Bill Henry

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Bill Henry

Born:	October 15, 1927
Birthplace:	Alice TX USA
Hometown:
Height:	6' 2"
Weight:	180 lbs
Bats:	Left
Throws:	Left
Drafted:
College:	University of Houston
High School:
Other Teams:	Chicago Cubs 1958-1959 Cincinatti Reds 1960-1965 San Francisco Giants 1965-1968 Pittsburgh Pirates 1968 Houston Astros 1969
Years with Boston:	1952-1955

William Rodman Henry (born October 15, 1927 in Alice, Texas) pitched in the major leagues for 16 years.

1 Overall Career
2 Henry's Moments in the Sun
3 Trivia
4 Transactions
5 External Links

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Overall Career

Nickamed "Gabby" because of his terseness, William Rodman Henry started his baseball career in 1948. In 1952 he finally made it to "The Show" with the Boston Red Sox. After four mediocre seasons, Henry returned to the minors. The Cubs brought him back as a reliever in 1958, and he led the National League with 65 appearances in 1959. Traded to Cincinnati before the 1960 season, he responded with a career-best 17 saves.

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Henry's Moments in the Sun

Selected as an All Star in 1960

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Trivia

Relievers Bill Henry and Don Elston inspired Chicago sportswriter Jerome Holtzman in 1959 to develop a formula for determining what constitutes a save.

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Transactions

Before 1952 Season: Sent from the Shreveport (Texas) to the Boston Red Sox in an unknown transaction.
Before 1957 Season: Sent from the Boston Red Sox to the Chicago Cubs in an unknown transaction.
December 6, 1959: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Lou Jackson and Lee Walls to the Cincinnati Redlegs for Frank Thomas.
May 4, 1965: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the San Francisco Giants for Jim Duffalo.
October 14, 1966: Released by the San Francisco Giants.
March 29, 1967: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.
June 27, 1968: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the San Francisco Giants.
August 19, 1968: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
May 29, 1969: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.
June 28, 1969: Released by the Houston Astros.