1880
Born October 25, 1880
Jasper, GA, USA
Weldon Henley Notable
Weldon Henley divided five seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Philadelphia Athletics from 1903, then the Brooklyn Superbas through 1907.
He went 32 and 43 with a 2.94 earned run average, pitching 721.7 innings in 97 games. He struck out 309, completed 62 of his 81 starts and threw 7 shutouts. Across 99 games he batted .184, with 48 hits and 18 runs. He finished with 11 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
He has a page for his starting pitcher in 1905.
He was born in Jasper, GA, USA on October 25, 1880, and died on November 16, 1960. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | PHA | 30 | 68 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 0 | .132 |
| 1904 | PHA | 36 | 108 | 9 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 1 | .222 |
| 1905 | PHA | 25 | 65 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 1 | .169 |
| 1907 | BRO | 8 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 |
| Career | — | 99 | 261 | 18 | 48 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 83 | 2 | .184 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | PHA | 12 | 10 | 29 | 21 | 0 | 186.1 | 186 | 81 | 67 | 86 | 3.91 |
| 1904 | PHA | 15 | 17 | 36 | 34 | 0 | 295.2 | 245 | 83 | 76 | 130 | 2.53 |
| 1905 | PHA | 4 | 11 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 183.2 | 155 | 53 | 67 | 82 | 2.60 |
| 1907 | BRO | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 56.0 | 54 | 19 | 21 | 11 | 3.05 |
| Career | — | 32 | 43 | 97 | 81 | 0 | 721.2 | 640 | 236 | 231 | 309 | 2.94 |
On this day & linked events
1960
Died November 16, 1960
1905
Weldon Henley's No-Hitter
Weldon Henley started as the Philadelphia Athletics held the St. Louis Browns without a hit on July 22, 1905, winning 6–0.
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