Weldon Henley

{{short description|American baseball player}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Weldon Henley |position=Pitcher |image= Weldon Henley 1905.jpg |bats=Right |throws=Right |birth_date={{Birth date|1880|10|25}} |birth_place=Jasper, Georgia, U.S. |death_date={{death date and age|1960|11|16|1880|10|25}} |death_place=Palatka, Florida, U.S. |debutleague = MLB |debutdate= April 23 |debutyear= 1903 |debutteam= Philadelphia Athletics |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=June 28 |finalyear=1907 |finalteam= Brooklyn Dodgers |statleague = MLB |stat1label=Win–loss record |stat1value=32-43 |stat2label=Earned run average |stat2value=2.94 |stat3label=Strikeouts |stat3value=309 |teams= * Philadelphia Athletics (1903–1905) * Brooklyn Superbas (1907) |awards= * Pitched a no-hitter on July 22, 1905 }} '''Weldon Henley''' (October 25, 1880 – November 16, 1960) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher from 1903 to 1907. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics and Brooklyn Dodgers.

Henley made his major league debut on April 23, 1903. He pitched a no-hitter against the St. Louis Browns in the first game of a doubleheader on July 22, 1905.

Henley was the first Georgia Tech alumnus to play in the Majors. His fraternity was Sigma Nu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/college/georgia_institute_of_technology_baseball_players.shtml|title=Georgia Institute of Technology Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues|publisher=Baseball Almanac|accessdate=2007-09-16}}</ref>

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{{s-start}} {{succession box | title=No-hitter pitcher | before= Christy Mathewson | years= July 22, 1905 | after= Frank Smith}} {{s-end}}

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