Henry Zeiher

{{short description|American baseball player (1862-1951)}}

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|name=Henry Zeiher

|position=Catcher

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|bats=Unknown

|throws=Unknown

|birth_date=August 11, 1862

|birth_place=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

|death_date={{Death date and age|1951|10|14|1862|8|11}}

|death_place=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate= June 24

|debutyear=1886

|debutteam=Washington Nationals

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate= July 5

|finalyear=1886

|finalteam=Washington Nationals

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.000

|stat2label=Home runs

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|stat3label=Runs batted in

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|teams=

• Washington Nationals (1886)

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Henry Zeiher (August 11, 1862 – October 14, 1951) was a professional baseball player who played catcher in the Major Leagues for the 1886 Washington Nationals. Nicknamed "Whitey," he saw only 21 at-bats, striking out at 12 of those, and reaching base in just one via a walk. Defensively, during the 37 opportunities he was given to catch for the Nationals, he committed three errors and allowed 15 passed balls."[https://www.chatsports.com/philadelphia-phillies/a/source/philadelphia-baseball-ghosts-henry-zeiher-12170732 Philadelphia Baseball Ghosts: Henry Zeiher]." Chat Sports, February 1, 2016.

He died in Philadelphia on October 14, 1951, and was interred at that city's Greenmount Cemetery."Philadelphia Baseball Ghosts: Henry Zeiher," Chat Sports.