Daniel Philip "Dapper Dan" Howley (October 16, 1885 – March 10, 1944) was an American

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manager with the St. Louis Browns and the

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. His first year as manager of the Browns saw his team lose 94 games and finish games behind the legendary 1927 New York Yankees. He stayed two more years in St. Louis, with his best year coming in , 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

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of the

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, 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 season for the

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. He later served as a coach for the

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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

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at age 58.

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