Steve Henderson

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Steve Henderson

Left fielder

Born: November 18, 1952 (1952-11-18) (age 55)
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 16, 1977 for the New York Mets
Final game
September 28, 1988 for the Houston Astros
Career statistics
Batting average	.280
Home Runs	68
RBI	428
Teams
New York Mets (1977-1980) Chicago Cubs (1981-1982) Seattle Mariners (1983-1984) Oakland Athletics (1985-1987) Houston Astros (1988)
Career highlights and awards

Steven Curtis Henderson (born November 18, 1952 in Houston, Texas) is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Mets (1977-80), Chicago Cubs (1981-82), Seattle Mariners (1983-84), Oakland Athletics (1985-87) and Houston Astros (1988).

He finished 2nd in voting, to Andre Dawson, for 1977 National League Rookie of the Year for playing in 99 games and having 350 at bats, 67 runs, 104 hits, 16 doubles, 6 triples, 12 home runs, 65 RBI, 6 stolen bases, 43 walks, .297 batting average, .372 on base percentage, .480 slugging percentage, 168 total bases, 4 sacrifice flies and 2 intentional walks.

He led the National League in grounding into double plays (24) in 1978.

In 12 seasons he played in 1,085 games and had 3,484 at bats, 459 runs, 976 hits, 162 doubles, 49 triples, 68 home runs, 428 RBI, 79 stolen bases, 386 walks, .280 batting average, .352 on base percentage, .413 slugging percentage, 1,440 total bases, 11 sacrifice hits, 22 sacrifice flies and 32 intentional walks.

He is currently the hitting coach for the Tampa Bay Rays and also graduated with degrees in Multimedia and Political Science from McMaster University in 2006.