Ken Henderson

Kenneth Joseph Henderson (born June 15, 1946 in Carroll, Iowa) was an outfielder for the San Francisco Giants (1965–72), Chicago White Sox (1973–75), Atlanta Braves (1976), Texas Rangers (1977), New York Mets (1978), Cincinnati Reds (1978–79) and Chicago Cubs (1979–80).

Henderson helped the Giants to win the National League Western Division (NL West) in 1971 and the Reds to win the NL West in 1979. He was acquired along with Steve Stone by the White Sox from the Giants for Tom Bradley on November 29, 1972.

He finished 19th in voting for the 1974 AL MVP for playing in all 162 Games and having 602 At Bats, 76 Runs, 176 Hits, 35 Doubles, 5 Triples, 20 Home Runs, 95 RBI, 12 Stolen Bases, 66 Walks, .292 Batting Average, .360 On-base percentage, .467 Slugging Percentage, 281 Total Bases, 2 Sacrifice Hits, 8 Sacrifice Flies and 9 Intentional Walks.

Henderson spent each of three straight seasons from 1976 through 1978 with different ballclubs. First from the White Sox to the Braves with Dick Ruthven and Dan Osborn for Ralph Garr and Larvell Blanks on December 12, 1975. Then to the Rangers in a five-for-one trade with Dave May, Roger Moret, Adrian Devine, Carl Morton and $200,000 for Jeff Burroughs on December 9, 1976. Finally to the Mets on March 15, 1978 to complete the first four-team blockbuster deal in Major League Baseball history from three months prior on December 8, 1977 that also involved the Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates and a total of eleven players changing teams. The Mets also got from the Rangers Tom Grieve and from the Braves Willie Montañez. The Rangers received Al Oliver and Nelson Norman from the Pirates and Jon Matlack from the Mets. Adrian Devine, Tommy Boggs and Eddie Miller were traded from the Rangers to the Braves. The Pirates acquired Bert Blyleven from the Rangers and John Milner from the Mets.

In 16 seasons, Henderson played in 1,444 Games, had 4,553 At Bats, 595 Runs, 1,168 Hits, 216 Doubles, 26 Triples, 122 Home Runs, 576 RBI, 86 Stolen Bases, 589 Walks, .257 Batting Average, .343 On-base percentage, .396 Slugging Percentage, 1,802 Total Bases, 19 Sacrifice Hits, 36 Sacrifice Flies and 77 Intentional Walks.

Henderson went to Clairemont High School in San Diego, CA.

Henderson's cousin, Kerry Dineen, was an outfielder with the New York Yankees in the 1970s.