Doug Henry
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Doug Henry was a relief pitcher for the Mets in 1995 and 1996. He had a 3.87 earned run average in 109 games with the team. Henry recorded five wins and 13 saves as a Met.
Henry came to the Mets after four seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers. In ’95, he had 62 strikeouts in 67 innings pitched. Doug pitched a scoreless eighth inning and got the win in a 5-2 Mets victory over the Braves on May 10 at Shea Stadium. He had a pair of scoreless innings for a save in the Mets’ 1-0 win at Houston on May 16. Also at the Astrodome on August 11, Henry pitched two perfect innings for the win in a 7-5 Mets triumph over the Astros. He retired the Dodgers in order in the ninth and got the win in the Mets’ 3-2 victory on August 18 at Shea. Henry got his only major league hit (a single), scored a run and pitched three and two-thirds innings of shutout ball for a save in the Mets’ 8-1 win at Los Angeles on August 30. He also hurled three scoreless and hitless innings for a save in a 9-2 Mets triumph over the Reds in the second game of a doubleheader on September 27 at Shea.
In 1996, Henry led all Mets pitchers with 58 appearances. He saved nine games during the season. At Shea on April 23, Doug was the winning pitcher in the Mets’ 8-6 victory over the Reds in 10 innings. He got credit for the win in a 7-6 Mets triumph over the Cubs on May 11 at Shea. Henry had two scoreless innings to record the save in a 4-0 Mets win over the Giants on May 28 at Shea. He struck out four batters in three scoreless innings and got a save in the Mets’ 7-2 triumph at Houston on June 28. At Philadelphia on July 3, Doug had two shutout innings for a save in a 10-6 Mets victory over the Phillies. He pitched two scoreless innings to get a save in the Mets’ 7-3 win over the San Diego Padres in Monterrey, Mexico on August 17. Henry also retired all six batters he faced for a save in a 7-2 Mets triumph over the Giants on August 31 at Shea.
Henry was released by the Mets after the ’96 season. He pitched for the Giants in 1997 and spent the next two years with the Astros. Doug split the 2000 season between Houston and San Francisco. He concluded his major league career with the Kansas City Royals in 2001.
