Richard Douglas Henry (born December 10, 1963 in Sacramento, California

Sacramento, California

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) is a former relief pitcher

Relief pitcher

A relief pitcher or reliever is a baseball or softball pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness, fatigue, ejection, or for other strategic reasons, such as being substituted by a pinch hitter...

 for the Milwaukee Brewers

Milwaukee Brewers

The Milwaukee Brewers are a professional baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, currently playing in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League...

 (1991–94), New York Mets

New York Mets

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 (1995–96), San Francisco Giants

San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....

 (1997 and 2000), Houston Astros

Houston Astros

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 (1998–2000) and Kansas City Royals

Kansas City Royals

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 (2001). Henry rejoined the Royals organization as the pitching coach for the Burlington Bees

Burlington Bees

The Burlington Bees are a Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Oakland Athletics, that plays in the Midwest League. Their home is in Burlington, Iowa.-History:...

 in the Midwest League

Midwest League

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 after spending three years as a pitching coach in the Atlanta Braves

Atlanta Braves

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 organization. During the 2007 season, Henry was the pitching coach for the Single-A Rome Braves

Rome Braves

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 in the South Atlantic League

South Atlantic League

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He helped the Giants win the 1997

1997 in baseball

-Major League Baseball:*World Series: Florida Marlins over Cleveland Indians ; Liván Hernández, MVP*American League Championship Series MVP: Marquis Grissom**American League Division Series*National League Championship Series MVP: Liván Hernández...

 and 2000

2000 in baseball

-Major League Baseball:*Regular Season Champions*World Series Champion - New York Yankees*Postseason - October 3 to October 26Click on any series score to link to that series' page....

 National League

National League

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 Western Division and the Astros win the 1998

1998 in baseball

-Headline events of the year:*Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Ken Griffey, Jr., and Greg Vaughn all hit 30 home runs before the All-Star break and engage in a historic chase for Roger Maris's single-season record of 61 home runs...

 and 1999

1999 in baseball

-Major League Baseball:*World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves ; Mariano Rivera, MVP*American League Championship Series MVP: Orlando Hernández**American League Division Series:*National League Championship Series MVP: Eddie Pérez...

 NL Central Division.

Henry finished tied for 8th in voting for 1991

1991 in baseball

-Major League Baseball:*World Series: Minnesota Twins over Atlanta Braves ; Jack Morris, MVP*American League Championship Series MVP: Kirby Puckett*National League Championship Series MVP: Steve Avery...

 American League

American League

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 Rookie of the Year for having a 2-1 win-loss

Win (baseball)

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 record, 32 games, 25 games finished, 15 saves, 36 innings pitched

Innings pitched

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, 16 hits allowed, 4 runs allowed, 4 earned runs allowed, 1 home run allowed, 14 walks, 28 strikeout

Strikeout

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s, 137 batters faced, 1 intentional walk and a 1.00 earned run average

Earned run average

In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...

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In 11 seasons he had a 34-42 win-loss record, 582 games, 290 games finished, 82 saves, 665 ⅔ innings pitched, 611 hits allowed, 346 runs allowed, 310 earned runs allowed, 83 home runs allowed, 341 walks, 541 strikeouts, 17 hit batsmen, 41 wild pitches, 2,911 batters faced, 42 intentional Walks, 2 balks and a 4.19 ERA.

Doug is currently the pitching coach for the Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers.

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