Roy Knikelbine Henshaw (July 29, 1911 – June 8, 1993) was an American professional
baseball
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pitcher
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who played in
Major League Baseball
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from 1933 to 1944.
Born in
Chicago
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, Henshaw played collegiately for the
University of Chicago
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. Henshaw spent eight seasons in the Major Leagues as a member of the
Brooklyn Dodgers
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,
Chicago Cubs
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,
St. Louis Cardinals
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, and
Detroit Tigers
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. He played in the
National Baseball Congress
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with the St. Joseph's Autos team in 1946.
Henshaw died on June 8, 1993, in
LaGrange, Illinois
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History
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.
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1911 births
1993 deaths
American expatriate baseball players in Mexico
Azules de Veracruz players
Baseball players from Chicago
Brooklyn Dodgers players
Chicago Cubs players
Detroit Tigers players
Jersey City Giants players
Los Angeles Angels (minor league) players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Mexican League baseball pitchers
Rochester Red Wings players
St. Louis Cardinals players
20th-century American sportsmen
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