Steve Henderson Notable

b. November 18, 1952 · New York Mets 1977–1980, Chicago Cubs 1981–1982, Seattle Mariners 1983–1984, Oakland Athletics 1985–1987, Houston Astros 1988

Steve Henderson played for five clubs across 12 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the New York Mets in 1977 and closing with the Houston Astros in 1988.

Across 1,085 games he batted .280, with 976 hits and 459 runs. He finished with 68 home runs, 162 doubles and 79 stolen bases.

He played 898 games in the outfield, with 1,680 putouts and 57 errors.

He was born in Houston, TX, USA on November 18, 1952. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Player of the Week	2	1977, 1980

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1977	NYM	99	350	67	104	16	6	12	65	43	79	6	.297
1978	NYM	157	587	83	156	30	9	10	65	60	109	13	.266
1979	NYM	98	350	42	107	16	8	5	39	38	58	13	.306
1980	NYM	143	513	75	149	17	8	8	58	62	90	23	.290
1981	CHC	82	287	32	84	9	5	5	35	42	61	5	.293
1982	CHC	92	257	23	60	12	4	2	29	22	64	6	.233
1983	SEA	121	436	50	128	32	3	10	54	44	82	10	.294
1984	SEA	109	325	42	85	12	3	10	35	38	62	2	.262
1985	OAK	85	193	25	58	8	3	3	31	18	34	0	.301
1986	OAK	11	26	2	2	1	0	0	3	0	5	0	.077
1987	OAK	46	114	14	33	7	0	3	9	12	19	0	.289
1988	HOU	42	46	4	10	2	0	0	5	7	14	1	.217
Career	—	1085	3484	459	976	162	49	68	428	386	677	79	.280

On this day & linked events

1952

Born November 18, 1952

Houston, TX, USA

1977

Major-league debut: Steve Henderson

Steve Henderson made a major-league debut on June 16, 1977.

1988

Final major-league game: Steve Henderson

Steve Henderson played a final major-league game on September 28, 1988.

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