Hank Webb

{{short description|American baseball player (born 1950)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Hank Webb

|image=Hank Webb Mets.jpg

|position=Pitcher

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1950|5|21}}

|birth_place=Copiague, New York, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=September 5

|debutyear=1972

|debutteam=New York Mets

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=October 2

|finalyear=1977

|finalteam=Los Angeles Dodgers

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=7–9

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=4.31

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=71

|teams=

• New York Mets ({{mlby|1972}}–{{mlby|1976}})
• Los Angeles Dodgers ({{mlby|1977}})

}}

Henry Gaylon Matthew Webb (born May 21, 1950) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1972 to 1977 for the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers.

Webb was the losing pitcher in the longest game played to a decision in National League history.{{cite web|title=Game Length Records|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/rb_gmlg.shtml|website=baseball-almanac.com|accessdate=March 21, 2015}} On September 11, 1974, Webb pitched the 25th inning of the Mets' loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. Webb was charged with the only error of his major league career when his wild pickoff throw allowed Bake McBride to score all the way from first base to give St. Louis the victory.{{cite web|title=Sep 11, 1974, Cardinals at Mets Box Score and Play by Play|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYN/NYN197409110.shtml|website=baseball-reference.com|publisher=sports-reference.com|accessdate=March 21, 2015|date=September 11, 1974}} It was the first decision of Webb's major league career.

Webb pitched a seven inning, 1–0 no hit victory for the Tidewater Tides of the International League on June 7, 1974.{{cite web|title=The Ballplayers – Hank Webb|url=https://baseballbiography.com/hank-webb-1950|website=baseballbiography.com|access-date=March 21, 2015}}

He is the father of three sons, Kevin, Kyle and former Major League pitcher Ryan Webb.