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Roy Henshaw

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

5-8, 155lb (173cm, 70kg)

Born: July 29, 1911 in Chicago, IL us

Died: June 8, 1993 in La Grange, IL

Buried: Mount Hope Cemetery, Chicago, IL

School: University of Chicago (Chicago, IL)

Debut: April 15, 1933 (Age 21-260d, 7,577th in major league history)
vs. PIT 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 10, 1944 (Age 33-043d)
vs. CLE 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1935 season

Full Name: Roy Kniklebine Henshaw

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.9

W

L

ERA

4.16

G

216

GS

SV

IP

742.1

SO

337

WHIP

1.494

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1933	21	CHC	NL	2	1	.667	4.19	21	0	10	0	0	0	38.2	32	22	18	0	20	0	16	2	0	2	163	80	3.78	1.345	7.4	0.0	4.7	3.7	0.80

1934	22	CHC-min	AA	16	4	.800	2.76	38						196.0	149	68	60		90									1.219	6.8		4.1			LOS PCL
1935	23	CHC	NL	13	5	.722	3.28	31	18	7	7	3	1	142.2	135	60	52	6	68	3	53	4	1	2	620	120	4.50	1.423	8.5	0.4	4.3	3.3	0.78
1936	24	CHC	NL	6	5	.545	3.97	39	16	10	6	2	1	129.1	152	67	57	8	56	7	69	5	0	2	585	101	4.47	1.608	10.6	0.6	3.9	4.8	1.23
1937	25	BRO	NL	5	12	.294	5.07	42	16	13	5	0	2	156.1	176	110	88	14	69	3	98	4	0	5	715	80	4.51	1.567	10.1	0.8	4.0	5.6	1.42
1938	26	STL	NL	5	11	.313	4.02	27	15	7	4	0	0	130.0	132	63	58	7	48	3	34	1	0	2	552	98	4.35	1.385	9.1	0.5	3.3	2.4	0.71

1939	27	STL-min	AA	6	8	.429	5.41	34	21					143.0	171	99	86		50									1.545	10.8		3.1			ROC IL
1940	28	NYG-min	AA	11	11	.500	3.15	40	23					177.0	188	75	62		54									1.367	9.6		2.7			JER IL
1941	29	NYG-min	AA	13	9	.591	2.34	33			11	3		169.0	137	54	44		46		66	1	1	1				1.083	7.3		2.4	3.5	1.43	JER IL
1942	30	DET	AL	2	4	.333	4.09	23	2	14	0	0	1	61.2	63	32	28	3	27	4	24	1	0	0	267	97	3.29	1.459	9.2	0.4	3.9	3.5	0.89
1943	31	DET	AL	0	2	.000	3.79	26	3	12	0	0	2	71.1	75	35	30	2	33	2	33	3	0	0	319	93	3.61	1.514	9.5	0.3	4.2	4.2	1.00
1944	32	DET	AL	0	0		8.76	7	1	2	0	0	0	12.1	17	12	12	0	6	0	10	0	0	0	60	42	2.07	1.865	12.4	0.0	4.4	7.3	1.67
8 Yrs				33	40	.452	4.16	216	71	75	22	5	7	742.1	782	401	343	40	327	22	337	20	1	13	3281	94	4.21	1.494	9.5	0.5	4.0	4.1	1.03
162 Game Avg.				8	9	.452	4.16	51	17	18	5	1	2	176	185	95	81	9	77	5	80	5	0	3	777	94	4.21	1.494	9.5	0.5	4.0	4.1	1.03

CHC (3 yrs)				21	11	.656	3.68	91	34	27	13	5	2	310.2	319	149	127	14	144	10	138	11	1	6	1368	106	4.40	1.490	9.2	0.4	4.2	4.0	0.96
DET (3 yrs)				2	6	.250	4.33	56	6	28	0	0	3	145.1	155	79	70	5	66	6	67	4	0	0	646	86	3.34	1.521	9.6	0.3	4.1	4.1	1.02
STL (1 yr)				5	11	.313	4.02	27	15	7	4	0	0	130.0	132	63	58	7	48	3	34	1	0	2	552	98	4.35	1.385	9.1	0.5	3.3	2.4	0.71
BRO (1 yr)				5	12	.294	5.07	42	16	13	5	0	2	156.1	176	110	88	14	69	3	98	4	0	5	715	80	4.51	1.567	10.1	0.8	4.0	5.6	1.42

NL (5 yrs)				31	34	.477	4.12	160	65	47	22	5	4	597.0	627	322	273	35	261	16	270	16	1	13	2635	96	4.42	1.487	9.5	0.5	3.9	4.1	1.03
AL (3 yrs)				2	6	.250	4.33	56	6	28	0	0	3	145.1	155	79	70	5	66	6	67	4	0	0	646	86	3.34	1.521	9.6	0.3	4.1	4.1	1.02