Jim Henry (baseball)
James Francis Henry (June 26, 1910 – August 15, 1976) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between 1936 and 1939 for the Boston Red Sox (1936–37) and Philadelphia Phillies (1939). Listed at 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m), 175 lb (79 kg), Henry batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Danville, Virginia.
Jim Henry | |||
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Pitcher | |||
Born: Danville, Virginia | June 26, 1910|||
Died: August 15, 1976 66) Memphis, Tennessee | (aged|||
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MLB debut | |||
April 23, 1936, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
Last appearance | |||
May 27, 1939, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Win–loss record | 6–2 | ||
Earned run average | 4.79 | ||
Strikeouts | 51 | ||
Teams | |||
In a three-season career, Henry posted a 6–2 record with a 4.79 ERA in 33 appearances, including 11 starts, three complete games, eight games finished, one save, 51 strikeouts, 59 walks, and 1142⁄3 innings of work.
Henry died in Memphis, Tennessee, of cancer at age 66.[1]
References
- Jim Henry at the SABR Baseball Biography Project, by Bill Nowlin, Retrieved December 30, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Jim Henry at Find a Grave
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