Ken Henderson
[edit] Biography
Ken Henderson (Kenneth Joseph Henderson) was born on June 15, 1946 in Carroll, Iowa. He made his Major League debut on April 23, 1965 for the San Francisco Giants. In 1967, his rookie year, he hit .190 with 4 home runs and 14 RBI. Henderson played for the San Francisco Giants, Chicago White Sox, Atlanta Braves, Texas Rangers, New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 16 year career.
Most people believe that Ken Henderson's best season was 1970, when he slugged 17 home runs, hit for a .294 average and knocked in 88 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1965
| SF
| N
| 63
| 73
| 10
| 14
| 0
| 7
| .192
| .277
| .233
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 3
|
| 1966
| SF
| N
| 11
| 29
| 4
| 9
| 1
| 1
| .310
| .375
| .517
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| SF
| N
| 65
| 179
| 15
| 34
| 4
| 14
| .190
| .274
| .274
| 3
| 0
| 19
| 52
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1968
| SF
| N
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .600
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| SF
| N
| 113
| 374
| 42
| 84
| 6
| 44
| .225
| .308
| .332
| 14
| 4
| 42
| 64
| 5
| 4
| 6
| 2
| 9
|
| 1970
| SF
| N
| 148
| 554
| 104
| 163
| 17
| 88
| .294
| .394
| .460
| 35
| 3
| 87
| 78
| 5
| 1
| 20
| 9
| 14
|
| 1971
| SF
| N
| 141
| 504
| 80
| 133
| 15
| 65
| .264
| .370
| .429
| 26
| 6
| 84
| 76
| 3
| 3
| 18
| 12
| 9
|
| 1972
| SF
| N
| 130
| 439
| 60
| 113
| 18
| 51
| .257
| .317
| .437
| 21
| 2
| 38
| 66
| 2
| 2
| 14
| 6
| 7
|
| 1973
| CHI
| A
| 73
| 262
| 32
| 68
| 6
| 32
| .260
| .330
| .378
| 13
| 0
| 27
| 49
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 10
|
| 1974
| CHI
| A
| 162
| 602
| 76
| 176
| 20
| 95
| .292
| .360
| .467
| 35
| 5
| 66
| 112
| 2
| 2
| 12
| 9
| 16
|
| 1975
| CHI
| A
| 140
| 513
| 65
| 129
| 9
| 53
| .251
| .347
| .355
| 20
| 3
| 74
| 65
| 4
| 1
| 5
| 14
| 18
|
| 1976
| ATL
| N
| 133
| 435
| 52
| 114
| 13
| 61
| .262
| .352
| .395
| 19
| 0
| 62
| 68
| 1
| 2
| 5
| 7
| 12
|
| 1977
| TEX
| A
| 75
| 244
| 23
| 63
| 5
| 23
| .258
| .317
| .377
| 14
| 0
| 18
| 37
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 8
|
| 1978
| NY
| N
| 7
| 22
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 4
| .227
| .346
| .455
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1978
| CIN
| N
| 64
| 144
| 10
| 24
| 3
| 19
| .167
| .278
| .285
| 6
| 1
| 23
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 8
|
| 1978
| TOT
| N
| 71
| 166
| 12
| 29
| 4
| 23
| .175
| .287
| .307
| 8
| 1
| 27
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 8
|
| 1979
| CIN
| N
| 10
| 13
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 2
| .231
| .231
| .308
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| CHI
| N
| 62
| 81
| 11
| 19
| 2
| 8
| .235
| .361
| .333
| 2
| 0
| 15
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1979
| TOT
| N
| 72
| 94
| 12
| 22
| 2
| 10
| .234
| .345
| .330
| 3
| 0
| 15
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1980
| CHI
| N
| 44
| 82
| 7
| 16
| 2
| 9
| .195
| .333
| .305
| 3
| 0
| 17
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 994
| 2932
| 399
| 732
| 82
| 373
| .250
| .342
| .392
| 134
| 18
| 404
| 500
| 20
| 14
| 64
| 48
| 70
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 450
| 1621
| 196
| 436
| 40
| 203
| .269
| .345
| .403
| 82
| 8
| 185
| 263
| 10
| 5
| 22
| 29
| 52
|
| Total
|
|
| 1444
| 4553
| 595
| 1168
| 122
| 576
| .257
| .343
| .396
| 216
| 26
| 589
| 763
| 30
| 19
| 86
| 77
| 122
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1965
| SF
| N
| OF
| 48
| 13
| 212
| 47
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1965
| SF
| N
| LF
| 6
| 0
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| SF
| N
| CF
| 30
| 8
| 124
| 31
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| SF
| N
| RF
| 17
| 5
| 77
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1966
| SF
| N
| RF
| 4
| 4
| 36
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| SF
| N
| OF
| 10
| 6
| 70
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1966
| SF
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1966
| SF
| N
| CF
| 7
| 2
| 33
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1967
| SF
| N
| CF
| 33
| 21
| 210.1
| 49
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .926
|
| 1967
| SF
| N
| RF
| 18
| 15
| 133
| 32
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| SF
| N
| OF
| 52
| 41
| 393
| 86
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1967
| SF
| N
| LF
| 8
| 5
| 49.2
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1968
| SF
| N
| OF
| 2
| 1
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| SF
| N
| LF
| 2
| 1
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| SF
| N
| LF
| 65
| 40
| 424.2
| 63
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1969
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 3
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| SF
| N
| RF
| 58
| 47
| 437
| 108
| 7
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1969
| SF
| N
| OF
| 111
| 91
| 884.2
| 175
| 10
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1969
| SF
| N
| CF
| 4
| 4
| 23
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| SF
| N
| RF
| 39
| 28
| 263.2
| 64
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1970
| SF
| N
| OF
| 146
| 143
| 1283.2
| 272
| 15
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1970
| SF
| N
| CF
| 26
| 17
| 165.2
| 39
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| SF
| N
| LF
| 109
| 98
| 854.1
| 166
| 11
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1971
| SF
| N
| CF
| 13
| 10
| 100
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| SF
| N
