Rich Dauer

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Richard Fremont Dauer

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lb.
School San Bernardino Valley College, University of Southern California
Debut September 11, 1976
Final Game September 29, 1985
Born July 27, 1952 in San Bernardino, CA USA

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Rich Dauer of the Rochester Red Wings shared the 1976 International League MVP award with Mickey Klutts and Joe Lis. However, he had a very difficult introduction to the Major Leagues that year, going 4 for 39 for the Baltimore Orioles. By 1978, he was the O's regular second baseman and set an American League record with 86 consecutive errorless games and 425 consecutive errorless chances. He played for Baltimore for a decade was a starter on the pennant-winning 1979 Orioles and the World Series Champion 1983 Orioles.

In 1990, Dauer played and managed the the San Bernardino Pride of the Senior Professional Baseball Association. He was batting .333 in 7 games when the league ceased operations in December.

After his playing days ended, Dauer managed the San Bernardino Spirit in 1987 and was third base coach for the Cleveland Indians in 1990 and 1991. He later held the same job with the Kansas City Royals from 1997 to 2002. He was also the Milwaukee Brewers bench coach from 2003 to 2005.

From 2006 to 2008, Dauer was as the Colorado Rockies Minor-league infield coordinator. In 2009 he will join the big league staff as the third-base coach.