Dick Howser
Richard Dalton Howser
Born: May 14, 1936
Miami, FL USA
Deceased: 1987
Kansas City, MO USA
Primary Position: SS
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, SS, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 155
College: Florida State University
Career: 1961-1968
Minor League Statistics
Dick Howser compiled a career batting average of .248 with 16 home runs and 165 RBI in his 789-game career with the Kansas City Athletics, Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees. He began playing during the 1961 season and last took the field during the 1968 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 158 | 719 | 611 | 108 | 171 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 45 | 37 | 9 | 92 | 38 | .280 | .377 | .362 | .739 | 221 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 1962 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 83 | 337 | 286 | 53 | 68 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 19 | 2 | 38 | 8 | .238 | .326 | .350 | .676 | 100 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 1963 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 15 | 49 | 41 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | .195 | .313 | .195 | .508 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1963 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 49 | 190 | 162 | 25 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 18 | .247 | .333 | .296 | .630 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1964 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 162 | 735 | 637 | 101 | 163 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 52 | 20 | 7 | 76 | 39 | .256 | .335 | .319 | .654 | 203 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 1 |
| 1965 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 107 | 377 | 307 | 47 | 72 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 57 | 25 | .235 | .354 | .283 | .638 | 87 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 1966 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 67 | 161 | 140 | 18 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 23 | .229 | .299 | .350 | .649 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1967 | AL | New York Yankees | 63 | 179 | 149 | 18 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 15 | .268 | .381 | .309 | .689 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | AL | New York Yankees | 85 | 190 | 150 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 17 | .153 | .321 | .180 | .501 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 789 | 2937 | 2483 | 398 | 617 | 90 | 17 | 16 | 165 | 105 | 34 | 367 | 186 | .248 | .346 | .318 | .664 | 789 | 43 | 13 | 58 | 16 | 2 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | SS | 157 | 156 | 1348.0 | 299 | 427 | 38 | 85 | .950 | 4.847 | 4.624 |
| 1962 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | SS | 72 | 72 | 630.0 | 138 | 191 | 13 | 37 | .962 | 4.700 | 4.569 |
| 1963 | AL | Cleveland Indians | SS | 44 | 42 | 361.0 | 80 | 90 | 9 | 15 | .950 | 4.238 | 3.864 |
| 1963 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | SS | 10 | 10 | 89.0 | 21 | 23 | 2 | 6 | .957 | 4.449 | 4.400 |
| 1964 | AL | Cleveland Indians | SS | 162 | 161 | 1459.7 | 291 | 463 | 20 | 100 | .974 | 4.649 | 4.654 |
| 1965 | AL | Cleveland Indians | SS | 73 | 69 | 611.0 | 119 | 173 | 7 | 33 | .977 | 4.301 | 4.000 |
| 1965 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 17 | 12 | 114.3 | 25 | 38 | 0 | 8 | 1.000 | 4.959 | 3.706 |
| 1966 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 26 | 20 | 176.7 | 29 | 41 | 1 | 8 | .986 | 3.566 | 2.692 |
| 1966 | AL | Cleveland Indians | SS | 26 | 17 | 175.0 | 24 | 54 | 4 | 8 | .951 | 4.011 | 3.000 |
| 1967 | AL | New York Yankees | 2B | 22 | 21 | 189.3 | 55 | 46 | 1 | 15 | .990 | 4.801 | 4.591 |
| 1967 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 12 | 11 | 100.0 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 3 | .939 | 2.790 | 2.583 |
| 1967 | AL | New York Yankees | SS | 3 | 2 | 21.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.429 | 2.667 |
| 1968 | AL | New York Yankees | 2B | 29 | 27 | 252.0 | 58 | 103 | 3 | 19 | .982 | 5.750 | 5.552 |
| 1968 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 2.000 |
| 1968 | AL | New York Yankees | SS | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 656 | 622 | 5547.0 | 1151 | 1682 | 100 | 337 | .966 | 4.597 | 4.319 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
