1896
Born August 29, 1896
Henrico County, VA, USA
Rats Henderson Notable
b. August 29, 1896 · Detroit Stars 1921, 1931, New York Lincoln Giants 1922, Atlantic City Bacharach Giants 1923–1929, St. Louis Stars 1931, Indianapolis ABCs 1931
Rats Henderson played for five clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Detroit Stars in 1921 and closing with the Indianapolis ABCs in 1931. His longest stay was with the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants, from 1923 to 1929.
He went 70 and 53 with a 3.80 earned run average, pitching 1,077 innings in 160 games. He struck out 575, completed 88 of his 121 starts and threw 7 shutouts. Across 172 games he batted .179, with 77 hits and 48 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 10 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
He led the league in strikeouts two times between 1923 and 1925, topping out at 125. He led the league in shutouts once, in 1928, with 2. He also led it in wins.
He was born in Henrico County, VA, USA on August 29, 1896, and died on September 8, 1988. 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 | DS | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1922* | NLG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1923 | ACB | 22 | 51 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .157 |
| 1924 | ACB | 10 | 31 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .258 |
| 1925 | ACB | 33 | 88 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .193 |
| 1926 | ACB | 24 | 73 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .164 |
| 1927 | ACB | 25 | 58 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .190 |
| 1928 | ACB | 17 | 40 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .100 |
| 1929 | ACB | 28 | 60 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| 1931 | AB2/DS/SLS | 10 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .136 |
| Major leagues | — | 171 | 431 | 48 | 77 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 29 | 10 | 2 | .179 |
| All seasons | — | 172 | 431 | 48 | 77 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 29 | 10 | 2 | .179 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | DS | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15.2 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 10.34 |
| 1922* | NLG | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9.00 |
| 1923 | ACB | 10 | 10 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 153.0 | 134 | 59 | 36 | 99 | 3.47 |
| 1924 | ACB | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 70.1 | 59 | 21 | 24 | 51 | 2.69 |
| 1925 | ACB | 15 | 11 | 32 | 25 | 1 | 228.1 | 225 | 97 | 79 | 125 | 3.82 |
| 1926 | ACB | 12 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 178.0 | 146 | 51 | 59 | 100 | 2.58 |
| 1927 | ACB | 12 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 148.1 | 141 | 50 | 43 | 64 | 3.03 |
| 1928 | ACB | 8 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 100.0 | 104 | 41 | 32 | 61 | 3.69 |
| 1929 | ACB | 8 | 11 | 27 | 20 | 0 | 154.1 | 174 | 91 | 62 | 60 | 5.31 |
| 1931 | DS/SLS | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 27.1 | 49 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 8.23 |
| Major leagues | — | 70 | 52 | 159 | 120 | 2 | 1075.1 | 1060 | 453 | 361 | 573 | 3.79 |
| All seasons | — | 70 | 53 | 160 | 121 | 2 | 1077.1 | 1063 | 455 | 362 | 575 | 3.80 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Rats Henderson, that is 1922–1922. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1988