Art Howe is best known as an American professional baseball player and manager who spent more than a decade in Major League Baseball (MLB) and later managed several teams, most notably the Oakland Athletics during their successful early‑2000s run.

Who Art Howe Is

Art Howe is a former MLB infielder who played primarily third base and second base before moving into coaching and managing. He became widely recognized for leading the Oakland A’s to multiple playoff appearances in the early 2000s, a period later popularized in the book and film “Moneyball.”

Playing Career Snapshot

  • Played college baseball at the University of Wyoming after originally arriving on a football scholarship.
  • Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates after being discovered in a local weekend league while working in the private sector.
  • Played in MLB for over a decade with:
    • Pittsburgh Pirates
    • Houston Astros
    • St. Louis Cardinals

His reputation as a player centered on being a reliable, hard‑working infielder rather than a superstar, which helped pave the way to a coaching and managing role.

Managing Career Highlights

  • Managed the Houston Astros, Oakland Athletics, and New York Mets.
  • Achieved his greatest success with the Oakland A’s:
    • Led the team to American League West titles in 2000, 2001, and 2002.
* During this stretch, the A’s became known for analytics‑driven roster building and long regular‑season winning streaks.
  • He still ranks among the winningest managers in Oakland Athletics history, standing third all‑time in franchise managerial wins.

These Oakland years are the basis for much of the modern fan and media discussion around Art Howe, since they intersect with the broader “Moneyball” era narrative.

Other Notable Figures Named Art Howe

There is also an older historical figure, Arthur “Art” Howe, who was a Yale University quarterback on the 1909 national championship team, later a coach, Presbyterian minister, and president of Hampton University, inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. When people mention “Art Howe” in sports or popular culture today, they almost always mean the MLB player and manager, not the early‑20th‑century Yale quarterback.

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