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Jan 3, 2018 · Rickey Henderson was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009. On August 1 that year, Henderson’s number 24 was retired by the Athletics. As of 2017, he is the special assistant to Oakland A’s President David Kaval.
Rickey Henderson (born December 25, 1958, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) is a professional baseball player who in 1991 set a record for the most stolen bases in major league baseball and in 2001 set a record for the most career runs scored. Henderson was an All-American running back in football as a high school athlete in Oakland, California.
Jun 11, 2022 · Rickey Henderson blazed. He'd get to first base, waggle his fingers, sprint with the pitch, and became the greatest base stealer of all time over 25 years in baseball with nine different teams.
2001: Mr. 3,000. On the final day of the regular season, Henderson, then 42 and playing for the Padres, notched his 3,000th career hit to become the 25th player in AL/NL history to reach the milestone. October 7, 2001.
Mar 3, 2020 · Rickey Henderson loved the game, absolutely loved it. It’s funny to think that there was a time when baseball left him cold, because by the end, well, he didn’t want it to end.
Jun 24, 2020 · Rickey Henderson's base-stealing mark is one MLB record that will stand the test of time. On June 24, 1979, making his Major League Baseball debut, Rickey Henderson of the Oakland Athletics took a ...
May 15, 2020 · Rickey Henderson put the "top" in top of the order. Henderson is the Major Leagues' all-time leader in runs scored (2,295) and stolen bases (1,406). He walloped 81 leadoff homers, another record. He finished among the top 10 in the American League Most Valuable Player Award balloting six times and
