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Steve Howe
Steve Howe
	Howe in 1981
	Pitcher
	Born: March 10, 1958; Pontiac, Michigan, U.S.
	Died: April 28, 2006 (aged 48); Coachella, California, U.S.
	Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
	April 11, 1980, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
	June 21, 1996, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	47–41
Earned run average	3.03
Strikeouts	328
Saves	91
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Los Angeles Dodgers (1980–1983, 1985); Minnesota Twins (1985); Texas Rangers (1987); New York Yankees (1991–1996);
Career highlights and awards
	All-Star (1982); World Series champion (1981); NL Rookie of the Year (1980);

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Steven Roy Howe (March 10, 1958 – April 28, 2006) was an American professional baseball relief pitcher. He played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers and New York Yankees, spanning 1980 to 1996. His baseball career ended in 1997 after a stint with the Sioux Falls Canaries of the independent Northern League.

A hard-throwing left-hander, Howe was the Rookie of the Year in 1980, saved the clinching game of the 1981 World Series, and was an All-Star in 1982. However, his career was derailed by problems with alcohol and cocaine abuse. He was suspended seven times by MLB for drug-policy violations, and in 1992 he received a lifetime ban from baseball that he was able to overturn with an appeal. After each disciplinary action, he returned to show flashes of his former brilliance. He died in a single-vehicle accident in 2006, after which an autopsy identified the presence of methamphetamine in his system.

Baseball career

Born in Pontiac, Michigan, Howe played college baseball at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and was a two-time All-Big Ten selection.^[1] He made his major league debut at the age of 22 in 1980 and was the National League Rookie of the Year that year, the second in a string of four Dodger rookies of the year (Rick Sutcliffe, Fernando Valenzuela, and Steve Sax). He saved 17 games during his ROY season, establishing a new rookie record. In the following strike-shortened season, Howe helped the Dodgers win the World Series over the New York Yankees.

Howe's career was plagued by alcohol and cocaine abuse;^[2] he first checked himself into a substance abuse clinic in 1983,^[3] but a relapse resulted in his suspension for the entire 1984 season.^[1]^[4] Over the course of his 17-year career, Howe was suspended seven times.^[5]

After briefly pitching for the Minnesota Twins and Texas Rangers and being out of the major leagues for four years, Howe signed with the Yankees, where he once again pitched effectively. However, in 1992, Howe became the second player to be banned from baseball for life because of substance abuse (the first was Ferguson Jenkins, who was also reinstated). He successfully appealed the ban and re-signed with the Yankees, where he had one final great season in 1994, recording 15 saves and a 1.80 earned run average as the Yankees' closer. He failed to repeat the performance the following year and was relegated to a setup role, and was released in June 1996 after posting an 0–1 record with a 6.35 ERA. Howe finished his career in 1997 playing with the Sioux Falls Canaries of the independent Northern League.

For his career, Howe posted a record of 47 wins, 41 losses, 91 saves, and a 3.03 ERA in 497 games.

Autobiography

Howe published an autobiography in 1989, the middle of his baseball career. The book, Between the Lines: One Athlete's Struggle to Escape the Nightmare of Addiction (ISBN 9780940279254), described his chemical dependency and hope for recovery based upon his newfound commitment to evangelical Christianity. The book was co-written with Jim Greenfield, a lawyer from the Philadelphia area.

After baseball

Following his retirement from baseball, Howe worked in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, as a self-employed framing contractor. His company's name was All Star Framing.

On April 28, 2006, Howe's pickup truck rolled over in Coachella, California, and he was killed. He was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.^[5] The toxicology reports following his autopsy indicated he had methamphetamine in his system.^[5]

Published works

Howe, Steve (1989). Between the Lines: One Athlete's Struggle to Escape the Nightmare of Addiction. With Jim Greenfield. Grand Rapids, MI: Masters Press. ISBN 9780940279254.

References

^ ^a ^b "Cocaine, fame led to tragedy of Steve Howe". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. October 12, 1985. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
^ Athletes Who Damaged Their Careers With Drug Abuse,^{[dead link‍]} Gunaxin.
^ "Howe again suspended by Dodgers". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). wire services. September 26, 1983. p. 21.
^ "A timeline of Steve Howe's off-field problems". ESPN. Associated Press. April 28, 2006. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Autopsy: Howe had meth in system at time of crash". ESPN. Associated Press. June 28, 2006. Retrieved November 9, 2011.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
Ex-MLB pitcher Howe dies in truck crash,^{[dead link‍]} MSNBC.com

[lategfv-1] "Cocaine, fame led to tragedy of Steve Howe". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. October 12, 1985. Retrieved October 1, 2020.

[2] Athletes Who Damaged Their Careers With Drug Abuse,^{[dead link‍]} Gunaxin.

[scsusgn-3] "Howe again suspended by Dodgers". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). wire services. September 26, 1983. p. 21.

[atofshp-4] "A timeline of Steve Howe's off-field problems". ESPN. Associated Press. April 28, 2006. Retrieved October 1, 2020.

[ESPNautopsy-5] "Autopsy: Howe had meth in system at time of crash". ESPN. Associated Press. June 28, 2006. Retrieved November 9, 2011.

