Ken Henderson Position: OutfielderBats: Both • Throws: Right6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)Born: June 15, 1946 in Carroll, IAHigh School: Clairemont HS (San Diego, CA)Debut: April 23, 1965 (12,358th in major league history)vs. NYM 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: July 19, 1980vs. SDP 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBFull Name: Kenneth Joseph HendersonView Player Info from the B-R BullpenView Player Bio from the SABR BioProjectRelatives: Cousin of Kerry…
1978 – Ken Henderson’s 3-run pinch homer in the 12th paces the Reds to a 6 – 3 win over the Cardinals.
On March 28, 1977 – Texas Rangers second baseman Lenny Randle, upset at losing his second base job to Bump Wills during spring training,(Wills batted 324 with Sacramento of the Pacific Coast League last year.) physically confronts manager Frank Lucchesi, sending him to the hospital with a shattered cheekbone. Lucchesi helps precipitate the incident, which…
1975 – Chicago’s Ken Henderson homers from both sides of the plate during a 4 – 2 win over Baltimore.
In a game that sees at least one team score in every inning until the ninth, the Giants beat Pittsburgh at Candlestick Park, 15-11. San Francisco’s rookie first baseman Dave Kingman’s seventh-inning grand slam proves to be the difference.
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