Steve Howe (baseball)
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Howe in 1981
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Born: March 10, 1958 Pontiac, Michigan |
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Died: April 28, 2006 (aged 48) Coachella, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 11, 1980, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |||
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| June 21, 1996, for the New York Yankees | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 47–41 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.03 | ||
| Strikeouts | 328 | ||
| Saves | 91 | ||
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Steven Roy "Steve" Howe (March 10, 1958 – April 28, 2006) was an American professional baseball relief pitcher. He played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers and New York Yankees.
A hard-throwing left-hander, Howe was the Rookie of the Year in 1980, saved the clinching game of the 1981 World Series, and was an All-Star in 1982. However, his career was derailed by problems with drug and alcohol abuse. He was suspended a number of times by Major League Baseball for drug-policy violations, but several times returned to show flashes of his former brilliance.
Born in Pontiac, Michigan, Howe was a two-time All-Big Ten selection at the University of Michigan. He made his Major League debut at the age of 22 in 1980 and would eventually become the National League Rookie of the Year that year, the second in a string of four Dodger rookies of the year (Rick Sutcliffe, Fernando Valenzuela, and Steve Sax were the others). He saved 17 games during his ROY season, establishing a new rookie record. The following year, Howe helped the Dodgers win the World Series against the New York Yankees.
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