Arthur Henderson (baseball)
Arthur Chauncey "Rats" Henderson (August 29, 1897 – September 8, 1988) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played with the Bacharach Giants from 1923 to 1929 and the Detroit Stars in 1931.[1]
| Arthur Henderson | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
| Born: August 29, 1897 Richmond, Virginia | |||
| Died: September 8, 1988 (aged 91) East End, Virginia | |||
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| Negro league baseball debut | |||
| 1923, for the Bacharach Giants | |||
| Last appearance | |||
| 1931, for the Detroit Stars | |||
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At age 55, Henderson received votes listing him on the 1952 Pittsburgh Courier player-voted poll of the Negro leagues' best players ever.[2]
References
- Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
- "1952 Pittsburgh Courier Poll of Greatest Black Players"
External links
- Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)
- Negro League Baseball Players Association
- MLB.com biography
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