Rhode Island baseball legend Dave Stenhouse passed away on Saturday at the age of 90, according to his family on social media.

The Cranston resident and Westerly native played professional baseball for 13 seasons as a pitcher, most notably for three seasons in the big leagues with the Washington Senators, and was the first rookie pitcher to ever start in the MLB All-Star game during the 1962 season.

After his retirement, he served as an Army Reservist and founded his own insurance company. He was also integral in the creation of Cranston League for Cranston’s Future (CLCF), where he also helped coach baseball and basketball. Stenhouse founded the RI Baseball Institute in Warwick.

Stenhouse was also the head coach for Rhode Island College, where he led the team to the Final Four, as well Brown University before coaching at the youth level and American Legion.

“RIP Dad, We will always love you. What an amazing 90 years you gave to our family, to Cranston and to RI. We have been so blessed,” son his son Mike, on social media.

Stenhouse was inducted into numerous Halls of Fame, including at RIC, URI and the RI Heritage Hall of Fame in 2008. He received All-American honors during his college days at URI for both baseball and basketball. He finished his hoops career with over 1,000 points for the Rams.

Other interests of his included golf, where he was a member of the Warwick Country Club and frequently participated in charity events. He chaired the annual fundraising tournament that raised over $400,000 for the Jimmy Fund, which earned him the “Jimmy Award” in 2002 for his service.

Stenhouse enjoyed traveling, playing piano and drinking red wine, according to Mike. He served as a lector at St. Paul’s Church in Cranston. More than anything, he enjoyed spending time with his kids and grandkids.