Jim Henry (baseball)

James Francis Henry (June 26, 1910 – August 15, 1976) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between 1936 and 1939 for the Boston Red Sox (1936–37) and Philadelphia Phillies (1939). Listed at 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m), 175 lb (79 kg), Henry batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Danville, Virginia.

Jim Henry
Pitcher
Born: (1910-06-26)June 26, 1910
Danville, Virginia
Died: August 15, 1976(1976-08-15) (aged 66)
Memphis, Tennessee
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 23, 1936, for the Boston Red Sox
Last appearance
May 27, 1939, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Win–loss record6–2
Earned run average4.79
Strikeouts51
Teams

In a three-season career, Henry posted a 6–2 record with a 4.79 ERA in 33 appearances, including 11 starts, three complete games, eight games finished, one save, 51 strikeouts, 59 walks, and 11423 innings of work.

Henry died in Memphis, Tennessee, of cancer at age 66.[1]

References

  1. Jim Henry at the SABR Baseball Biography Project, by Bill Nowlin, Retrieved December 30, 2019.


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