankees. He then moved into coaching, managing the NY Yankees and winning a World Series Championship as the manager of the Kansas City
Royals. A national award presented annually to the nation's top college baseball player is named after Howser as is FSU's baseball stadium. Obituary for Dick Howser He won friends and titles with savvy, wit and loyalty. From the Tallahassee Democrat, June 18, 1987, page 35, by Gerald Ensley, Democrat staff writer. Danny Litwhiler, then the Florida State baseball coach, remembers the day in 1955 he first saw Dick Howser. Litwhiler and FSU trainer Don Fauls were sitting on the bench just after practice. Up loped two kids - one tall, one short - in blue jeans and T-shirts. "Here comes the long and the short of it," Litwhiler joked to Fauls. "That one is not big enough to be a batboy." When they got to the bench, the short one, Howser, asked for Litwhiler, and explained they were freshmen. "He was their spokesman. Kind of on the feisty side. He asked 'How do you get a tryout around here?'" recalled Litwhiler. "I said, 'You got a glove? You got shoes? We'll give you a tryout.'" Off ran the pair, returning in 15 minutes with gloves and baseball shoes - but still in jeans and T-shirts. The tall one, a pitcher named Fred Kenney, went off with a catcher to throw (and eventually earned a berth on the team). Howser went out to shortstop where Litwhiler hit him dozens of ground balls. Howser handled every fungo flawlessly. After a while, Howser came in to bat - and began stinging every pitch. Shortly, Litwhiler turned to Fauls, "Well I just recruited me a shortstop." So it was that Howser, who died Wednesday, began his college-baseball career. By the time he left FSU in 1958, Howser had twice been named a consensus All-American and had led FSU to its first berth in a College World Series. Within three years after graduating, Howser was the American League Rookie of the Year, playing for the Kansas City Athletics. After eight seasons, during which he began making his off-season home in Tallahassee, Howser retired as a player and embarked upon a coaching career that eventually catapulted him into positions as the manager of the New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals. Howser, only 5-foot-9 and 155 pounds at his fullest - his nickname in high school was "Peanut" - climbed that ladder of baseball success with the same forthright determination he showed that first day on the FSU baseball field. "He had to fight and battle for everything he got," said Miami baseball coach Ron Fraser, a former FSU teammate and longtime friend. "He paid his dues in every situation." Howser paid those dues with intelligence, savvy, loyalty and humor - and more than just a smidgen of talent. And it was those qualities friends and acquaintances remembered as Howser lost his 11-month struggled against the effects of a malignant brain tumor Wednesday. Although his professional career was bedeviled by injuries after that first bright season, Howser was saluted as a good baseball player. "He was a good hitter, thrower and fielder. He could run," recalled Norm Siebern, who played first base for the Athletics in the early 1960s. "And he had the intangible of being a good team player." Though injuries did not always keep him out of the lineup, they took away some of the pop in his bat - which had been Howser's calling card. "A lot of people looked at him and assumed because he was small, he must have been a good fielder," said Fraser. "And he was a good defensive player. But he was a great offensive player. He always made contact." And could hit in pressure situations. Fauls recalls a game when FSU trailed a team by a run in the ninth inning, got a runner to first with two outs and Howser at bat. "He dropped his back foot and hit a shot down the line for three bases and the ballgame," said Fauls. Howser never bragged about his skills. But he considered his eight-year career more than a fluke. "Dick would say that he was an 'all-right' ballplayer," said close friend Nick Nixon, a Tallahassee banker. "But he also had the attitude that he was able to do what 100,000 people want to do - be a major-league ballplayer. He was the one-tenth of one percent who made it." It was that quiet confidence, combined with an awareness of baseball's difficulties, that made Howser a successful manager. Renowned as a "player's manager," Howser related well to his players and kept criticism to a minimum. "He expected a certain professional performance. But he never got away from understanding that players make mistakes," said Cleveland Indians broadcaster Herb Score, a former pitcher who grew up in the West Palm Beach area with Howser. Howser's equal gift as a manager was his knowledge of the game. As a coach under four New York Yankee managers, Howser studied managing and credited his later success to those teachers - especially the fiery Billy Martin. "He always thought Billy was the best once the game began," said Fauls. Howser was no slouch himself. Even as a college player, Howser's attention to the fine points of the game attracted attention. Litwhiler recalled a game in which Howser, leading off, popped out on the first pitch, a change-up. On the bench, Litwhiler chastised Howser and told him not to