Joe Henderson

Joseph Lee Henderson (born July 4, 1946) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a pitcher for the Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds during the mid-1970s.

Biography Henderson was selected by the California Angels in the fifth round of the 1965 Major League Baseball draft, His professional career spanned 1965 to 1981. Early in his professional career, he converted to pitching, posting a 17–8 win–loss record at the Class A level in 1968, Henderson first reached the Triple-A level in 1971.

Henderson played parts of three seasons in the major leagues, in 1974 with the Chicago White Sox and in 1976 and 1977 with the Cincinnati Reds, exclusively as a pitcher. After 1977, he completed he professional career in the Mexican League; league records of the era are incomplete. Henderson's nephew Dave Henderson was also a major-league player.