Henry Oxley
Encyclopedia
Henry Havelock Oxley was a Canadian
Major League
baseball
player from Covehead
, Prince Edward Island
, Canada
. Oxley moved to Massachusetts
at a young age and played briefly with both the New York Gothams
and the New York Metropolitans
in 1884. He played in just three games and ended his career without getting a hit.
Oxley is one of only two players from Prince Edward Island
(the other being Vern Handrahan
) to have played in Major League Baseball.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
Major League
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
player from Covehead
Queens County, Prince Edward Island
Queens County is located in central Prince Edward Island, Canada. The county is geographically divided by the Hillsborough River's estuary, a tidal inlet which almost splits the county and Prince Edward Island...
, Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Oxley moved to Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
at a young age and played briefly with both the New York Gothams
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
and the New York Metropolitans
New York Metropolitans
The Metropolitan Club was a 19th-century professional baseball team that played in New York City from 1880 to 1887...
in 1884. He played in just three games and ended his career without getting a hit.
Oxley is one of only two players from Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...
(the other being Vern Handrahan
Vern Handrahan
James Vernon Handrahan is a Canadian former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Kansas City Athletics...
) to have played in Major League Baseball.
External links
- Henry Oxley Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com at www.baseball-reference.com