Vance McHenry

Vance McHenry
Shortstop
Born: (1956-07-10) July 10, 1956
Chico, California
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 13, 1981, for the Seattle Mariners
Last MLB appearance
June 27, 1982, for the Seattle Mariners
MLB statistics
Batting average.211
Home runs0
Runs batted in2
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams

Vance Loren McHenry (born July 10, 1956) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop for the Seattle Mariners. He played sparingly in two brief major league stints in 1981 and 1982, batting .211 in 18 games.

McHenry attended Chico High School in Chico, California. He played college baseball at Butte College and for the UNLV Rebels.[1] He played in the 1978 NCAA Division I tournament with UNLV.[2]

The Mariners selected McHenry in the 11th round of the 1978 MLB draft.[3] He made his MLB debut in August 1981, hitting a single and getting a run batted in as a pinch hitter in his first plate appearance.[4][5] In 15 games, he had a .222 batting average.[1] He ended his major league tenure with three games in June 1982, all as a late-game defensive replacement, getting one at bat.[6][7] He was called up to fill in for the injured Todd Cruz, replacing Lenny Randle on the roster.[8] In his first game in the majors that season, McHenry made a throwing error in the 11th inning that allowed two runs to score in a loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.[9]

Seattle traded McHenry to the Texas Rangers for pitcher Bob Babcock in January 1983.[10] McHenry played in the minors through 1985.[11]

McHenry was inducted into Chico's baseball hall of fame in 2007.[12][13]

References

  1. 1 2 "Vance McHenry Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
  2. ↑ "UNLV Baseball Record Book" (PDF). University of Nevada Las Vegas Athletics. 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
  3. ↑ Seattle Mariners 1981 Media Guide. p. 58.
  4. ↑ "Vance McHenry 1981 Batting Game Logs". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Richie Zisk hit a three-run homer and Tom Paciorek..." UPI. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Vance McHenry 1982 Batting Game Logs". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Sports Briefs". UPI. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
  8. ↑ "The Seattle Mariners released veteran infielder Lenny Randle Tuesday..." UPI. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Seattle shortstop Vance McHenry's wild throw with the bases..." UPI. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Thursday's Sports Transactions". UPI. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Vance McHenry - MLB, Minor League, College Baseball Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Local memories become stuff of Legends". Marin Independent Journal. February 17, 2007. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Latest "Legends of the Diamond" announced". Chico Outlaws. December 19, 2006. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
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