Bill Henry

Bill Henry

Infobox MLB retired
bgcolor1=#c6011f
bgcolor2=black
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Bill Henry
position=Pitcher
bats=Left
throws=Left
debutdate=April 17
debutyear=by|1952
debutteam=Boston Red Sox
finaldate=June 16
finalyear=by|1969
finalteam=Houston Astros
stat1label=ERA
stat1value=3.26
stat2label=W
stat2value=46
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=621
teams=
*Boston Red Sox (1952-1955)
*Chicago Cubs (1958-1959)
*Cincinnati Reds (1960-1965)
*San Francisco Giants (1965-1968)
*Pittsburgh Pirates (1968)
*Houston Astros (1969)
highlights=
*All-Star: 1960

William (Bill) Rodman Henry (born October 15, 1927) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1952-1969. Born in Alice, Texas, he would play for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Houston Astros. After playing college baseball for the Houston Cougars, he began his career for the Red Sox in 1952, and was primarily a starter for the team. cite web|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/henrybi01.shtml|title=Bill Henry Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com|accessdate=2007-06-02] Henry was the first from the University of Houston's baseball history to make it to the major league. After a two year absence from the major leagues, he returned to MLB as a relief pitcher for the Cubs in 1958 and would only make 2 starts the rest of his career. As a relief pitcher, he amassed 90 saves. He appeared in the 1960 All-Star Game, and pitched in the 1961 World Series while on the Cincinnati Reds. Henry was released from the Houston Astros on June 28, 1969.

Henry was a victim of identity theft and his death was erroneously reported in August 2007 in a news story that was widely circulated. [cite web|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/columnists/ksherrington/stories/091607dnsposherrington.1ee92d5.html|title=Untimely death|accessdate=2007-11-04] He was contacted by baseball historian David Allen Lambert who first reported his false death report to him. He currently resides in Deer Park, Texas, near Houston. [MyFox Houston, [http://www.myfoxhouston.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=4270026&version=3&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1. Houstonian, Former MLB Pitcher Bill Henry Still Alive] , 2007-09-05, retrieved 2007-09-06] Bill Henry's story appeared in Sports Illustrated Magazine in Rick Reilly's Life of Reilly column entitled "The Passing of a Counterfeit Bill" (September 24, 2007, p. 76).

References

External links

* [http://www.tbo.com/news/metro/MGBVRYY1A6F.html "Tampa Tribune" - September 7, 2007]
* [http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/columnists/ksherrington/stories/091607dnsposherrington.1ee92d5.html "Dallas Morning News" - September 15, 2007]
* [http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/metro/5111719.html "Houston Chronicle" - September 5, 2007]
* [http://theledger.com/article/20070905/NEWS/709050475/1039 "Lakeland Ledger" - September 5, 2007]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=henrybi01 Bill Henry at Baseball Almanac]


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