Rats Henderson
Appearance
Arthur Henderson | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Richmond, Virginia | August 29, 1897|
Died: September 8, 1988 East End, Virginia | (aged 91)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1923, for the Bacharach Giants | |
Last appearance | |
1931, for the Detroit Stars | |
Teams | |
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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]
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