| LF
| 107
| 100
| 876
| 188
| 4
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1971
| SF
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1971
| SF
| N
| RF
| 29
| 26
| 229
| 62
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1971
| SF
| N
| OF
| 138
| 136
| 1205
| 277
| 3
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1972
| SF
| N
| LF
| 95
| 87
| 790
| 180
| 13
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1972
| SF
| N
| CF
| 26
| 23
| 210
| 69
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1972
| SF
| N
| OF
| 123
| 111
| 1012
| 247
| 14
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1972
| SF
| N
| RF
| 2
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1973
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 44
| 44
| 372.1
| 102
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1973
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 8
| 8
| 56.1
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| CHI
| A
| CF
| 36
| 36
| 316
| 91
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1973
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 26
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 162
| 159
| 1428.2
| 462
| 7
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1974
| CHI
| A
| CF
| 162
| 159
| 1428.2
| 462
| 7
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1975
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 137
| 136
| 1216.2
| 394
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1975
| CHI
| A
| CF
| 137
| 136
| 1216.2
| 393
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1975
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| ATL
| N
| OF
| 123
| 116
| 1039
| 219
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1976
| ATL
| N
| RF
| 115
| 105
| 924.2
| 182
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1976
| ATL
| N
| CF
| 20
| 11
| 114.1
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 65
| 61
| 534
| 113
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1977
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| TEX
| A
| RF
| 61
| 54
| 471
| 90
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1977
| TEX
| A
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| TEX
| A
| CF
| 9
| 6
| 55
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| NY
| N
| RF
| 7
| 7
| 59
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| NY
| N
| OF
| 7
| 7
| 59
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 10
| 6
| 63
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 38
| 33
| 283
| 78
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 30
| 27
| 220
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 45
| 40
| 342
| 93
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| TOT
| N
| RF
| 17
| 13
| 122
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 2
| 1
| 8.2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 0.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 14
| 5
| 64
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1979
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 8
| 2
| 34.2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 23
| 7
| 102.1
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1979
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 3.2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| TOT
| N
| LF
| 15
| 6
| 72
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1979
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 25
| 8
| 111
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1979
| TOT
| N
| RF
| 9
| 2
| 35.1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 22
| 17
| 156.2
| 31
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1980
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 15
| 10
| 95.2
| 18
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1980
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 9
| 7
| 61
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 30
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 378
| 307
| 2801.2
| 615
| 15
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 3
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 432
| 356
| 3249.2
| 655
| 35
| 28
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 534
| 460
| 4220.1
| 1283
| 20
| 21
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1253
| 1123
| 10271.2
| 2552
| 68
| 61
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by San Francisco Giants (June 20, 1964).
- Traded by San Francisco Giants with Steve Stone to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Tom Bradley (November 29, 1972).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Dick Ruthven and Ozzie Osborn to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Ralph Garr and Larvell Blanks (December 12, 1975).
- Traded by Atlanta Braves with Dave May, Carl Morton, Roger Moret, Adrian Devine and $250000 to Texas Rangers in exchange for Jeff Burroughs (December 9, 1976).
- Traded by Texas Rangers to New York Mets as part of 4-team trade (March 15, 1978)in which Texas Rangers sent Adrian Devine, Tommy Boggs and Eddie Miller to Atlanta Braves; Atlanta Braves sent Willie Montanez to New York Mets; Texas Rangers sent Tom Grieve to New York Mets; New York Mets sent Jon Matlack to Texas Rangers; New York Mets sent John Milner to Pittsburgh Pirates; Texas Rangers sent Bert Blyleven to Pittsburgh Pirates; and Pittsburgh Pirates sent Al Oliver and Nelson Norman to Texas Rangers (December 8, 1977).
- Traded by New York Mets to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Dale Murray (May 19, 1978).
- Sold by Cincinnati Reds to Chicago Cubs (June 28, 1979).
- Released by Chicago Cubs (July 20, 1980).
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