Dave Stenhouse

David Rotchford Stenhouse (September 12, 1933 – November 11, 2023) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Washington Senators from to . Born in Westerly, Rhode Island, Stenhouse batted and threw right-handed and was listed as tall and .

Early life Stenhouse was born on September 12, 1933, to Clarence and Mary (Driscoll) Stenhouse in Westerly, Rhode Island. He was co-captain of the basketball team, winning All-Conference and All-New England honors; as well as excelling in baseball. He was All-Yankee Conference in both baseball and basketball.

Stenhouse received a degree in industrial engineering. Later in life, he became the president of URI's Century Club, raising funds from alumni for the school's athletics. He spent four years in the Cubs' farm system. He played for the Lafayette Oilers in 1956, having a 16–4 win–loss record and a 1.92 earned run average (ERA) in 26 games. After the 1958 season, the Cincinnati Redlegs picked him up from the Cubs' farm system in the minor league draft.

On December 15, 1961, Stenhouse and catcher Bob Schmidt were traded to the Washington Senators for pitcher Johnny Klippstein and outfielder Marty Keough. and through the first half of the season had a 6–3 record and was near the American League lead in ERA. It has also been reported that Stenhouse was 10–4 going into the All-Star Game.

As a result, the rookie was selected to the 1962 All-Star Team. From 1959 to 1962, to increase revenues for the players' pension fund, MLB played two midsummer All-Star games. Stenhouse was the starting pitcher for the American League in 's second contest, played July 30 at Wrigley Field, Chicago. He allowed three hits, one base on balls, and one earned run in two innings pitched and left the game for pinch hitter Pete Runnels trailing, 1–0. Runnels hit a home run to tie the game, and the Junior Circuit went on to a 9–4 triumph. He was the first rookie to start a major league All-Star Game.

Stenhouse spent the rest of his professional career in the minor leagues, spending 1965 with the York White Roses and 1965 to 1967 with the Hawaii Islanders before retiring. In 76 major-league games, with 56 starts, he posted a career 16–28 won–lost record and a 4.14 ERA, with 12 complete games, three shutouts and one save. In 372 career innings pitched, he allowed 339 hits and 174 bases on balls, with 214 strikeouts. In 1980, he was hired to coach the Brown University baseball team, winning 170 games from 1981 to 1990. He also co-founded the Rhode Island Baseball Institute in Warwick, Rhode Island. In 1993, he founded the Jimmy Fund Council Golf Tournament, which raised over $400,000 for the Dana Farber Institute. In 2002, he received the "Jimmy Award".