Steve Henderson

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Steven Curtis Henderson (born November 18, 1952 in Houston, Texas) was an Outfielder for the New York Mets (1977-80), Chicago Cubs (1981-82), Seattle Mariners (1983-84), Oakland Athletics (1985-87) and Houston Astros (1988).

He finished 2nd in voting, to Andre Dawson, for 1977 National League Rookie of the Year for playing in 99 Games and having 350 At Bats, 67 Runs, 104 Hits, 16 Doubles, 6 Triples, 12 Home Runs, 65 RBI, 6 Stolen Bases, 43 Walks, .297 Batting Average, .372 On-base percentage, .480 Slugging Percentage, 168 Total Bases, 4 Sacrifice Flies and 2 Intentional Walks.

He led the National League in Grounding into Double Plays (24) in 1978.

In 12 seasons he played in 1,085 Games and had 3,484 At Bats, 459 Runs, 976 Hits, 162 Doubles, 49 Triples, 68 Home Runs, 428 RBI, 79 Stolen Bases, 386 Walks, .280 Batting Average, .352 On-base percentage, .413 Slugging Percentage, 1,440 Total Bases, 11 Sacrifice Hits, 22 Sacrifice Flies and 32 Intentional Walks.

He is currently the hitting coach for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.