Dwayne Allen Henry (born February 16, 1962) is a former

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who played for the Texas Rangers,

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, Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds,

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and Detroit Tigers. In , he pitched in Japan for the

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. Henry made his major league debut on September 7, , after being drafted in the second round of the

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. He struck out

Chris Speier Christopher Edward Speier (born June 28, 1950) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop, most notably for the San Francisco Giants and the Montreal Expos. He is known by the nickname " ...

for his first Major League strikeout. Henry's career ended when the Tigers released him on October 12, . In his career, Henry played in

for the Texas Rangers from 1984 to 1988, Atlanta Braves in 1989 and 1990, Houston Astros in 1991, Cincinnati Reds in 1992 and 1993, Seattle Mariners in 1993, and Detroit Tigers in 1995. He played in

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for the Chunichi Dragons in 1994, and in the

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for the

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in 1997 and 1998 and

Chinatrust Whales The Chinatrust Whales (中信鯨), formerly Koos Group Whales (和信鯨), were a Taiwanese professional baseball team. Founded as an amateur team in 1991, this club became professional and joined the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) in ...

in 2000. He also played in Minor League Baseball for the Colorado Rockies in 1996, in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball for the

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in 1998 and 1999 and the

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in 2001, and in the

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for the

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in 2001.

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