Logan Hensley
Pitcher
Born: (1900-02-16)February 16, 1900
Pacific, Missouri
Died: November 4, 1971(1971-11-04) (aged 71)
Kansas City, Missouri
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1922, for the St. Louis Stars
Last appearance
1939, for the Chicago American Giants
Teams

Logan Frank Hensley (February 16, 1900 November 4, 1971), nicknamed "Slap", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1920s and 1930s.

A native of Pacific, Missouri, Hensley made his Negro leagues debut in 1922 with the St. Louis Stars, and played the majority of his career with the club.[1][2] He was credited with a win and a loss in 18 innings pitched in the Stars' 1928 Negro National League championship series victory over the Chicago American Giants.[3] Hensley died in Kansas City, Missouri in 1971 at age 71.

References

  1. "Logan Hensley". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. "Logan Hensley". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  3. "1928 Season NNL I Championship Series". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.


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