Arthur Henry Howe Jr. is an American former professional baseball infielder, coach, scout, and manager, who appeared as a player in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros, and St. Louis Cardinals.
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In 1986, Howe began his coaching career as an aide to Bobby Valentine with the Texas Rangers. After three seasons, he was hired by his old team, the Astros, as manager for 1989, succeeding Hal Lanier.
Howe enjoyed a successful first season in Houston, but the team was rebuilding with young players such as Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio and suffered losing years in 1990–91.
In 1992 and 1993 the Astros improved to .500 and then a winning record, but Howe was fired in favor of Terry Collins at the close of the ’93 campaign. During the 1994–95 Dominican Winter League season, Howe led the Azucareros del Este to their first championship.