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-* [[Minnesota Twins]] ({{by|1985}})
+* [[Minnesota Twins]] ({{baseball year|1985}})
-* [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] ({{by|1987}})
+* [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] ({{baseball year|1987}})
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-'''Steven Roy "Steve" Howe''' (March 10, 1958 – April 28, 2006) was an American professional [[baseball]] [[relief pitcher]]. He played 12 seasons in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) for the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]], [[Minnesota Twins]], [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] and [[New York Yankees]].
+'''Steven Roy Howe''' (March 10, 1958 – April 28, 2006) was an American professional [[baseball]] [[relief pitcher]]. He played 12 seasons in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) for the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]], [[Minnesota Twins]], [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] and [[New York Yankees]], spanning 1980 to 1996. His baseball career ended in 1997 after a stint with the [[Sioux Falls Canaries]] of the independent [[Northern League (baseball, 1993–2010)|Northern League]].
-A hard-throwing left-hander, Howe was the [[Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year]] in 1980, [[Save (baseball)|saved]] the clinching game of the [[1981 World Series]], and was an [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] in 1982.  However, his career was derailed by problems with drug and alcohol abuse.  He was suspended a number of times by [[Major League Baseball]] for drug-policy violations, but several times returned to show flashes of his former brilliance.
+A hard-throwing left-hander, Howe was the [[Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year]] in 1980, [[Save (baseball)|saved]] the clinching game of the [[1981 World Series]], and was an [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] in 1982.  However, his career was derailed by problems with [[alcohol abuse|alcohol]] and [[cocaine abuse|cocaine]] abuse.  He was suspended seven times by MLB for drug-policy violations, and in 1992 he received a lifetime ban from baseball that he was able to overturn with an appeal. After each disciplinary action, he returned to show flashes of his former brilliance. He died in a [[Single-vehicle crash|single-vehicle accident]] in 2006, after which an autopsy identified the presence of [[methamphetamine]] in his system.
 ==Baseball career==
-Born in [[Pontiac, Michigan|Pontiac]], [[Michigan]], Howe was a two-time All-Big Ten selection at the [[University of Michigan]]. He made his [[Major League Baseball|Major League]] debut at the age of 22 in {{by|1980}} and would eventually become the [[National League]] [[MLB Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year]] that year, the second in a string of four Dodger rookies of the year ([[Rick Sutcliffe]], [[Fernando Valenzuela]], and [[Steve Sax]] were the others). He [[save (sport)|saved]] 17 games during his ROY season, establishing a new rookie record. The following year, Howe helped the [[1981 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Dodgers]] win the [[1981 World Series|World Series]] against the [[New York Yankees]].
+Born in [[Pontiac, Michigan|Pontiac]], [[Michigan]], Howe played [[college baseball]] at the [[Michigan Wolverines baseball|University of Michigan]] in [[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor]] and was a two-time All-[[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] selection.<ref name=lategfv>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-10-12-sp-14579-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |agency=Associated Press |title=Cocaine, fame led to tragedy of Steve Howe |date=October 12, 1985 |access-date=October 1, 2020}}</ref> He&nbsp;made his [[Major League Baseball|major league]] debut at the age of 22 in {{mlby|1980}} and was the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] [[MLB Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year]] that year, the second in a string of four Dodger rookies of the year ([[Rick Sutcliffe]], [[Fernando Valenzuela]], and [[Steve&nbsp;Sax]]<!-- were the others-->). He&nbsp;[[save (sport)|saved]] 17 games during his ROY season, establishing a new rookie record. In&nbsp;the following [[1981 Major League Baseball season|strike-shortened season]], Howe helped the [[1981 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Dodgers]] win the [[1981 World Series|World Series]] over the [[1981 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]].
-Howe's career was plagued by [[alcohol abuse|alcohol]] and [[cocaine]] abuse;<ref>[http://www.gunaxin.com/top-ten-athletes-who-damaged-their-careers-with-drug-abuse/2434/3 Athletes Who Damaged Their Careers With Drug Abuse ]</ref> he first checked himself into a [[substance abuse]] clinic in {{by|1983}}, but a relapse resulted in him being suspended for the entire {{by|1984}} season. Over the course of his 17-year career, Howe would be suspended seven times.
+Howe's career was plagued by [[alcohol abuse|alcohol]] and [[cocaine]] abuse;<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090403131315/http://www.gunaxin.com/top-ten-athletes-who-damaged-their-careers-with-drug-abuse/2434/3 Athletes Who Damaged Their Careers With Drug Abuse],{{dead link|date=August 2019}} ''Gunaxin''.</ref> he first checked himself into a [[substance abuse]] clinic in {{mlby|1983}},<ref name=scsusgn>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Xv1LAAAAIBAJ&pg=5410%2C1954713 |work=Spokane Chronicle |location=(Washington) |agency=wire services |title=Howe again suspended by Dodgers |date=September 26, 1983 |page=21}}</ref> but a relapse resulted in his suspension for the entire {{mlby|1984}} season.<ref name=lategfv/><ref name=atofshp>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=2426079 |publisher=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |title=A timeline of Steve Howe's off-field problems |date=April 28, 2006 |access-date=October 1, 2020}}</ref> Over the course of his 17-year career, Howe was suspended seven times.<ref name=ESPNautopsy/>
