Butch Henline Notable

b. December 20, 1894 · New York Giants 1921, Philadelphia Phillies 1921–1926, Brooklyn Robins 1927–1929, Chicago White Sox 1930–1931

Butch Henline played for four clubs across 11 seasons as a catcher, opening with the New York Giants in 1921 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1931. His longest stay was with the Philadelphia Phillies, from 1921 to 1926.

Across 740 games he batted .291, with 611 hits and 258 runs. He finished with 40 home runs, 96 doubles and 18 stolen bases.

He played 608 games behind the plate, with 1,928 putouts and 72 errors. He turned 67 double plays.

He hit three home runs in a game in 1922.

He was born in Fort Wayne, IN, USA on December 20, 1894, and died on October 9, 1957. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1921	NYG/PHI	34	112	8	34	2	0	0	8	2	7	1	.304
1922	PHI	125	430	57	136	20	4	14	64	36	33	2	.316
1923	PHI	111	330	45	107	14	3	7	46	37	33	7	.324
1924	PHI	115	289	41	82	18	4	5	35	27	15	1	.284
1925	PHI	93	263	43	80	12	5	8	48	24	16	3	.304
1926	PHI	99	283	32	80	14	1	2	30	21	18	1	.283
1927	BRO	67	177	12	47	10	3	1	18	17	10	1	.266
1928	BRO	55	132	12	28	3	1	2	8	17	8	2	.212
1929	BRO	27	62	5	15	2	0	1	7	9	9	0	.242
1930	CHW	3	8	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	.125
1931	CHW	11	15	2	1	1	0	0	2	2	4	0	.067
Career	—	740	2101	258	611	96	21	40	268	192	156	18	.291

On this day & linked events

1894

Born December 20, 1894

Fort Wayne, IN, USA

1957

Died October 9, 1957

1921

Major-league debut: Butch Henline

Butch Henline made a major-league debut on April 13, 1921.

1922

Butch Henline's Three-Home-Run Game, 1922

Butch Henline hit three home runs for the Philadelphia Phillies against the St. Louis Cardinals on September 15, 1922.

1931

Final major-league game: Butch Henline

Butch Henline played a final major-league game on July 18, 1931.

Image: Exhibits, public domain