Logan Hensley
| Logan Hensley | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: February 16, 1900 Pacific, Missouri | |
| Died: November 4, 1971 (aged 71) Kansas City, Missouri | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1922, for the St. Louis Stars | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1939, for the Chicago American Giants | |
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Logan Frank Hensley (February 16, 1900 – November 4, 1971), nicknamed "Slap", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1920s and 1930s.
A native of Pacific, Missouri, Hensley made his Negro leagues debut in 1922 with the St. Louis Stars, and played the majority of his career with the club.[1][2] He was credited with a win and a loss in 18 innings pitched in the Stars' 1928 Negro National League championship series victory over the Chicago American Giants.[3] Hensley died in Kansas City, Missouri in 1971 at age 71.
References
[edit]- ^ "Logan Hensley". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Logan Hensley". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "1928 Season NNL I Championship Series". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
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