Roy Henshaw

Roy Henshaw
Pitcher
Born: (1911-07-29)July 29, 1911
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died: June 8, 1993(1993-06-08) (aged 81)
LaGrange, Illinois, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 15, 1933, for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
September 10, 1944, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record33–40
Earned run average4.16
Strikeouts337
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Roy Knikelbine Henshaw (July 29, 1911 – June 8, 1993) was an American professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1933 to 1944.

Born in Chicago, Henshaw played collegiately for the University of Chicago. Henshaw spent eight seasons in the Major Leagues as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, and Detroit Tigers. He played in the National Baseball Congress with the St. Joseph's Autos team in 1946.[1][2]

Henshaw died on June 8, 1993, in LaGrange, Illinois.[2]

References

  1. ^ Preston, J.G. (August 5, 2009). "The only Class E player to make it to the majors; or, An excuse to obsess". prestonjg.wordpress.com. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Wolf, Gregory H. "Roy Henshaw". sabr.org. Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved April 16, 2020.


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