Steve Howe

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Steven Roy Howe

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 1", Weight 180 lb.
School University of Michigan
Debut April 11, 1980
Final Game June 21, 1996
Born March 10, 1958 in Pontiac, MI USA
Died April 28, 2006 in Coachella, CA USA

[edit] Biographical Information

Relief pitcher Steve Howe saved 17 games for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1980 and won the National League Rookie of the Year Award. However, he is best known for being suspended from baseball seven times for various drug offenses.

Having six prior suspensions for drug abuse, Howe was permanently banned from organized baseball on July 24, 1992 after Howe pled guilty to trying to purchase cocaine sixteen days earlier. Arbitrator George Nicolau overturned Howe's suspension in November 1992.

His main teammates included Pedro Guerrero (1065), Dusty Baker (950) and Ron Cey (827).

Howe died in a one-vehicle accident when his pickup truck overturned while he was driving in Coachella, CA.

[edit] Notable Achievements

1980 NL Rookie of the Year Award
NL All-Star (1982)
Won two World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers (1981) and the New York Yankees (1996; he did not play in the World Series).