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Joseph Lee Henderson (born July 4, 1946) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a pitcher for the Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds during the mid-1970s.

Biography

Henderson was selected by the California Angels in the fifth round of the 1965 Major League Baseball draft,[1] as a third baseman out of Edison High School in Fresno, California.[2] His professional career spanned 1965 to 1981.[3] Early in his professional career, he converted to pitching, posting a 17–8 win–loss record at the Class A level in 1968,[3] but he missed most of the 1969 season due to injury.[4][5] Henderson first reached the Triple-A level in 1971.[3] On July 31, 1974, he pitched a no-hitter for the Triple-A Iowa Oaks.[6][7]

Henderson played parts of three seasons in the major leagues, in 1974 with the Chicago White Sox and in 1976 and 1977 with the Cincinnati Reds, exclusively as a pitcher.[8] In four games with the 1976 Cincinnati Reds, he did not allow an earned run in 11 innings pitched.[1] The Reds went on to win the 1976 World Series, although Henderson did not pitch for them in the postseason.[8] After 1977, he completed he professional career in the Mexican League; league records of the era are incomplete.[3]

Overall, in 16 major-league games (three starts), Henderson compiled a 3–2 record with a 6.69 earned run average (ERA) while striking out 27 batters in 35 innings.[1] During his minor-league career, Henderson compiled an 80–49 record in 276 games pitched (111 starts), posting a 3.24 ERA while striking out 831 batters in 1085 innings.[3] He also played 230 games as an outfielder, 59 games as a first baseman, and 14 games as a third baseman during his minor-league career.[3] He hit 37 home runs and had 160 runs batted in (RBIs) in 1265 minor-league at bats, compiling a .206 batting average.[3]

Following his baseball career, Henderson worked for Circle K, and helped former teammate Rudy May join the company after his baseball career ended.[9] Henderson's nephew Dave Henderson was also a major-league player.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Joe Henderson". Retrosheet. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "Giants Pick Hard-Hitting Bronco Soph". Oakland Tribune. June 8, 1965. p. 52. Retrieved May 30, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Joe Henderson Minor, Winter & Mexican Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  4. ^ "Baseball Star Joe Henderson Is Shot in Row". The Fresno Bee. February 3, 1969. p. 1. Retrieved May 30, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Joe Henderson, 30, Gets His Big Chance". The Danville Register. Danville, Virginia. AP. September 16, 1976. p. 3-D. Retrieved May 30, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ^ McGill, Chuck. "Minor League No-Hitters". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  7. ^ "Oaks' Henderson in No-Hitter!". The Des Moines Register. August 1, 1974. p. 1-S. Retrieved May 30, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  8. ^ a b "Joe Henderson Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  9. ^ Orozco, Ron (January 31, 1990). "Finding life after stardom". The Fresno Bee. p. C1. Retrieved May 30, 2024 – via newspapers.com.

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