David Rotchford Stenhouse (born September 12, 1933) is a former

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who played for the Washington Senators from to . Stenhouse batted and threw right-handed. Stenhouse attended

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, where he was captain of the school's basketball team; he was named Rhode Island athlete of the year after the 1950–51 season. Stenhouse played

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for the

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, and was an amateur free agent signing of the

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in 1955. He spent four years in the Cubs' farm system. With the Lafayette Oilers in 1956, Stenhouse had a 16–4 win–loss record and a 1.92

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(ERA) in 26 games. After the 1958 season, the

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picked him up from the Cubs' farm system. He spent two years with the

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and one with the

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, finishing with a 39–37 record over the course of those three seasons. On December 15, 1961, Stenhouse and Bob Schmidt were traded to the Washington Senators for

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and

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. He made the team's opening day roster, and through the first half of the season had a 6–3 record and was near the

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lead in ERA. As a result, the rookie was selected to the 1962 All-Star Game. Stenhouse finished the year with an 11–12 record and a 3.65 ERA in 34 games. He followed that up with a 3–9 record and a 4.55 ERA in 16 games in 1963, and a 2–7 record and a 4.81 ERA in 1964. Stenhouse spent the rest of his professional career in the minor leagues, spending 1965 with the

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and 1965 to 1967 with the

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before retiring. After his professional playing days were over, Stenhouse coached the

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baseball team from 1981 to 1990. His son,

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, went on to play Major League Baseball as well.

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