Olaf Henriksen

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Olaf Henriksen

Born:	April 26, 1888
Birthplace:	Kirkerup, Denmark
Hometown:	N/A
Height:	N/A
Weight:	158
Bats:	Left
Throws:	Left
Drafted:	N/A
College:	N/A
High School:	N/A
Other Teams:	N/A
Years with Boston:	1911-1917

Olaf Henriksen made his major league debut with the Boston Red Sox on August 11, 1911. He died on October 17, 1962 in Norwood, MA.

1 Overall Career
2 Moment in the Sun
3 Trivia
4 External Links

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Overall Career

Henriksen made his major league debut with the Boston Red Sox on August 11, 1911 as an outfielder. He played with the Red Sox for seven seasons, backing up Sox outfield greats Tris Speaker, Harry Hooper, and Duffy Lewis. Henriksen was with the Sox for three of their first five World Series Championships.

Henriksen hit a career .269/.392/.329 for an adjusted OPS+ of 112. He made 6 errors in 128 games in the outfield, with 8 assists and 3 double plays. He played his final game on June 27, 1917.

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Moment in the Sun

In Game Eight of the 1912 World Series, manager Jake Stahl pinch-hit Henriksen for starter Hugh Bedient in the seventh inning. With the Sox down by a run and men on first and second with two out, Henriksen hit a Christy Mathewson curveball, which glanced off of third base for a double. The hit drove in Stahl as the tying run. The Sox went on to win the game and the Series.

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