Roy Henshaw Notable

b. July 29, 1911 · Chicago Cubs 1933, 1935–1936, Brooklyn Dodgers 1937, St. Louis Cardinals 1938, Detroit Tigers 1942–1944

Roy Henshaw played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 1933 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1944.

He went 33 and 40 with a 4.16 earned run average, pitching 742.3 innings in 216 games. He struck out 337, completed 22 of his 69 starts and threw 5 shutouts. Across 217 games he batted .179, with 41 hits and 13 runs. He finished with 3 doubles.

He was born in Chicago, IL, USA on July 29, 1911, and died on June 8, 1993. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1933	CHC	21	10	1	2	0	0	0	2	.200
1935	CHC	31	51	5	13	1	2	1	11	.255
1936	CHC	39	44	3	6	1	1	1	7	.136
1937	BRO	43	48	2	8	1	2	0	10	.167
1938	STL	27	41	1	9	0	2	1	6	.220
1942	DET	23	12	0	1	0	0	1	2	.083
1943	DET	26	18	0	2	0	0	0	2	.111
1944	DET	7	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Career	—	217	229	13	41	3	7	4	41	.179

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1933	CHC	2	1	21	0	0	38.2	32	18	20	16	4.19
1935	CHC	13	5	31	18	1	142.2	135	52	68	53	3.28
1936	CHC	6	5	39	14	1	129.1	152	57	56	69	3.97
1937	BRO	5	12	42	16	2	156.1	176	88	69	98	5.07
1938	STL	5	11	27	15	0	130.0	132	58	48	34	4.02
1942	DET	2	4	23	2	1	61.2	63	28	27	24	4.09
1943	DET	0	2	26	3	2	71.1	75	30	33	33	3.79
1944	DET	0	0	7	1	0	12.1	17	12	6	10	8.76
Career	—	33	40	216	69	7	742.1	782	343	327	337	4.16

On this day & linked events

1911

Born July 29, 1911

Chicago, IL, USA

1993

Died June 8, 1993

1933

Major-league debut: Roy Henshaw

Roy Henshaw made a major-league debut on April 15, 1933.

1944

Final major-league game: Roy Henshaw

Roy Henshaw played a final major-league game on September 10, 1944.