32 Facts About Dave Henderson

Dave Henderson played in Major League Baseball for the Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics, and Kansas City Royals during his 14-year career, primarily as an outfielder.

Dave Henderson is best remembered for the two-out, two-strike home run he hit in the top of the ninth inning in Game 5 of the 1986 American League Championship Series.

Dave Henderson helped his teams reach the World Series four times during his career—Boston in 1986 and Oakland from 1988 to 1990, with Oakland winning the championship in 1989.

Dave Henderson was born in Merced, California and grew up in nearby Dos Palos, where he attended high school and played both baseball and football.

Dave Henderson was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the first round of the 1977 Major League Baseball draft.

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Dave Henderson spent much of the summer with Spokane, appearing in 80 games while batting.

Dave Henderson spent some of the 1984 season on the disabled list because of a hamstring injury.

Dave Henderson struggled at the plate early in the season, batting below.

Dave Henderson was acquired to backup Boston center fielder Tony Armas.

Dave Henderson joined the 1986 Red Sox on August 19, and appeared in 36 games over the remainder of the regular season, with just 7 complete games.

Dave Henderson is best remembered for the two-out, two-strike home run he hit in the top of the ninth inning in Game 5 of the 1986 ALCS.

Dave Henderson had appeared in Game 2 and Game 4 as a late-innings defensive replacement for Tony Armas, and was hitless in one at bat.

In Game 5, Armas sprained his ankle in the second inning, and was replaced by Dave Henderson, who entered the game to play centerfield in the bottom of the fifth inning.

Dave Henderson batted in the seventh inning and struck out, while the Angels added two more runs in their half of the seventh.

When Dave Henderson stepped to the plate to face reliever Donnie Moore, there were two outs and catcher Rich Gedman was on first after being hit by a pitch.

Dave Henderson played center field for both of those games – collecting a walk and a run in each game, but going hitless – as Armas' injury kept him from playing.

Dave Henderson was the Red Sox' centerfielder throughout the 1986 World Series, as Tony Armas was sidelined by the injury he had sustained in the ALCS; Armas made only a single appearance, as a pinch hitter.

Dave Henderson was Boston's starting center fielder for the first month of the 1987 season, and during April he hit.

Dave Henderson saw his playing time decrease as he primarily played corner outfield positions, along with pinch hitting.

Dave Henderson signed as a free agent with Oakland before the 1988 season, following his brief stint with the Giants.

Dave Henderson was the Athletics' starting center fielder on Opening Day, and appeared in a total of 146 games, including 127 complete games in center field.

Dave Henderson received consideration during AL MVP voting and finished 13th, with the award going to his Athletics teammate Jose Canseco.

In 1989 Dave Henderson was again the team's primary center fielder, playing 134 complete games, and appearing in a total of 152 games during the season.

Dave Henderson's hitting wasn't as good as the prior year, as he batted.

Dave Henderson started the All-Star Game for the AL in right field, and was 0-for-2 at the plate before being pinch hit for by Ruben Sierra in the sixth inning.

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Dave Henderson's average dipped in the second half of the season and he finished the year at.

Shortly after his 36th birthday, Dave Henderson retired on July 29,1994, which was his last MLB appearance – against the Minnesota Twins, he played the final two innings of the game as a defensive replacement in left field.

Dave Henderson was married twice, and had two sons, one of whom is affected by Angelman syndrome, which Dave Henderson worked to raise research funding for.

Dave Henderson co-founded a charity that provides Christmas gifts to children.

From 1997 to 2006, Dave Henderson worked as a color commentator during Mariners radio and television broadcasts.

Dave Henderson returned to the Mariners' radio booth during 2011 and 2012 as one of a rotating crew of part-time announcers working with Rick Rizzs who succeeded the deceased Dave Niehaus.

Dave Henderson suffered a heart attack and died at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on December 27,2015, approximately two months after having undergone a kidney transplant.