1940
Born December 22, 1940
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Elrod Hendricks Notable
b. December 22, 1940 · Baltimore Orioles 1968–1976, 1978–1979, Chicago Cubs 1972, New York Yankees 1976–1977
Elrod Hendricks played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Baltimore Orioles in 1968 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 1979.
Across 711 games he batted .220, with 415 hits and 205 runs. He finished with 62 home runs, 66 doubles and 1 stolen base. He went 0 and 0 with a 0.00 earned run average, pitching 2.3 innings in 1 game.
He played 602 games behind the plate, with 2,783 putouts and 31 errors. He turned 29 double plays.
He was born in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands on December 22, 1940, and died on December 21, 2005. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | BAL | 79 | 183 | 19 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 51 | 0 | .202 |
| 1969 | BAL | 105 | 295 | 36 | 72 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 38 | 39 | 44 | 0 | .244 |
| 1970 | BAL | 106 | 322 | 32 | 78 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 41 | 33 | 44 | 1 | .242 |
| 1971 | BAL | 101 | 316 | 33 | 79 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 0 | .250 |
| 1972 | BAL/CHC | 50 | 127 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 27 | 0 | .142 |
| 1973 | BAL | 41 | 101 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 22 | 0 | .178 |
| 1974 | BAL | 66 | 159 | 18 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 0 | .208 |
| 1975 | BAL | 85 | 223 | 32 | 48 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 34 | 40 | 0 | .215 |
| 1976 | BAL/NYY | 54 | 132 | 8 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 0 | .174 |
| 1977 | NYY | 10 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .273 |
| 1978 | BAL | 13 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .333 |
| 1979 | BAL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 711 | 1888 | 205 | 415 | 66 | 7 | 62 | 230 | 229 | 319 | 1 | .220 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | BAL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Career | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
On this day & linked events
2005
Died December 21, 2005
1968
Major-league debut: Elrod Hendricks
Elrod Hendricks made a major-league debut on April 13, 1968.
1979
Final major-league game: Elrod Hendricks
Elrod Hendricks played a final major-league game on September 19, 1979.
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