# Weldon Henley

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{{short description|American baseball player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Weldon Henley
|position=[Pitcher](/source/Pitcher)
|image= Weldon Henley 1905.jpg
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date|1880|10|25}}
|birth_place=[Jasper, Georgia](/source/Jasper%2C_Georgia), U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|1960|11|16|1880|10|25}}
|death_place=[Palatka, Florida](/source/Palatka%2C_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](/source/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching))
|stat1value=32-43
|stat2label=[Earned run average](/source/Earned_run_average)
|stat2value=2.94
|stat3label=[Strikeout](/source/Strikeout)s
|stat3value=309
|teams=
* [Philadelphia Athletics](/source/Philadelphia_Athletics) (1903–1905)
* [Brooklyn Superbas](/source/Brooklyn_Superbas) (1907)
|awards= 
* Pitched a [no-hitter](/source/no-hitter) on July 22, 1905
}}
'''Weldon Henley''' (October 25, 1880 – November 16, 1960) was an American [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) [pitcher](/source/pitcher) from 1903 to 1907. He played for the [Philadelphia Athletics](/source/Philadelphia_Athletics) and [Brooklyn Dodgers](/source/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](/source/Georgia_Institute_of_Technology) alumnus to play in the Majors. His fraternity was [Sigma Nu](/source/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>

==References==
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==External links==
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{{succession box | title=[No-hitter pitcher](/source/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_no-hitters) | before= [Christy Mathewson](/source/Christy_Mathewson) | years= July 22, 1905 | after= [Frank Smith](/source/Frank_Smith_(1900s_pitcher))}}
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Category:1880 births
Category:1960 deaths
Category:Major League Baseball pitchers
Category:Baseball players from Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:Philadelphia Athletics players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
Category:Brooklyn Superbas players
Category:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball players
Category:Memphis Egyptians players
Category:Nashville Vols players
Category:Atlanta Firemen players
Category:Rochester Bronchos players
Category:People from Jasper, Georgia
Category:Sportspeople from Metro Atlanta

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