Dave Stenhouse obit

Rhode Island baseball legend Dave Stenhouse passes away at 90

 

He was not on the list.

Rhode Island native and former Major League Baseball player Dave Stenhouse died at the age of 90 on Saturday morning.

Dave’s son, Mike, made the announcement on a Facebook post on Saturday afternoon.

Stenhouse was born in Westerly, Rhode Island on September 12, 1933.

He was standout at Westerly High School in baseball and basketball and later earned All-American honors at the University of Rhode Island.

Stenhouse played professional baseball for 13 years, including three in the majors with the Washington Senators.

In 1962, he became the first rookie to start a Major League All-Star game.

Following his baseball career, Stenhouse served as an Army Reservist and built a successful insurance company.

He co-founded the Cranston League for Cranston’s Future (CLCF) basketball program and the RI Baseball Institute in Warwick.

Stenhouse served as the head baseball coach for Rhode Island College and Brown University, and he is an inductee into the Rhode Island Heritage, URI, RIC, and Westerly High School Hall of Fames.

“RIP Dad, we will always love you. What an amazing 90 years you gave to our family, to Cranston, and to RI. We have been so blessed,” Mike Stenhouse posted.

 

MLB debut

April 18, 1962, for the Washington Senators

Last MLB appearance

October 4, 1964, for the Washington Senators

MLB statistics

Win–loss record  16–28

Earned run average            4.14

Strikeouts            214

Teams

Washington Senators (1962–1964)

Career highlights and awards

2× All-Star (1962, 1962)