Bill Henry was born on Saturday, October 15, 1927, in Alice, Texas. Henry was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 17, 1952, with the Boston Red Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bill Henry baseball stats page.
"And Cincinnati had an old reliever named Bill Henry. He was tough. I used to say, I kept him in the league for an extra four or five years. He had a very unorthodox delivery with a high kick. He threw his pitches at two or three different angles, and he had good control." - Hall of Famer Eddie Mathews in Splendor on the Diamond (Rich Westcott, 2000, Page 73)
Bill Henry![]() Bill Henry Autograph on a 1966 Topps Baseball Card (#115 | Checklist) |
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Bill HenryBill Henry Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1952 | 25 | Red Sox | 13 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3.87 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 76.2 | 337 | 75 | 33 | 40 | 7 | 36 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 1953 | 26 | Red Sox | 21 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3.26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 85.2 | 372 | 86 | 31 | 39 | 4 | 33 | 3 | 56 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| 1954 | 27 | Red Sox | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 4.52 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 95.2 | 442 | 104 | 48 | 56 | 9 | 49 | 4 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 1955 | 28 | Red Sox | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 3.32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59.2 | 254 | 56 | 22 | 28 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1958 | 31 | Cubs | 44 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.88 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 81.1 | 314 | 63 | 26 | 27 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1959 | 32 | Cubs | 65 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 2.68 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 134.1 | 526 | 111 | 40 | 42 | 19 | 26 | 3 | 115 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 1960 | 33 | Reds | 51 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 3.19 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 67.2 | 278 | 62 | 24 | 25 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 58 | 5 | 4 | 0 | - |
| 1961 | 34 | Reds | 47 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2.19 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 53.1 | 224 | 50 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1962 | 35 | Reds | 40 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 4.58 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 37.1 | 168 | 40 | 19 | 21 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1963 | 36 | Reds | 47 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 4.15 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 52.0 | 216 | 55 | 24 | 30 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1964 | 37 | Reds | 37 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0.87 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 52.0 | 202 | 31 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| 1965 | 38 | Reds | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1965 | 38 | Giants | 35 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3.64 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 42.0 | 173 | 40 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1966 | 39 | Giants | 35 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22.0 | 93 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 1967 | 40 | Giants | 28 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.08 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21.2 | 94 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 1968 | 41 | Giants | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1968 | 41 | Pirates | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 8.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.2 | 81 | 29 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 1969 | 42 | Astros | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 16 Years | 527 | 44 | 252 | 46 | 50 | .479 | 3.26 | 12 | 2 | 90 | 913.0 | 3,833 | 842 | 331 | 386 | 89 | 296 | 54 | 621 | 25 | 25 | 3 | - | ||
Bill HenryBill Henry Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1952 | 25 | Red Sox | 14 | 31 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .258 | .303 | .387 |
| 1953 | 26 | Red Sox | 21 | 32 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .188 | .188 | .281 |
| 1954 | 27 | Red Sox | 25 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .118 | .189 | .118 |
| 1955 | 28 | Red Sox | 17 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .105 | .150 | .105 |
| 1958 | 31 | Cubs | 44 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .316 | .294 |
| 1959 | 32 | Cubs | 65 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .194 | .194 | .194 |
| 1960 | 33 | Reds | 51 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1961 | 34 | Reds | 48 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1962 | 35 | Reds | 40 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
| 1963 | 36 | Reds | 47 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .143 | .167 |
| 1964 | 37 | Reds | 38 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
| 1965 | 38 | Reds | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1965 | 38 | Giants | 35 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
| 1966 | 39 | Giants | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1967 | 40 | Giants | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1968 | 41 | Giants | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1968 | 41 | Pirates | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1969 | 42 | Astros | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 16 Years | 531 | 203 | 13 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 71 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .177 | .208 | .217 | ||
