Dave Stenhouse, former major league pitcher, Westerly native, dies at 90
Dave Stenhouse, who played for Major League Baseball's Washington Senators in the early 1960s and went on to coach baseball at Rhode Island College and Brown University, died Saturday morning, according to his family. He was 90.
Stenhouse was a Westerly native who starred in baseball and basketball at Westerly High School and the University of Rhode Island. In his first season with Washington, he became the first rookie pitcher to start a Major League All-Star Game. Stenhouse appeared in 76 games over three seasons for the Senators.
He was signed by the Chicago Cubs and played in the minors for several years before reaching the big leagues with Washington. Stenhouse arrived at the 1962 All-Star Game with a 10-4 record, and faced such sluggers as Roberto Clemente, Willie Mays and Orlando Cepeda, throwing his trademark knuckle-curve.
According to a post on Facebook from his son Mike, Stenhouse was the first Rhode Islander to win all three major honors given by Words Unlimited: 1951 RI Schoolboy Athlete of the Year, 1961 RI Athlete of the Year, and 1983 RI Coach of the Year.
Dave Stenhouse was also an inductee to the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame and, coached American Legion baseball and co-founded the CLCF basketball program in Cranston as well as the RI Baseball Institute in Warwick.
This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Dave Stenhouse, former MLB pitcher, Westerly native, dies at 90