swing at the first pitch every time. Next time up, Howser again swung at the first pitch and again popped out - again on a changeup. "I said to him, 'Didn't I tell you not to swing at the first pitch?'" recalled Litwhiler, now a minor-league batting instructor. "He said, 'Yes, but I snuck a peek at the catcher's sign and I saw the sign for a changeup. I had to show (the pitcher) I could hit his changeup.'" This impish cleverness characterized much of Howser's personality. Celebrated as a baseball story-teller and creator of nicknames, Howser also gained a reputation as a needler. "He used to come up to me on the mound and say, 'It's ridiculous that anyone should be forced to play out here when you're pitching. It's too dangerous," chuckled Norm Stewart, the Missouri basketball coach who played two summers of semi-pro baseball with Howser. "He used to tell me that playing behind me is what forced him to be a good shortstop," added Fraser, also a pitcher. For the most part, Howser's humor was confined to friends and players. Though generally popular with the media, Howser was never a particularly great quote. "He was guarded with the press," said Nixon. "He would answer any question a reporter asked. But he was never one to buddy-up with a reporter. "There was a distinct difference to him between when he was working and when he wasn't. But if he was your friend, there wasn't anything he wouldn't do for you." Howser's loyalty was legendary. He never publicly criticized George Steinbrenner when the Yankee owner fired him after his single, division-winning 1980 season as the New York manager. In 1982, he jumped on a policeman's back, and was briefly jailed, in an effort to defend Kansas City coach Rocky Colovito against arrest. Tallahasseeans attending Royals games in Kansas City always found tickets waiting for them. Even in the midst of his own final travail, Howser never forgot his friends. Last November, Nixon's son was killed in a automobile accident. "Dick was in the hospital, getting ready for his second operation, and yet he called me every day for a week. He was more concerned about me and my tragedy than what was facing him," said Nixon. In large part, that was because Howser accepted what was happening to him.
Though it was clear from the beginning that he had a life-threatening illness, friends and family cannot remember a moment that Howser expressed bitterness or self-pity. Dick
Howser Among Inductees For Class Of 2008 National College Baseball Hall Of Fame. March 6, 2008.
LUBBOCK, Tex. - The College Baseball Foundation announced on Wednesday, March 5 that former Seminole student-athlete and head coach Dick Howser is among a list of 12 players and coaches that will
comprise the 2008 National College Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Class. "We are very excited to announce this year's class," said Mike Gustafson, co-chair of the Hall of Fame and member of the
College Baseball Foundation Board of Trustees. "There are some exceptional players and coaches in this year's class and they deserve this recognition." Joining Howser in this year's Hall of Fame
class is Steve Arlin (Pitcher - Ohio State, 1965-1966), Eddie Bane (Pitcher - Arizona State, 1971-1973), Floyd Bannister (Pitcher - Arizona State, 1974-1976), Owen Carroll (Pitcher - Holy Cross,
1921-1925; Coach - Seton Hall, 1948-1972), Billy Disch (Coach - Texas, 1911-1939; Sacred Heart College and St. Edward's University), Neal Heaton (Pitcher - Miami, Fla., 1979-1981), Burt Hooton
(Pitcher - Texas, 1969-1971), Ben McDonald (Pitcher - LSU, 1987-1989), Jackie Robinson (Infielder - Pasadena Junior College and UCLA), Greg Swindell (Pitcher - Texas, 1984-1986) and Gary Ward (Coach -
Oklahoma State, 1978-1996; New Mexico State, 2001-2002). Howser played shortstop at Florida State from 1956 to 1958 before returning to coach the Seminoles for one season in 1979. As a player,
Howser led the Seminoles to the District III Playoffs in each of his three seasons including a District Championship and a berth in the College World Series in 1957. He garnered All-Region accolades
in 1957 and 1958 and earned All-America recognition from the ABCA in both seasons. In 1956, Howser hit .422 which currently stands as the second highest batting average in school history between 50 to
100 at-bats in a season. In 1979, Howser returned to his alma mater as a head coach where he posted a record of 43-17-1 and led the Seminoles to an NCAA Regional appearance. "I don't think there
is any question that Dick Howser was one of most beloved individuals to ever where the Garnet and Gold," said head coach Mike Martin. "He was a true gentleman and a guy that was a Seminole through and
through. For him to be inducted into the Hall of Fame is a very deserving honor and it is certainly a proud moment for all of us that knew and loved him." Hall of Fame inductees are chosen based on
votes of more than 90 representatives from across the country. Voters include coaches, media member and previous inductees. To be eligible for the College Baseball Hall of Fame ballot, players must
have completed one year of competition at a four-year institution and made an All-American team (post-1947) or an All-League team (pre-1947) and or earned verifiable national acclaim.