Bill HenryBill Henry Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1952 Red Sox | P | 13 | 10 | 230 | 12 | 0.9 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.41 |
| 1953 Red Sox | P | 21 | 12 | 257 | 16 | 0.8 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 1.58 |
| 1954 Red Sox | P | 24 | 13 | 287 | 17 | 0.7 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.60 |
| 1955 Red Sox | P | 17 | 7 | 179 | 15 | 0.9 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.26 |
| 1958 Cubs | P | 44 | 0 | 244 | 10 | 0.2 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.11 |
| 1959 Cubs | P | 65 | 0 | 403 | 21 | 0.3 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 1.34 |
| 1960 Reds | P | 51 | 0 | 203 | 19 | 0.4 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 2.39 |
| 1961 Reds | P | 47 | 0 | 160 | 11 | 0.2 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.86 |
| 1962 Reds | P | 40 | 0 | 112 | 4 | 0.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.96 |
| 1963 Reds | P | 47 | 0 | 156 | 13 | 0.3 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .846 | 1.90 |
| 1964 Reds | P | 37 | 0 | 156 | 13 | 0.4 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
| 1965 Reds | P | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1965 Giants | P | 35 | 0 | 126 | 8 | 0.2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.71 |
| 1966 Giants | P | 35 | 0 | 66 | 4 | 0.1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.64 |
| 1967 Giants | P | 28 | 1 | 65 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.83 |
| 1968 Giants | P | 7 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 0.4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.40 |
| 1968 Pirates | P | 10 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1969 Astros | P | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 527 | 44 | 2,739 | 168 | 0.3 | 163 | 48 | 115 | 5 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 1.61 | |
| 16 Years | 527 | 44 | 2,739 | 168 | 0.3 | 163 | 48 | 115 | 5 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 1.61 | |
Bill HenryBill Henry Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1952 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 0.64 | 2.70 | 4.23 |
| 1953 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.2 | 8.0 | 1.70 | 5.88 | 3.47 |
| 1954 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.9 | 11.3 | 0.78 | 3.57 | 4.61 |
| 1955 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 1.10 | 3.47 | 3.17 |
| 1958 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.8 | 17.0 | 3.41 | 6.42 | 1.88 |
| 1959 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.6 | 15.5 | 4.42 | 7.70 | 1.74 |
| 1960 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 2.90 | 7.71 | 2.66 |
| 1961 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 3.53 | 8.94 | 2.53 |
| 1962 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 1.75 | 8.44 | 4.82 |
| 1963 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 4.09 | 7.79 | 1.90 |
| 1964 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 2.33 | 4.85 | 2.08 |
| 1965 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.00 | 9.00 | 1.80 |
| 1965 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.3 | 5.0 | 4.38 | 7.50 | 1.71 |
| 1966 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.50 | 6.14 | 4.09 |
| 1967 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.56 | 9.55 | 3.74 |
| 1968 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.40 |
| 1968 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3.00 | 4.86 | 1.62 |
| 1969 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 3.60 | 3.60 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 16 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.9 | 11.3 | 2.10 | 6.12 | 2.92 |
Bill HenryBill Henry Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1952 Boston Red Sox | 26 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1953 Boston Red Sox | 28 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1954 Boston Red Sox | 28, 29 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1955 Boston Red Sox | 29 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1958 Chicago Cubs | 19 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1959 Chicago Cubs | 37 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1960 Cincinnati Reds | 44 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
| 1961 Cincinnati Reds | 44 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
| 1962 Cincinnati Reds | 44 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1963 Cincinnati Reds | 44 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1964 Cincinnati Reds | 44 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1965 Cincinnati Reds | 44 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1965 San Francisco Giants | 45 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1966 San Francisco Giants | 45 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1967 San Francisco Giants | 45 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1968 San Francisco Giants | 45 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1968 Pittsburgh Pirates | 31 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1969 Houston Astros | 41 | Undetermined | - | - |
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Did you know that Bill Henry was inducted into the Pasadena High School Hall of Fame during their Inaugural Induction Gala in April 2012, along with eleven other former Pasadena High graduates?
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