Dick Howser

Positions: Shortstop and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-8, 155lb (173cm, 70kg)

Born: May 14, 1936 in Miami, FL us

Died: June 17, 1987 in Kansas City, MO

Buried: Tallahassee Memory Gardens, Tallahassee, FL

High School: Palm Beach HS (West Palm Beach, FL)

School: Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL)

Debut: April 11, 1961 (Age 24-332d, 11,804th in major league history)
vs. BOS 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1968 (Age 32-136d)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1961 season

Full Name: Richard Dalton Howser

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.3

2483

617

.249

398

RBI

165

105

OBP

.346

SLG

.318

OPS

.664

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	37-46 / in Starts: 32-40
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	15 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	4

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 337 PAs	34
Actual Runners on Base	146 (73-45-28) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 337 PAs	37
Avg. Runners on Base	208 (109-64-34)

Most Driven In
H Sullivan	7
Self	6
E Charles	4
G Cimoli	4
J Azcue	3
L Posada	1
M JimÃ©nez	1
B Bryan	1

Most Driven In By
J Lumpe	16
N Siebern	8
B Del Greco	7
M JimÃ©nez	6
Self	6
J Tartabull	4
G Cimoli	3
W Causey	1

1962 Batting Game Log

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1962 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	159	1	Apr 10	KCA		MIN	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	.63	-0.037	1.19	-0.04%	0.06	SS
2	160	2	Apr 11	KCA		MIN	L,0-8	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	1	.54	-0.015	1.22	-0.02%	-0.24	SS
3	161	3	Apr 12	KCA		MIN	L,5-9	CG	5	5	2	3	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.385	.583	.968	1	1.46	0.258	3.11	0.33%	1.98	SS
4	162	4	Apr 13	KCA		CHW	L,5-12	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.294	.333	.471	.804	1	.74	-0.003	1.28	0.00%	-0.21	SS
5	163	5	Apr 14	KCA		CHW	W,7-3	CG	5	3	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	.350	.381	.500	.881	1	.59	0.113	.98	0.11%	1.38	SS
6	164	6	Apr 15	KCA		CHW	L,3-8	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.280	.308	.400	.708	1	.77	-0.038	1.29	-0.04%	-0.69	SS
7	165	7	Apr 17	KCA	@	LAA	W,5-3	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	.276	.323	.379	.702	1	1.11	0.149	1.89	0.15%	1.42	SS
8	166	8	Apr 18	KCA	@	LAA	L,2-3	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.258	.324	.355	.678	1	1.53	-0.115	2.96	-0.13%	-0.78	SS
9	167	9	Apr 19	KCA	@	LAA	L,4-6	CG(12)	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.222	.275	.306	.581	1	1.49	-0.023	2.15	-0.02%	-0.85	SS
10	168	10	Apr 20	KCA	@	CHW	W,7-4	CG	5	5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.267	.341	.608	1	.53	-0.051	.76	-0.04%	-0.13	SS
11	169	11	Apr 21	KCA	@	CHW	W,9-6	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.245	.311	.556	1	.67	-0.044	1.16	-0.05%	-0.77	SS
12	170	12	Apr 22 (1)	KCA	@	CHW	W,7-1	CG	6	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.224	.273	.327	.599	1	.53	0.018	1.00	0.02%	0.25	SS
13	171	13	Apr 22 (2)	KCA	@	CHW	W,7-5	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.250	.296	.546	1	.77	-0.096	1.50	-0.11%	-0.96	SS
14	172	14	Apr 24	KCA	@	DET	L,0-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.193	.250	.281	.531	1	1.09	-0.057	2.60	-0.08%	-0.26	SS
15	173	15	Apr 25	KCA	@	DET	W,9-8	CG	6	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.257	.274	.531	1	.76	0.105	1.55	0.13%	1.06	SS
16	174	16	Apr 26	KCA	@	DET	L,7-11	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.253	.269	.522	1	.93	0.027	2.23	0.04%	0.08	SS
17	175	17	Apr 27	KCA		BAL	W,14-5	CG	5	4	3	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.288	.296	.583	1	.53	0.080	1.11	0.10%	1.56	SS
18	176	18	Apr 28	KCA		BAL	L,2-3	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.227	.294	.293	.587	1	2.03	-0.197	4.48	-0.26%	-0.44	SS
19	177	19	Apr 29	KCA		BAL	L,3-8	CG	5	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.303	.316	.620	1	1.04	-0.017	2.12	-0.02%	0.00	SS
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	178	20	May 1	KCA		DET	L,2-3	CG(10)	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.241	.309	.313	.622	1	1.45	-0.098	2.58	-0.11%	-0.50	SS
