World Series champion Rich Dauer dead at 72

Rich Dauer, who was a cardinal subordinate of the Houston Astros World Series winning coaching staff, died earlier this week. He was 72.

The Baltimore Orioles announced Dauer's decease connected Monday. Dauer made his Major League debut with the Orioles successful 1976 and spent the adjacent decennary arsenic an infielder with the franchise. 

A origin of decease was not instantly released. 

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Houston Astros archetypal basal manager Rich Dauer, #48, watches play during crippled 2 of the 2017 ALCS playoff shot bid of the Houston Astros against the New York Yankees astatine Minute Maid Park successful Houston connected Oct. 14, 2017. (Thomas B. Shea-USA TODAY Sports)

Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Palmer paid tribute to Dauer.

"My agelong clip teammate Richie Dauer passes. Was portion of the Oriole way, wherever you didn’t person to beryllium a prima to assistance the O’s win," Palmer wrote connected societal media. "Richie had an infectious property that kept america loose, yet focused. Another crushed I was truthful blessed to beryllium an Oriole for life. RIP."

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Dauer served arsenic the Astros archetypal basal manager erstwhile Houston defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers successful the 2017 World Series. He underwent exigency country pursuing that play to code a humor clot successful his brain. MLB.com reported successful 2023 that helium had precocious had a important stroke.

Houston Astros archetypal basal manager Rich Dauer, #48, gives directions to the infielders during crippled 2 of the 2017 ALCS playoff shot bid of the Houston Astros against the New York Yankees astatine Minute Maid Park successful Houston connected Oct. 14, 2017. (Thomas B. Shea-USA TODAY Sports)

"Baseball has brought unthinkable radical into my life. Loved him erstwhile helium coached maine and learned from him erstwhile helium was connected my unit successful Houston," erstwhile Astros manager A.J. Hinch said. "RIP, my friend. And convey you for being you."

Two-time MLB All-Star Alex Bregman took to Instagram connected Monday to grant Dauer. "RIP my brother. We emotion you," Bregman wrote. "You volition beryllium missed."

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Dauer homered to unfastened the scoring successful Game 7 of the 1979 World Series betwixt the Orioles and Pittsburgh Pirates. Baltimore yet suffered a 4-3 bid defeat, but the Orioles returned to the World Series successful 1983 and defeated the Philadelphia Phillies.

Dauer was inducted into the Orioles Hall of Fame successful 2012. He was besides portion of the 2021 people for the College Baseball Hall of Fame. He helped Southern California triumph nationalist titles successful 1973 and 1974.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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