Ken Howell
| Ken Howell | |
|---|---|
West Bloomfield, Michigan, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 25, 1984, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 5, 1990, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 38–48 |
| Earned run average | 3.95 |
| Strikeouts | 549 |
| Saves | 31 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Kenneth Howell, Jr. (November 28, 1960 – November 9, 2018) was an American professional baseball pitcher and pitching coach, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the National League (NL) Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies (1984-1990). During his playing days, Howell stood 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) tall, weighing 200 pounds (91 kg). He batted and threw right-handed.
Scholastically, Howell attended
Howell's lone appearance in baseball's postseason came in
Howell's final big league appearance came on August 5, 1990, at Veterans Stadium. While he left the game after 4 innings, trailing the Pittsburgh Pirates 5–2, the Von Hayes- and John Kruk-led Phillies rallied to beat the Buccos, 8–6. Following his playing career, Howell served as both a minor- and major-league coach for the Dodgers.
Howell suffered from
Playing career
Howell was drafted by the
Howell was involved in a pair of trades involving the Baltimore Orioles during a five-day span in early-December 1988. He was acquired along with Brian Holton and Juan Bell from the Dodgers for Eddie Murray on the 4th,[3] then sent with Gordon Dillard to the Philadelphia Phillies for Phil Bradley on the 9th. The second transaction addressed the Phillies' need for starting pitching and the Orioles' for right-handed hitting.[4] He pitched in 33 games with the Phillies in 1989, 32 of which were starts and was 12–12 with a 3.44 ERA and then made 18 starts in 1990 with an 8–7 record and 4.64 ERA. Injury issues caused him to miss the rest of the 1990 season and most of 1991 and 1992, appearing in only 6 games in AAA in 1991 and none at all in 1992.
Howell attempted a comeback with the
Coaching career
He returned to the Dodgers in 2003 as the pitching coach for the
In 2008, Howell joined the Dodgers Major League coaching staff as the bullpen coach, a position he held through 2012 under Managers Joe Torre and Don Mattingly. On November 13, 2012, he became the Assistant Pitching Coach for the Dodgers and remained in that position through the 2015 season.
Personal life
Howell was rushed to the hospital on February 6, 2015, when it was found he was suffering from kidney failure. It was later discovered he was suffering from pancreatic necrosis, an anaerobic infection, as well as other health complications. Howell underwent multiple surgeries, and later texted to the media that he was "doing much better."[5]
Howell died on November 9, 2018.[2]
References
- ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ a b Osborne, Cary (November 10, 2018). "Influential former Dodger reliever and coach Ken Howell passes away". Dodger Insider.
- ^ Chass, Murray. "Baseball: Dodgers Complete Trade for Murray," The New York Times, Monday, December 5, 1988. Retrieved December 6, 2021
- ^ "The Philadelphia Phillies traded outfielder Phil Bradley to the...," United Press International (UPI), Friday, December 9, 1988. Retrieved December 6, 2021
- ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers assistant pitching coach Ken Howell to miss Spring Training due to health issues". MLB.com. February 22, 2015.
External links
- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Ken Howell at Baseball Almanac
- Ken Howell at Find a Grave