# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Tom Henke: Faith, Family, Friends, and Baseball
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 20 Jan, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Tue, 20 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Biographer David Jerome will give presentation, “Tom Henke: Faith, Family, Friends, and Baseball” at 6:00 p.m. at the Garnett Library on Tuesday, January 20, 2026. This event is sponsored by the Ozarks Heritage Research Center. Refreshments provided.

Jerome will provide an overview about Tom Henke, an exceptional yet underrated former professional baseball player from Missouri. Henke, a two-time All-Star, a World Series winner, and a Rolaids Relief Award winner, pitched for the Texas Rangers, the Toronto Blue Jays and the St. Louis Cardinals. By the end of his career, Henke amassed 311 saves as a closing pitcher. In 2011, he was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.

In addition to exploring his faith, Jerome will provide a background of how Tom Henke’s family and friends helped him throughout his baseball career. Henke, of Taos, Missouri, located in the northern region of the Ozarks’ Salem Plateau just east of Jefferson City, grew up in a large religious family of modest means.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/west-plains/tom-henke-faith-family-friends-and-baseball/200029493746717
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: West Plains
- **state**: MO
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 304 W. Trish Knight, West Plains, MO, United States, Missouri 65775
- **lat**: 36.72954
- **long**: -91.85462
- **full address**: 304 W. Trish Knight, West Plains, MO, United States, Missouri 65775

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Ozarks Heritage Research Center (https://allevents.in/org/ozarks-heritage-research-center/23926373)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 20 Jan, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 304 W. Trish Knight, West Plains, MO, United States, Missouri 65775
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Ozarks Heritage Research Center
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Tom Henke: Faith, Family, Friends, and Baseball ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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