Butch Henry

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Floyd Bluford Henry III

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 1", Weight 205 lb.

Debut April 9, 1992
Final Game September 10, 1999
Born October 7, 1968 in El Paso, TX USA

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Butch Henry was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the 15th round of the 1987 amateur draft. After being traded to the Houston Astros, he made his big league debut in 1992. Less than a month after reaching the majors, he hit the only home run of his big league career, an inside-the-park homer off Doug Drabek of the Pittsburgh Pirates on May 8th (as of 2007, he is the last pitcher to hit an inside-the-park home run).

Henry was selected by the Colorado Rockies in the 1992 expansion draft and later played for the Montreal Expos, Boston Red Sox, and Seattle Mariners. He retired as a player in 2003 due to arm troubles.

After his playing days, Henry was a coach for the Sarasota Reds in 2004 and was pitching coach of the Billings Mustangs in 2005. Since 2007, he has been manager of the El Paso Diablos of the independent American Association.