Rich Dauer, who was a key member of the Houston Astros World Series winning coach staff, died earlier this week. He was 72 years old.
The Baltimore Orioles announced on Monday the death of Dauer. Dauer made his major debut in the Orioles in 1976 and passed the next decade as an interior field player of the franchise.
A cause of death was not immediately released.
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The coach of the first base of Houston Astros, Rich Dauer, # 48, watches play in the second match of the 2017 ASSTROS 2017 ASTROS Baseball series against New York Yankees at Minute Maid Park in Houston on 14 October 2017. (Thomas B. Shea-USA today Sport)
The launcher of the temple of baseball renown, Jim Palmer, paid tribute to Dauer.
“My longtime teammate Richie Dauer passes. Being part of the Oriole Way, where you did not have to be a star to help the victory of the O,” wrote Palmer on social networks. “Richie had a contagious personality who kept us in bulk, but concentrated. Another reason why I was so blessed to be an Oriole for life.” Rip. “
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Dauer was the Astros First Base coach when Houston beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2017 World Series. He suffered an emergency surgery after this season to address a blood clot in his brain. MLB.com reported in 2023 that he had recently had a significant stroke.
The coach of the first base of the Houston Astros, Rich Dauer, # 48, gives instructions to the Infielders in the second match of the series of the ASTROS 2017 Astros Yankes Astros 2017 ASTROS Mouston series of the ASTROS TAP Minute Maid Park in Houston on October 14, 2017. (Thomas B. Shea-USA today Sport)
“Baseball has brought incredible people into my life. The loved when he trained me and learned from him when he was in my staff in Houston,” said the former Manager of Astros, Aj Hinch. “Rip, my friend. And thank you for being you.”
The double MLB All-Star, Alex Bregman, went to Instagram on Monday to honor Dauer. “Rip my brother. We love you,” wrote Bregman. “We will miss you.”
Dauer managed to open the World Series match 7 of 1979 between the Orioles and the Pirates of Pittsburgh. Baltimore finally suffered a defeat of the 4-3 series, but the Orioles returned to the World Series in 1983 and beat the Philadelphia Phillies.
Dauer was inducted into the renown temple of Orioles in 2012. He was also part of the 2021 class of the College’s Baseball Temple. He helped southern California to win national titles in 1973 and 1974.
