Dave Henderson Notable

b. July 21, 1958 · Seattle Mariners 1981–1986, Boston Red Sox 1986–1987, San Francisco Giants 1987, Oakland Athletics 1988–1993, Kansas City Royals 1994

Dave Henderson played for five clubs across 14 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Seattle Mariners in 1981 and closing with the Kansas City Royals in 1994.

Across 1,538 games he batted .258, with 1,324 hits and 710 runs. He finished with 197 home runs, 286 doubles and 50 stolen bases.

He played 1,388 games in the outfield, with 3,334 putouts and 55 errors.

He was an All-Star in 1991. He hit three home runs in a game in 1991.

He was born in Merced, CA, USA on July 21, 1958, and died on December 27, 2015. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1991
Player of the Week	2	1986, 1991
Player of the Month	1	1991

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1981	SEA	59	126	17	21	3	0	6	13	16	24	2	.167
1982	SEA	104	324	47	82	17	1	14	48	36	67	2	.253
1983	SEA	137	484	50	130	24	5	17	55	28	93	9	.269
1984	SEA	112	350	42	98	23	0	14	43	19	56	5	.280
1985	SEA	139	502	70	121	28	2	14	68	48	104	6	.241
1986	BOS/SEA	139	388	59	103	22	4	15	47	39	110	2	.265
1987	BOS/SFG	90	205	32	48	12	0	8	26	30	53	3	.234
1988	OAK	146	507	100	154	38	1	24	94	47	92	2	.304
1989	OAK	152	579	77	145	24	3	15	80	54	131	8	.250
1990	OAK	127	450	65	122	28	0	20	63	40	105	3	.271
1991	OAK	150	572	86	158	33	0	25	85	58	113	6	.276
1992	OAK	20	63	1	9	1	0	0	2	2	16	0	.143
1993	OAK	107	382	37	84	19	0	20	53	32	113	0	.220
1994	KCR	56	198	27	49	14	1	5	31	16	28	2	.247
Career	—	1538	5130	710	1324	286	17	197	708	465	1105	50	.258

On this day & linked events

1958

Born July 21, 1958

Merced, CA, USA

2015

Died December 27, 2015

1981

Major-league debut: Dave Henderson

Dave Henderson made a major-league debut on April 9, 1981.

1991

Dave Henderson's Three-Home-Run Game, 1991

Dave Henderson hit three home runs for the Oakland Athletics against the Minnesota Twins on August 3, 1991.

1994

Final major-league game: Dave Henderson

Dave Henderson played a final major-league game on July 29, 1994.

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