Rats Henderson

American baseball player (1896–1988)
Baseball player
Rats Henderson
Pitcher
Born: (1896-08-29)August 29, 1896
Henrico County, Virginia
Died: September 8, 1988(1988-09-08) (aged 91)
Richmond, Virginia
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1922, for the Lincoln Giants
Last appearance
1931, for the Detroit Stars
Teams
  • Lincoln Giants (1922)
  • Richmond Giants (1922)
  • Bacharach Giants (1923–1929)
  • St. Louis Stars (1931)
  • Detroit Stars (1931)

Arthur Chauncey "Rats" Henderson (August 29, 1896 – September 8, 1988) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played with the Lincoln Giants and Richmond Giants in 1922, the Bacharach Giants from 1923 to 1929 and the St. Louis Stars and Detroit Stars in 1931.[1]

At age 55, Henderson received votes listing him on the 1952 Pittsburgh Courier player-voted poll of the Negro leagues' best players ever.[2]

References

  1. ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
  2. ^ "1952 Pittsburgh Courier Poll of Greatest Black Players"

External links

  • Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
  • Negro League Baseball Players Association
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