Ballot-eligible coaches must have achieved 300 wins or won at least 65 percent of their games. "This is a great class," said Jeff Chase, co-chair of the Hall of Fame and member of the CBF Board.
"It's kind of funny that it's so dominated by pitchers, but that's just how the voting worked out. We are very excited to welcome all these men into the College Baseball Hall of Fame." The 2008
inductees will be honored on July 4 as part of the College Baseball Foundation's annual celebration of both the past and present of college baseball from July 2 through July 4 in Lubbock. |
| FSU Statistics |
| Baseball |
Batting Statistics YEAR AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1956 .390 28 28 100 33 39 2 5 3 24 60 .600 0 .390 1 8 1957 .354 30 29 113 33 40 3 3 3 32 58 .513 25 0 7 .468 1 0 12 1958 .337 26 26 89 32 30 7 4 2 20 51 .573 23 1 5 .474 1 1 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tot .361 84 83 302 98 109 12 12 8 76 169 .560 48 1 12 0 .448 2 2 34 0 |
Fielding Statistics Year PO AST E FLD% DP ---------------------------- 1958 49 73 12 .910 ---------------------------- Tot 49 73 12 .910 0 |
| Baseball |
Game Statistics |
1956
Date Opponent BAT AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT PO A E
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Mar 16 Furman 7 .500 1 CF 4 1 2 1 1 3 0
Mar 17 Furman 6 .429 1 CF 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0
Mar 19 Georgia Teachers 6 .364 1 CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 20 Georgia Teachers 3 .400 1 CF 4 1 2 1 2 0 2 2 1
Mar 23 Florida Southern Col 2 .444 1 3B 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 4 1
Mar 24 Florida Southern Col 6 .476 1 LF 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 0
Mar 26 Indiana 3 .440 1 RF 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 0
Mar 27 Indiana 3 .448 1 RF 4 2 2 1 3 5 1 1 1 1 0
Mar 29 North Carolina 3 .438 1 RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Mar 30 Wisconsin 3 .444 1 RF 4 1 2 0 2 0 2 1
Apr 5 Illinois 3 .474 1 RF 2 1 2 3 2 0 0 0
Apr 6 Wisconsin 3 .450 1 RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Apr 7 Wisconsin .475 1 1 1 1 1 1
Apr 9 Florida 3 .477 1 RF 4 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 0
Apr 16 Cincinnati 3 .429 1 SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Apr 20 Stetson 3 .444 1 SS 5 3 3 1 1 3 8 0 2 3
Apr 21 Stetson 3 .475 1 SS 5 4 4 1 3 6 0 2 2 1
Apr 23 Georgia 3 .468 1 SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
Apr 27 Miami 3 .460 1 SS 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Apr 28 Miami 3 .426 1 SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
May 4 Georgia Teachers 3 .423 1 SS 3 1 1 1 2 4 0 1 1
May 7 Georgia 3 .434 1 SS 5 2 3 1 1 1 6 0 2 3 1
May 8 Georgia 3 .438 1 SS 4 1 2 2 2 0 2 1
May 11 Rollins College 3 .417 1 SS 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
May 12 Rollins College 3 .430 1 SS 2 2 2 1 2 4 0 2 4
Jun 1 Duke 3 .416 1 SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1
Jun 2 Duke 3 .409 1 SS 4 0 1 1 1 3 0
Jun 2 Duke 3 .396 1 SS 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 2
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.396 28 28 96 32 38 2 5 3 24 59 0 0 0 0 1 8 8 35 32 6
1957
Date Opponent BAT AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT PO A E
