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Full Name: Henry Anderson Lorenzo Rodriguez Garcia Primary Position: OF,LF
Height/Weight: 6'1"/180 First Game: July 5, 1992
Birthdate: November 8, 1967 Final Game: May 7, 2002
Birthplace: Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional (Dominican Republic) MLB Experience: 11 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Left

Biography[]

Henry Rodriguez (Henry Anderson (Lorenzo) Rodriguez) was born on November 8, 1967 in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional (Dominican Republic). He made his Major League debut on July 5, 1992 for the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 1992, his rookie year, he hit .219 with 3 home runs and 14 RBI. Rodriguez played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos, Chicago Cubs, Florida Marlins and New York Yankees over the course of his 11 year career.

Most people believe that Henry Rodriguez's best season was 1996, when he slugged 36 home runs, hit for a .276 average and knocked in 103 runs.

Statistics[]

Batting Stats[]

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1992 LA N 53 146 11 32 3 14 .219 .258 .329 7 0 8 30 0 1 0 0 2
1993 LA N 76 176 20 39 8 23 .222 .266 .415 10 0 11 39 0 0 1 2 1
1994 LA N 104 306 33 82 8 49 .268 .307 .405 14 2 17 58 2 1 0 2 9
1995 MON N 24 58 7 12 1 5 .207 .277 .259 0 0 6 11 0 0 0 0 2
1995 LA N 21 80 6 21 1 10 .262 .306 .375 4 1 5 17 0 0 0 2 3
1995 TOT N 45 138 13 33 2 15 .239 .293 .326 4 1 11 28 0 0 0 2 5
1996 MON N 145 532 81 147 36 103 .276 .325 .562 42 1 37 160 3 0 2 7 10
1997 MON N 132 476 55 116 26 83 .244 .306 .479 28 3 42 149 2 0 3 5 6
1998 CHI N 128 415 56 104 31 85 .251 .334 .530 21 1 54 113 0 0 1 7 6
1999 CHI N 130 447 72 136 26 87 .304 .381 .544 29 0 56 113 0 0 2 6 9
2000 FLA N 36 108 10 29 2 10 .269 .358 .380 6 0 14 23 1 0 0 0 1
2000 CHI N 76 259 37 65 18 51 .251 .314 .525 15 1 22 76 3 0 1 2 4
2000 TOT N 112 367 47 94 20 61 .256 .327 .482 21 1 36 99 4 0 1 2 5
2001 NY A 5 8 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
2002 MON N 20 20 1 1 0 3 .050 .200 .050 0 0 4 8 0 0 0 0 0
Total NL 945 3023 389 784 160 523 .259 .321 .482 176 9 276 797 11 2 10 33 53
Total AL 5 8 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
Total 950 3031 389 784 160 523 .259 .321 .481 176 9 276 803 11 2 10 33 53

Fielding Stats[]

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1992 LA N OF 48 40 346.2 65 7 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .960
1992 LA N 1B 1 0 4.2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1992 LA N RF 31 28 242.2 39 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .976
1992 LA N LF 17 12 104 26 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .941
1993 LA N RF 23 14 135.1 25 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1993 LA N OF 48 38 318.1 57 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .984
1993 LA N 1B 13 4 58.1 70 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1993 LA N LF 26 24 183 32 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .971
1994 LA N LF 85 70 574 134 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .986
1994 LA N 1B 17 5 61.2 57 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1994 LA N OF 86 74 602 141 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .986
1994 LA N RF 6 4 28 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1995 MON N 1B 10 9 78 82 7 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1995 MON N RF 4 2 20.2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .833
1995 MON N OF 8 5 45.2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .857
1995 MON N LF 4 3 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1995 LA N OF 20 19 164.2 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1995 LA N RF 20 19 164.2 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1995 LA N 1B 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1995 TOT N RF 24 21 185.1 41 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .976
1995 TOT N 1B 11 9 81 83 7 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1995 TOT N OF 28 24 210.1 42 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .977
1996 MON N 1B 51 48 433.1 426 28 5 28 0 0 0 0 0 .989
1996 MON N OF 89 87 706 102 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .947
1996 MON N RF 2 0 3.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1996 MON N LF 88 87 702.1 100 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .946
1997 MON N LF 126 124 1009.2 197 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .985
1997 MON N 1B 3 2 17 22 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1997 MON N OF 126 124 1010.2 198 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .985
1997 MON N RF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1998 CHI N OF 114 112 876.2 215 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .996
1998 CHI N LF 114 112 876.2 216 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .996
1998 CHI N DH 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 CHI N DH 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 CHI N OF 122 120 981.1 222 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 .974
1999 CHI N LF 122 120 981.1 222 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 .974
2000 FLA N RF 6 6 41.1 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2000 FLA N OF 29 29 223 42 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2000 FLA N LF 24 23 181.2 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2000 CHI N RF 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 CHI N OF 70 68 571.2 108 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .983
2000 CHI N LF 70 67 566.2 108 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .983
2000 TOT N RF 7 7 46.1 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2000 TOT N LF 94 90 748.1 136 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .986
2000 TOT N OF 99 97 794.2 150 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .987
2001 NY A DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2002 MON N LF 4 2 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2002 MON N RF 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2002 MON N OF 5 2 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total DH 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total RF 95 74 645.1 130 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .985
Total LF 680 644 5223.1 1064 39 23 8 0 0 0 0 0 .980
Total 1B 96 68 656 661 49 5 43 0 0 0 0 0 .993
Total OF 765 718 5868.2 1192 43 25 8 0 0 0 0 0 .980

Transactions[]

  • Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Los Angeles Dodgers (July 14, 1985).
  • Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers with Jeff Treadway to Montreal Expos in exchange for Joey Eischen and Roberto Kelly (May 23, 1995).
  • Traded by Montreal Expos to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Miguel Batista (December 12, 1997).
  • Granted free agency (October 23, 1998).
  • Signed by Chicago Cubs (December 2, 1998).
  • Traded by Chicago Cubs to Florida Marlins in exchange for Ross Gload and Dave Noyce (July 31, 2000).
  • Granted free agency (November 1, 2000).
  • Signed by New York Yankees (February 15, 2001).
  • Released by New York Yankees (June 19, 2001).
  • Signed by Montreal Expos (March 28, 2002).
  • Released by Montreal Expos (May 16, 2002).

Trivia[]

  • Henry is nicknamed H-Rod and sometimes Oh Henry!, after the candy bar.
    • After a Rodriguez home run, it was traditional to throw Oh Henry! bars onto the field.
    • This tradition came to an end after four fans were arrested for throwing the candy into left field.


See also[]

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