Curtis Henderson (baseball)

Curtis Henderson
Curtis Henderson
	Shortstop
	Born: November 12, 1911; Shreveport, Louisiana
	Died: January 12, 1982 (aged 70); New York, New York
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1936, for the Homestead Grays
Last appearance
	1946, for the New York Black Yankees
Teams
	Homestead Grays (1936); Brooklyn Royal Giants (1936); New York Black Yankees (1937); Washington Black Senators (1938); Toledo Crawfords (1939–1940); Chicago American Giants (1941); Philadelphia Stars (1941); New York Black Yankees (1942, 1946);

Curtis Henderson (November 12, 1911 – January 12, 1982) was an American Negro league shortstop in the 1930s and 1940s.

A native of Shreveport, Louisiana, Henderson made his Negro leagues debut in 1936 with the Homestead Grays and Brooklyn Royal Giants. He went on to play with several teams, and was selected to the 1940 East–West All-Star Game. Henderson served in the US Army during World War II,^[1] and returned to finish his professional career in 1946 with the New York Black Yankees.^[2]^[3] He died in New York, New York in 1982 at age 70.

References[edit]

^ "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
^ "Curtis Henderson". seamheads.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
^ "Curtis Henderson". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.

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