Henri Rondeau

Henri Joseph Rondeau (May 7, 1887 - May 28, 1943) was a Major League Baseball player who played 1 year with the Detroit Tigers in 1913 and 2 seasons with the Washington Senators from 1915-1916.

Born in Danielson, Connecticut, Rondeau played for Jersey City in the International League in 1912, and was drafted in September that year by the Washington Senators, who sold him to the Tigers two days later.

Rondeau had a .206 batting average in 99 games (272 at bats). His career on base percentage was .311. He played 59 of his Major League games as am outfielder, but also played 16 games as a catcher.

Rondeau also played for the Minneapolis Millers from 1913-1924. [ [http://stewthornley.net/millers_1911_1920.html Minneapolis Millers Individual Statistics-1911-1920 ] at stewthornley.net] [ [http://stewthornley.net/millers_1921_1930.html Minneapolis Millers Individual Statistics-1921-1930 ] at stewthornley.net]

in 1915, Rondeau owned the Millers' high batting average of .333 in 496 at-bats and he also topped the Millers with his 23 stolen bases. Rondeau was one of 42 players from 1902-52 to play in 10 or more seasons as a member of the American Association. [ [http://www.americanassociationalmanac.com/minneapolis.php American Association Almanac ] at www.americanassociationalmanac.com]

Rondeau was the only major league baseball player in history named "Henri."

Rondeau died in 1943 at age 56 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. He was buried at Precious Blood Cemetery in Woonsocket.

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* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rondehe01.shtml Baseball-Reference.com]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Henri_Rondeau BR Bullpen]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=rondehe01 Baseball Almanac]