Art Howe
| Art Howe | |||
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in 1985 at Busch Memorial Stadium.
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| Infielder / Manager | |||
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Born: December 15, 1946 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 10, 1974, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| April 19, 1985, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .260 | ||
| Home runs | 43 | ||
| Runs batted in | 293 | ||
| Managerial record | 1,129–1,137 | ||
| Winning % | .498 | ||
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Arthur Henry "Art" Howe, Jr. (born December 15, 1946) is a former Major League Baseball infielder, coach, scout and manager. He managed the Houston Astros (1989–93), Oakland Athletics (1996–2002), and New York Mets (2003–04), compiling a career record of 1,129 wins and 1,137 losses.
Howe was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is an alumnus of the University of Wyoming, and signed his first playing contract at age 24, with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1971. He came to the major leagues as a part-time player with Pittsburgh in 1974–75, before a trade to the Astros for infielder Tommy Helms on January 6, 1976. He played all four infield positions, mostly as a third baseman and second baseman, for Houston from 1976–82. In only playing in 125 games in 1977 and alternating between 2B, SS and 3B, Howe only committed 8 errors. On May 7, 1980, Art suffered a fractured jaw when hit by a pitch from Expos pitcher Scott Sanderson. After missing the entire 1983 season with an injury, he finished his playing career with the St. Louis Cardinals (1984–85). The right-handed hitter appeared in 891 games over all or parts of 11 seasons, compiling a lifetime batting average of .260 with 43 home runs.
In 1986, Howe began his coaching career as an aide to Bobby Valentine with the Texas Rangers. After three seasons, he was hired by his old team, the Astros, as manager for 1989, succeeding Hal Lanier. Howe enjoyed a successful first season in Houston, but the team was rebuilding with young players such as Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio, and suffered losing years in 1990–91. In 1992 and 1993 the Astros improved to .500 and then a winning record, but Howe was fired in favor of Terry Collins at the close of the '93 campaign. During the 1994–95 Dominican Winter League season, Howe led the Azucareros del Este to their first championship.
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