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Mar 19 Auburn 3 .250 1 SS 4 2 1 1 1 0 2 6 1
Mar 20 Auburn 3 .429 1 SS 3 3 2 1 2 4 1 1 1 3
Mar 22 Stetson 3 .714 1 SS 2 2 0
Mar 23 Stetson 3 .714 1 SS 0 0
Mar 25 Michigan State 3 .500 1 SS 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
Mar 26 Yale 3 .385 1 SS 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Mar 27 Duke 3 .294 1 SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1
Mar 28 Michigan State 3 .238 1 SS 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 2
Mar 29 Yale 3 .296 1 SS 6 0 3 1 3 1 1 2 0 1
Mar 30 Duke 3 .267 1 SS 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 1
Apr 2 Ithaca College 3 .286 1 SS 5 1 2 0 2 0 1 5
Apr 3 Ithaca College 3 .263 1 SS 3 4 0 2 0 0 1 5 1
Apr 5 Florida 3 .238 1 SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1
Apr 6 Florida 8 .227 1 SS 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
Apr 16 Miami 6 .255 1 SS 3 2 2 1 1 3 1 1 3 2
Apr 17 Miami 5 .300 1 SS 3 3 3 3 3 0 2 5 1
Apr 19 Georgia Teachers .300 1 SS 1 3 0
Apr 20 Georgia Teachers 6 .333 1 SS 4 3 3 1 1 1 8 0
Apr 22 Auburn 6 .322 1 SS 5 0 1 0 1 0 4 3 1
Apr 23 Auburn 6 .323 1 SS 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 2
Apr 30 Miami 6 .333 1 SS 4 2 2 1 1 3 0 1
Apr 30 Miami 6 .343 1 SS 4 0 2 0 2 1 1
May 2 Rollins College 3 .370 1 SS 3 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 2
May 31 Georgia Teachers 3 .359 1 SS 5 1 1 1 2 4 0
May 31 Duke 3 .354 1 SS 4 1 1 0 1 0
Jun 1 Duke 3 .368 1 SS 5 2 3 1 1 4 0
Jun 3 Duke 3 .370 1 SS 5 0 2 1 2 0 1
Jun 8 Penn State 3 .354 1 SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jun 9 Connecticut 3 .350 1 SS 4 0 1 0 1 0 1
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.350 29 29 100 29 35 3 2 3 22 51 0 0 0 1 0 6 6 32 54 13
1958
Date Opponent BAT AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT PO A E
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Mar 20 Auburn 3 .750 1 SS 4 0 3 2 2 5 1 1 1
Mar 20 Auburn 3 .429 1 SS 3 1 0 1 0 0 1
Apr 4 Wisconsin 3 .400 1 SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 2
Apr 5 Notre Dame 3 .385 1 SS 3 2 1 0 1 1 1
Apr 5 West Virginia 3 .333 1 SS 2 1 0 0 0 2 2
Apr 7 Wisconsin 3 .368 1 SS 4 1 2 1 2 3 0 1
Apr 8 Notre Dame 3 .333 1 SS 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
Apr 11 Florida 3 .333 1 SS 3 2 1 0 1 0 1
Apr 12 Florida 3 .320 1 SS 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
Apr 18 Miami 3 .345 1 SS 4 1 2 1 1 3 1 1
Apr 19 Miami 3 .333 1 SS 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 2
Apr 25 Auburn 3 .314 1 SS 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 1
Apr 26 Auburn 3 .308 1 SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 1
Apr 28 Florida Southern Col 3 .326 1 SS 4 1 2 2 0 4 1 1
Apr 29 Florida Southern Col 3 .304 1 SS 3 2 0 0 0 0
May 2 Stetson 3 .306 1 SS 3 1 1 0 1 0
May 3 Stetson 3 .321 1 SS 4 2 2 1 2 4 2 2
May 5 Miami 3 .304 1 SS 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 1
May 6 Miami 3 .305 1 SS 3 1 1 1 1 4 0
May 9 Rollins College 3 .317 1 SS 4 2 2 0 2 0 2
May 10 Rollins College 3 .324 1 SS 5 1 2 1 2 4 0
May 16 Georgia Teachers 3 .324 1 SS 3 2 1 1 4 4 0
May 17 Georgia Teachers 3 .325 1 SS 6 1 2 1 2 4 0
Jun 5 George Washington 1 .321 1 SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 0