21	179	21	May 2	KCA		DET	W,12-8	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.313	.302	.615	1	.84	-0.024	1.29	-0.02%	-0.51	SS
22	180	22	May 3	KCA		DET	W,6-4	CG	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	.233	.311	.300	.611	1	1.50	0.132	2.80	0.15%	0.84	SS
23	181	23	May 4	KCA		CLE	L,5-6	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.315	.309	.623	1	.78	0.054	1.46	0.06%	1.37	SS
24	182	24	May 5 (1)	KCA		CLE	W,18-6	CG	6	6	4	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.333	.360	.693	1	.35	0.096	.60	0.10%	2.16	SS
25	183	25	May 5 (2)	KCA		CLE	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.322	.346	.668	1	.74	-0.076	1.50	-0.09%	-0.89	SS
26	184	26	May 6	KCA		CLE	L,1-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.320	.336	.656	1	.59	-0.048	.96	-0.05%	-0.44	SS
27	185	27	May 9	KCA	@	BAL	L,3-6	CG	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.323	.348	.671	1	.69	0.073	1.01	0.06%	1.26	SS
28	186	28	May 10	KCA	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	.246	.328	.342	.670	1	1.45	-0.011	1.92	-0.01%	-0.05	SS
29	187	29	May 11	KCA	@	MIN	W,5-3	CG(8)	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.254	.333	.347	.681	1	.98	0.009	1.10	0.01%	0.05	SS
30	188	30	May 12	KCA	@	MIN	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.331	.344	.675	1	1.36	0.068	1.81	0.05%	0.11	SS
31	189	31	May 13	KCA	@	MIN	L,3-10	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.329	.365	.694	1	.90	0.144	1.03	0.10%	1.22	SS
32	190	32	May 15	KCA	@	CLE	W,6-5	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.331	.366	.697	1	.96	0.026	1.00	0.02%	0.04	SS
33	191	33	May 16	KCA	@	CLE	L,9-10	CG	5	3	2	2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.346	.381	.727	1	1.14	0.207	1.25	0.14%	1.41	SS
34	192	34	May 18	KCA	@	WSA	L,2-3	CG	4	4	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.350	.399	.749	1	1.12	0.120	1.08	0.07%	1.15	SS
35	193	35	May 19	KCA	@	WSA	W,8-4	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.352	.420	.771	1	.75	0.238	.59	0.11%	1.56	SS
36	194	36	May 20 (1)	KCA	@	WSA	W,1-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.272	.343	.408	.752	1	1.62	0.044	1.31	0.02%	0.09	SS
37	195	37	May 20 (2)	KCA	@	WSA	L,5-7	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.272	.341	.404	.745	1	1.83	0.045	1.77	0.03%	1.20	SS
38	196	38	May 21	KCA	@	BOS	W,10-5	CG	5	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.276	.343	.404	.747	1	.78	0.060	.69	0.03%	0.50	SS
39	197	39	May 22	KCA	@	BOS	W,5-1	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.269	.339	.394	.733	1	.54	-0.071	.57	-0.05%	-1.78	SS
40	198	40	May 23	KCA	@	NYY	L,7-13	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.268	.341	.390	.731	1	.70	-0.071	.96	-0.06%	-1.25	SS
41	199	41	May 24	KCA	@	NYY	L,4-9	CG	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.332	.379	.710	1	1.46	-0.157	1.72	-0.11%	-1.67	SS
42	200	42	May 25	KCA		LAA	L,4-5	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.328	.374	.702	1	1.27	-0.162	1.17	-0.09%	-0.92	SS
43	201	43	May 26	KCA		LAA	W,8-7	CG	6	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.258	.333	.371	.704	1	1.35	0.073	1.12	0.04%	0.14	SS
44	202	44	May 27 (1)	KCA		LAA	W,3-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.258	.332	.379	.711	1	1.28	0.045	1.19	0.03%	-0.37	SS
45	203	45	May 27 (2)	KCA		LAA	L,3-6	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	.253	.329	.371	.700	1						SS
46	204	46	May 29	KCA		NYY	W,2-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.249	.327	.365	.692	1	.59	-0.002	.56	0.00%	-0.13	SS
47	205	47	May 30 (1)	KCA		WSA	L,0-8	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.330	.373	.703	1	.36	0.007	.31	0.00%	-0.12	SS
48	206	48	May 30 (2)	KCA		WSA	W,5-2	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.336	.372	.709	1	1.44	0.045	1.10	0.02%	-0.09	SS
49	207	49	May 31	KCA		WSA	W,1-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.256	.339	.372	.711	1	1.38	0.093	1.28	0.05%	0.33	SS
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
50	208	50	Jun 1	KCA		BOS	W,9-2	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	.256	.341	.369	.710	1	.75	0.026	.78	0.02%	-0.32	SS
51	209	51	Jun 2	KCA		BOS	L,2-5	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.338	.365	.703	1	1.00	0.051	1.13	0.04%	0.05	SS
52	210	52	Jun 5	KCA	@	MIN	W,4-3	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.335	.362	.696	1	.66	-0.039	.78	-0.03%	-0.49	SS
53	211	53	Jun 6	KCA	@	MIN	L,0-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.249	.329	.355	.684	1	.48	-0.048	.70	-0.04%	-0.76	SS
54	212	54	Jun 7	KCA	@	MIN	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.249	.328	.357	.685	1	.92	-0.061	.98	-0.04%	0.15	SS
55	213	55	Jun 8	KCA	@	LAA	L,1-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.327	.353	.679	1	.73	-0.027	.71	-0.02%	-0.44	SS
56	214	56	Jun 9	KCA	@	LAA	L,1-8	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.329	.352	.682	1	.57	0.012	.44	0.01%	0.21	SS
57	215	57	Jun 10 (1)	KCA	@	LAA	L,6-14	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.331	.351	.681	2	.38	-0.010	.23	0.00%	0.12	SS
58	216	58	Jun 10 (2)	KCA	@	LAA	L,5-6	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.332	.349	.681	1	1.86	-0.137	.98	-0.04%	-0.53	SS
59	217	59	Jun 12	KCA		CHW	W,2-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.335	.346	.681	1	1.68	-0.007	.63	0.00%	0.21	SS
60	218	60	Jun 13	KCA		CHW	W,4-3	CG	4	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.245	.333	.344	.678	1	1.69	-0.034	.83	-0.01%	-0.07	SS
61	219	61	Jun 14	KCA		CHW	W,11-8	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.246	.335	.344	.679	1	.67	0.032	.37	0.01%	0.85	SS
62	220	62	Jun 15	KCA		MIN	W,6-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.331	.340	.671	1	.50	-0.029	.43	-0.02%	-0.50	SS
63	221	63	Jun 16	KCA		MIN	W,6-2	CG	4	4	3	3	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.251	.337	.367	.703	1	.66	0.231	.66	0.14%	2.56	SS
64	222	64	Jun 17	KCA		MIN	W,10-6	CG	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.249	.341	.364	.705	1	.62	-0.003	.71	0.00%	0.59	SS
65	223	65	Jun 18	KCA		MIN	L,4-9	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.343	.375	.718	1	.67	0.086	.81	0.06%	0.78	SS
66	224	66	Jun 19	KCA		LAA	L,4-7	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	.246	.341	.369	.710	1						SS
67	225	67	Jun 20	KCA		LAA	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	.242	.337	.364	.700	1						SS
68	226	68	Jun 21	KCA		LAA	L,1-3	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	.242	.334	.361	.695	1						SS
69	227	69	Jun 22	KCA	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.241	.332	.358	.690	1	1.00	-0.045	.43	-0.01%	-0.06	SS
70	228	70	Jun 23	KCA	@	CHW	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.328	.353	.681	1	.67	-0.068	.24	-0.02%	-0.67	SS
71	229	71	Jun 24 (1)	KCA	@	CHW	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.324	.348	.672	1	.65	-0.067	.19	-0.01%	-0.73	SS
72	230	72	Jun 24 (2)	KCA	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.326	.350	.676	7	1.21	0.072	.29	0.01%	0.80	SS
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
73	231	118 (45)	Aug 12	KCA		CHW	L,0-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.326	.350	.676	5						PR
74	232	119	Aug 14	KCA		WSA	W,6-5	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.326	.350	.676	1		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
75	233	124 (4)	Aug 18 (2)	KCA		NYY	L,7-11	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.326	.350	.676	9						PR
76	234	132 (7)	Aug 26	KCA	@	MIN	L,0-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.326	.350	.676	8						PR
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
77	235	136 (3)	Sep 1	KCA	@	NYY	L,1-3	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.326	.350	.676	9						PR
78	236	148 (11)	Sep 15 (1)	KCA		BAL	W,4-3	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.326	.350	.676	9	2.69	-0.202	.00	0.00%	-1.09	PR
79	237	149	Sep 15 (2)	KCA		BAL	W,5-4	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.326	.350	.676	9						PR
80	238	151 (1)	Sep 18	KCA		CLE	W,6-1	8-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.326	.350	.676	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
81	239	152	Sep 19	KCA		CLE	L,9-10	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.326	.350	.676	9						PR
82	240	155 (2)	Sep 22	KCA		DET	W,5-2	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.326	.350	.676	9	.28	0.005	.00	0.00%	0.16	PR
83	241	161 (5)	Sep 29	KCA	@	DET	L,2-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.326	.350	.676	7						PR
							37-46		337	286	53	68	8	3	6	34	38	0	9	1	9	3	9	5	19	3	.238	.326	.350	.676		.99	0.654	1.24	0.60%	8.02

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