FLOYD (BUTCH) HENRY
FLOYD (BUTCH) HENRY
Class of 2010 Voted the second recipient of the “Recognized El Paso Major Leaguer Award” in 2002 by the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Outstanding as a Youth baseball player for Eastwood Optimists Standout pitcher at Eastwood High School and played for El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Coach Ray Saenz Had a 10-1 record with a 0.79 ERA as a Senior Named to 3 All District teams in his 3 years of varsity play Earned multiple All City Honors Named El Paso City “Most Valuable Player” in 1987 Named to Texas All State team in 1987 Part of renowned “1, 2 Pitching Twosome” with fellow Trooper and also future Major Leaguer Frank Castillo Played on team that produced two future El Paso High School Coaches in Ruly Medrano and Larry Vucan Turned down opportunity for baseball scholarship to University of Texas to turn Professional Drafted and signed with the Cincinnati Reds in 1987 Named Class A All Star by Baseball America and Midwest League following a 16-2 record and a 2.26 ERA with 27 starts in 1988 Played Professional baseball from 1987 to 2001 including seven seasons in the Major Leagues with Houston, Colorado, Montreal, Boston, and Seattle Traded to the Houston Astros in 1990 and made his Major League debut on April 9, 1992 He made 28 starts with a 6-9 record and a 4.02 ERA in his Rookie season which saw the Astros only score 13 runs in his 9 losses Finished the season tied for the team lead in shutouts and complete games and ranked second in innings pitched, strikeouts and starts Selected in the fifth round of the 1992 expansion draft by the Colorado Rockies Later traded to Expos and went 8-3 with a 2.43 ERA in 1994 and finished second in ERA but just missed the qualifying inning mark by 6 2/3innings In 1996, he was 7-9 with 21 starts and a 2.84 earned run average Injury sidelined him for balance of 1996 season In 1997, he posted a 7-3 mark with the Boston Red Sox in 36 games with a 3.52 ERA Missed most of 1998 season with an injury Signed with Seattle in 1999 but saw limited action due to injuries His lifetime pro career record was 33-33 with 621 innings pitched and a 3.83 ERA In 11 seasons of minor league play, he had a 54-35 record with 727 innings pitched and a 3.81 earned run average Served as Roving Pitching Instructor for Major League organizations following his pro playing career Served as Pitching Coach with the Cincinnati Red organization in 2004 with the GCL Reds In 2005, he coached at Billings Served as manager of the El Paso Diablos from 2006 to 2010 Named American Association “Manager of the Year” in 2007 Considered one of the best if not the best “Left Handed Pitchers” to ever play high school baseball in El Paso © 2016 El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame
