1911
Born March 10, 1911
Inverness, FL, USA
Preacher Henry Notable
b. March 10, 1911 · Jacksonville Red Caps 1938, 1941–1942, Cleveland Bears 1939–1940, Cincinnati Clowns 1943, Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns 1946–1947, Indianapolis Clowns 1948
Preacher Henry played for five clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Jacksonville Red Caps in 1938 and closing with the Indianapolis Clowns in 1948.
He went 20 and 26 with a 4.61 earned run average, pitching 392 innings in 65 games. He struck out 211, completed 29 of his 52 starts and threw 2 shutouts. Across 66 games he batted .089, with 12 hits and 8 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1939, with 1.
He was an All-Star in 1941.
He was born in Inverness, FL, USA on March 10, 1911, and died on May 16, 1992. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 1 | 1941 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | JRC | 6 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .059 |
| 1939 | CBR | 16 | 37 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .162 |
| 1940 | CBR | 16 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1941 | JRC | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| 1942 | JRC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1943 | CC | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 |
| 1946 | CIC | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| 1947 | CIC | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1948 | IC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 66 | 135 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .089 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | JRC | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 46.1 | 54 | 26 | 17 | 24 | 5.05 |
| 1939 | CBR | 6 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 108.0 | 84 | 36 | 59 | 54 | 3.00 |
| 1940 | CBR | 5 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 92.0 | 101 | 52 | 43 | 63 | 5.09 |
| 1941 | JRC | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 32.1 | 30 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 2.78 |
| 1942 | JRC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9.2 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 13.03 |
| 1943 | CC | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 39.0 | 46 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 5.77 |
| 1946 | CIC | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 34.2 | 44 | 18 | 15 | 27 | 4.67 |
| 1947 | CIC | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 29.1 | 37 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 5.52 |
| 1948 | IC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 27.00 |
| Career | — | 20 | 26 | 65 | 52 | 1 | 392.0 | 418 | 201 | 184 | 211 | 4.61 |
On this day & linked events
1992