Ken Henderson

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Ken Henderson
Outfielder
Born: June 15, 1946 (1946-06-15) (age 61)
Batted: Switch Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 23, 1951
for the San Francisco Giants
Final game
July 19, 1980
for the Chicago Cubs
Career statistics
AVG     .257
Home Runs     122
RBI     576
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • Led AL in games in 1974 with 162

Kenneth Joseph Henderson (born June 15, 1946 in Carroll, Iowa) was an outfielder for the San Francisco Giants (1965–72), Chicago White Sox (1973–75), Atlanta Braves (1976), Texas Rangers (1977), New York Mets (1978), Cincinnati Reds (1978–79) and Chicago Cubs (1979–80).

He helped the Giants to win the National League Western Division (NL West) in 1971 and the Reds to win the NL West in 1979.

He finished 19th in voting for the 1974 AL MVP for playing in all 162 Games and having 602 At Bats, 76 Runs, 176 Hits, 35 Doubles, 5 Triples, 20 Home Runs, 95 RBI, 12 Stolen Bases, 66 Walks, .292 Batting Average, .360 On-base percentage, .467 Slugging Percentage, 281 Total Bases, 2 Sacrifice Hits, 8 Sacrifice Flies and 9 Intentional Walks.

In 16 seasons he played in 1,444 Games, had 4,553 At Bats, 595 Runs, 1,168 Hits, 216 Doubles, 26 Triples, 122 Home Runs, 576 RBI, 86 Stolen Bases, 589 Walks, .257 Batting Average, .343 On-base percentage, .396 Slugging Percentage, 1,802 Total Bases, 19 Sacrifice Hits, 36 Sacrifice Flies and 77 Intentional Walks.

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Preceded by
Billy Williams		 Major League Player of the Month
August, 1972		 Succeeded by
Jerry Koosman


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