DATE: 1982 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 1 Original - Printed from the original negative within about 2 years of when it was shot TEAM: Kansas City Royals SUBJECTS: Dick Howser, Mike Armstrong, Frank White, Don Slaught APPROXIMATE SIZE: 7-5/8"x10" MARKS / STAMPING: Clipping from article in which the photo ran remains affixed to the verso. NUMBER OF PHOTOS: 1 COMMENTS / CONDITION: This is one of a large accumulation of vintage sports photographs, slides and negatives that we will be listing over the coming months. Wear on these, if any, is mostly confined to minor corner and edge wear, but see scans for further details including condition. We do not deal in stock images or modern reprints, and all scans shown are of the actual vintage photograph, slide or negative being sold. If you have any questions about a particular piece, please ask before the auction ends. BIO: Richard Dalton Howser was born in 1936 in Miami, FL and died in 1987 in Kansas City, MO. He went to college at Florida State University. He played major league baseball from 1961 to 1968 as infielder for the Kansas City Athletics, Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees, and was selected in 1961 as an All-Star. After his playing career ended, Dick Howser spent a decade as a New York Yankees coach. After spending 1980 as the Yankees manager, he became the Kansas City Royals skipper in 1981 and led the Royals to a victory in the 1985 World Series. Tragically, Howser died from a brain tumor in 1987 at age 51. Donald Martin Slaught (Sluggo) was born in 1958 in Long Beach, CA and went to college at the University of California, Los Angeles. He played major league baseball from 1982 to 1997 as catcher for the Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, California Angels, Chicago White Sox and the San Diego Padres. Slaught was hitting coach of the Detroit Tigers for the 2006 season. SKU: SPP01446
Item: SPP01446
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