Snake Henry

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Gaunt, Robert (1997). We Would Have Played Forever: The Story of the Coastal Plain Baseball League. Baseball America, Inc. ISBN   0-945164-02-5.


Snake Henry
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Snake Henry with a minor league team, circa 1917.
First baseman
Born:(1895-07-19)July 19, 1895
Waynesville, North Carolina, U.S.
Died: October 12, 1987(1987-10-12) (aged 92)
Wendell, North Carolina, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 15, 1922, for the Boston Braves
Last MLB appearance
May 14, 1923, for the Boston Braves
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