Jun 7 Florida 1 .318 1 SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 1
Jun 7 Clemson 1 .326 1 SS 4 2 2 1 0 4 0 1
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.326 26 26 89 32 29 7 4 2 20 50 0 1 0 1 1 14 14 0 0 12
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Height: 5-8 Weight: 155 Throws: Right Bats: Right Drafted: 1958, Free Agent, Kansas City Athletics, SS Debut: April 11, 1961 Year Abbr Team No Pos 1961 KCA Kansas City Athletics 1 SS 1962 KCA Kansas City Athletics 1 SS 1963 KCA Kansas City Athletics 1 SS " Cle Cleveland Indians 18 SS 1964 Cle Cleveland Indians 18 SS 1965 Cle Cleveland Indians 18 SS-2B 1966 Cle Cleveland Indians 18 SS-2B 1967 NYY New York Yankees 10 2B-3B-SS 1968 NYY New York Yankees 10 2B-3B-SS 1978 NYY New York Yankees 34 Manager 1980 NYY New York Yankees 34 Manager 1981 KCR Kansas City Royals 10 Manager 1982 KCR Kansas City Royals 10 Manager 1983 KCR Kansas City Royals 10 Manager 1984 KCR Kansas City Royals 10 Manager 1985 KCR Kansas City Royals 10 Manager 1986 KCR Kansas City Royals 10 Manager |
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1961 - American League Rookie-of-the-Year |
| Pro Statistics |
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Batting Statistics Year Team AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 KCA .280 158 156 611 108 171 29 6 3 45 221 .362 92 5 38 8 .377 3 8 37 46 1962 KCA .238 83 72 286 53 68 8 3 6 34 100 .350 38 1 8 5 .326 3 9 19 21 1963 KCA .195 15 10 41 4 8 0 0 0 1 8 .195 7 0 3 0 .313 0 1 0 0 " Cle .247 49 42 162 25 40 5 0 1 10 48 .296 22 0 18 5 .333 2 4 9 12 1964 Cle .256 162 161 637 101 163 23 4 3 52 203 .319 76 2 39 12 .335 4 16 20 27 1965 Cle .235 107 81 307 47 72 8 2 1 6 87 .283 57 1 25 5 .354 2 10 17 21 1966 Cle .229 67 37 140 18 32 9 1 2 4 49 .350 15 0 23 4 .299 2 4 2 6 1967 NYY .268 63 34 149 18 40 6 0 0 10 46 .309 25 2 15 0 .381 0 3 1 5 1968 NYY .153 85 29 150 24 23 2 1 0 3 27 .180 35 2 17 4 .321 0 3 0 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 Years .248 789 622 2483 398 617 90 17 16 165 789 .318 367 13 186 43 .346 16 58 105 139 |
All-Star Batting Statistics Year Team AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 KCA .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Year .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 |
Fielding Statistics Year Team Pos GP PO Ast E DP Fld% ------------------------------------------ 1961 KCA SS 157 299 427 38 85 .950 1962 KCA SS 72 138 191 13 37 .962 1963 KCA SS 10 21 23 2 6 .957 1963 Cle SS 44 80 90 9 15 .950 1964 Cle SS 162 291 463 20 100 .974 1965 Cle SS 73 119 173 7 33 .977 " " 2B 17 25 38 0 8 1.000 1966 Cle 2B 26 29 41 1 8 .986 " " SS 26 24 54 4 8 .951 1967 NYY 2B 22 55 46 1 15 .990 " " 3B 12 7 24 2 3 .939 " " SS 3 2 6 0 0 1.000 1968 NYY 2B 29 58 103 3 19 .982 " " 3B 2 2 2 0 0 1.000 " " SS 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 ------------------------------------------ 8 Years 656 1151 1682 100 337 .966 |
Managerial Statistics Year Team W L Pct Comment ----------------------------------- 1978 NYY 0 1 .000 1980 NYY 103 59 .636 Division Champs 1981 KCR 20 13 .606 1982 KCR 90 72 .556 1983 KCR 79 83 .488 1984 KCR 84 78 .519 Division Champs 1985 KCR 91 71 .562 World Series Champs 1986 KCR 40 48 .455 --------------------------- 8 Years 507 425 .544 |