Hardie Henderson Notable

b. October 31, 1862 · Philadelphia Quakers 1883, Baltimore Orioles 1883–1886, Brooklyn Grays 1886–1887, Pittsburg Alleghenys 1888

Hardie Henderson played for four clubs across six seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Quakers in 1883 and closing with the Pittsburg Alleghenys in 1888.

He went 81 and 121 with a 3.50 earned run average, pitching 1,788 innings in 210 games. He struck out 930, completed 197 of his 206 starts and threw 4 shutouts. Across 218 games he batted .204, with 165 hits and 87 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 22 doubles and 1 stolen base.

He was born in Philadelphia, PA, USA on October 31, 1862, and died on February 6, 1903. 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
1883	BAL/PHI	53	199	14	33	6	1	1	1	10	1	0	.166
1884	BAL	53	203	24	46	7	7	0	0	5	0	0	.227
1885	BAL	61	229	23	51	5	2	1	21	12	0	0	.223
1886	BAL/BRO	33	118	14	25	4	2	0	20	11	0	0	.212
1887	BRO	13	41	10	5	0	0	0	3	6	6	1	.122
1888	PIT	5	18	2	5	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	.278
Career	—	218	808	87	165	22	12	2	48	44	9	1	.204

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1883	BAL/PHI	10	33	46	43	367.1	409	179	89	147	4.39
1884	BAL	27	23	52	52	439.1	382	128	116	346	2.62
1885	BAL	25	35	61	61	539.1	539	191	117	263	3.19
1886	BAL/BRO	13	19	33	33	295.1	300	128	117	137	3.90
1887	BRO	5	8	13	12	111.2	127	49	63	28	3.95
1888	PIT	1	3	5	5	35.1	43	21	20	9	5.35
Career	—	81	121	210	206	1788.1	1800	696	522	930	3.50

On this day & linked events

1862

Born October 31, 1862

Philadelphia, PA, USA

1903

Died February 6, 1903

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