-After briefly pitching for the [[Minnesota Twins]] and [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] and being out of the major leagues for four years, Howe signed with the Yankees, where he once again pitched effectively. However, in {{by|1992}}, Howe became the second player to be banned from baseball for life because of substance abuse (the first was [[Ferguson Jenkins]], who was also reinstated). He successfully appealed the suspension and re-signed with the Yankees, where he had one final great season in {{by|1994}}, recording 15 saves and a 1.80 [[earned run average]] as the [[1994 New York Yankees season|Yankees]]' closer. He failed to repeat the performance the following year and was relegated to a setup role, and was released in June {{by|1996}} after posting an 0–1 record with a 6.35 ERA. Howe finished his career in 1997 playing with the Sioux Falls Canaries of the independent Northern League.
+After briefly pitching for the [[1985 Minnesota Twins season|Minnesota Twins]] and [[1987 Texas Rangers season|Texas Rangers]] and being out of the major leagues for four years, Howe signed with the Yankees, where he once again pitched effectively. However, in {{mlby|1992}}, Howe became the second player to be banned from baseball for life because of substance abuse (the first was [[Ferguson Jenkins]], who was also reinstated). He&nbsp;successfully appealed the ban and re-signed with the Yankees, where he had one final great season in {{mlby|1994}}, recording 15 saves and a 1.80 [[earned run average]] as the [[1994 New York Yankees season|Yankees]]' closer. He failed to repeat the performance the following year and was relegated to a setup role, and was released in June {{mlby|1996}} after posting an 0–1 record with a 6.35 ERA. Howe finished his career in 1997 playing with the [[Sioux Falls Canaries]] of the independent [[Northern League (baseball, 1993–2010)|Northern League]].
 For his career, Howe posted a record of 47 wins, 41 losses, 91 saves, and a 3.03 ERA in 497 games.
+==Autobiography==
+Howe published an autobiography in 1989, the middle of his baseball career. The book, ''Between the Lines: One Athlete's Struggle to Escape the Nightmare of Addiction'' ({{isbn|9780940279254}}), described his chemical dependency and hope for recovery based upon his newfound commitment to [[evangelical Christianity]]. The book was co-written with Jim Greenfield, a lawyer from the Philadelphia area.
 ==After baseball==
+Following his retirement from baseball, Howe worked in [[Lake Havasu City, Arizona]], as a self-employed [[framing (construction)|framing]] contractor. His company's name was All Star Framing.
-Howe published a 1989 autobiography, ''Between the Lines: One Athlete's Struggle to Escape the Nightmare of Addiction'', which described his chemical dependency and hope for recovery based upon his newfound commitment to [[evangelical Christianity]]. The memoir was co-written with Jim Greenfield.
+On April 28, 2006, Howe's pickup truck rolled over in [[Coachella, California]], and he was killed. He was not wearing a [[seat belt]] at the time of the crash.<ref name=ESPNautopsy/> The [[toxicology]] reports following his autopsy indicated he had [[methamphetamine]] in his system.<ref name=ESPNautopsy>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=2503090 |title=Autopsy: Howe had meth in system at time of crash  |website=[[ESPN]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=June 28, 2006 |access-date=2011-11-09}}</ref>
-Following his retirement from baseball, Howe worked in [[Lake Havasu City, Arizona]] as a self-employed [[framing (construction)|framing]] contractor. His company's name was All Star Framing.
-On April 28, 2006, Howe's pickup truck rolled over in [[Coachella, California]], and he was killed. The [[toxicology]] reports following his autopsy indicated he had [[methamphetamine]] in his system.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2503090 |title=Autopsy: Howe had meth in system at time of crash - MLB - ESPN |publisher=Sports.espn.go.com |date=2006-06-28 |accessdate=2011-11-09}}</ref>
 ==See also==
 *[[List of people banned from Major League Baseball]]
+==Published works==
+* {{cite book |first1=Steve |last1=Howe |others=With Jim Greenfield |title=Between the Lines: One Athlete's Struggle to Escape the Nightmare of Addiction |place=Grand Rapids, MI |publisher=Masters Press |year=1989 |isbn=9780940279254 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/betweenlinesonea00howe }}
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
-==Sources==
-* Steve Howe with Jim Greenfield. ''Between the Lines: One Athlete's Struggle to Escape the Nightmare of Addiction''. Grand Rapids, MI: Masters Press, 1989.<!-- ISSN/ISBN needed -->
 ==External links==
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+{{baseballstats |mlb= |espn= |br=h/howest01 |fangraphs=1006107|brm=howe--001ste}}
-* [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12536811/ MSNBC.com: Ex-MLB pitcher Howe dies in truck crash]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060516000425/http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12536811/ Ex-MLB pitcher Howe dies in truck crash],{{dead link|date=August 2019}} MSNBC.com
-* {{FAG|14109387|Steve Howe}}
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