Dan Howley

Daniel Philip "Dapper Dan" Howley (October16, 1885 – March10, 1944) was an American Major League Baseball manager with the St. Louis Browns and the Cincinnati Reds. His first year as manager of the Browns saw his team lose 94 games and finish 50+1⁄2 games behind the legendary 1927 New York Yankees. He stayed two more years in St. Louis, with his best year coming in 1928, finishing in third place. In 1929, he was hired by the Reds, but he averaged 95 losses in three years, leading to his dismissal. He finished his career with a lifetime 397–524 record (.431 winning percentage).

He was a four-time manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the International League, leading the team in 1918, 1923–1926, 1933, and 1937, winning the league pennant in 1918 and 1926. Howley was inducted into the International League Hall of Fame.

Prior to his managing career, Howley was a major league catcher for part of the 1913 season for the Philadelphia Phillies. He later served as a coach for the Detroit Tigers for three seasons, 1919 and 1921–22. Howley also acted as the first base umpire in a July 1922 game.

Howley died of a heart attack in his birthplace of Weymouth, Massachusetts at age 58.

Managerial record

Team	Year	Regular season	Postseason
Games	Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
SLB	1927	153	59	94	.386	7th in AL	–	–	–	–
SLB	1928	154	82	72	.532	3rd in AL	–	–	–	–
SLB	1929	154	79	73	.520	4th in AL	–	–	–	–
SLB total	459	220	239	.479		0	0	–
CIN	1930	154	59	95	.383	7th in NL	–	–	–	–
CIN	1931	154	58	96	.377	8th in NL	–	–	–	–
CIN	1932	154	60	94	.390	8th in NL	–	–	–	–
CIN total	462	177	285	.383		0	0	–
Total	921	397	524	.431		0	0	–

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