Former MLB infielder Rich Dauer, who won a World Series as a player with the Baltimore Orioles and another as a coach with the Houston Astros, has died. He was 72.
The Orioles announced Dauer’s death Monday. No cause of death was provided.
“We mourn the passing of Orioles Hall of Fame second baseman Rich Dauer, who spent his entire 10-year career with the O’s,” the organization wrote in a statement. “We send our deepest sympathies to the Dauer family as well as his many teammates and friends.”
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Dauer played for Baltimore from 1976-85, helping the Orioles win the 1983 World Series. The utility second and third baseman finished his MLB career with a .257 batting average, 43 home runs, 372 RBI and .653 OPS in 3,829 at-bats across 1,140 games. He was inducted into the Orioles Hall of Fame in 2012.
Following his MLB career, Dauer transitioned to coaching at the MLB level. He served as third-base coach for the then-Cleveland Indians (1990-91), third-base coach for the Kansas City Royals (1997-2002), bench coach for the Milwaukee Brewers (2003-05), third-base coach for the Colorado Rockies (2009-12), and first-base coach for the Astros (2015-17). He won the World Series with the Astros in 2017, his final year of coaching.
The Astros also issued a statement Monday recognizing Dauer’s death.
“We are heartbroken to learn of the passing of former Astros coach Rich Dauer,” the Astros wrote. “In addition to his fine playing career with the Orioles, Rich was a popular coach with the Astros for three seasons (2015-17), and was a part of the staff that led the team to its first World Series title in 2017.”
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