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Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Rickey Henderson. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com.
Rickey Nelson Henley Henderson (born December 25, 1958) is an American former professional baseball left fielder who played 25 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for nine teams from 1979 to 2003, including four separate tenures with his original team, the Oakland Athletics.
Fullname: Rickey Nelson Henley Henderson. Nickname: Man of Steal. Born: 12/25/1958 in Chicago, IL. Draft: 1976, Oakland Athletics, Round: 4, Overall Pick: 96. High School: Technical, Oakland, CA. Debut: 6/24/1979. Hall of Fame: 2009. Year.
Rickey Henderson used the ultimate combination of power and speed to break numerous major league baseball records during his career. But what solidified his place in baseball history was his love for the game.
Complete career MLB stats for the Los Angeles Dodgers Left Fielder Rickey Henderson on ESPN. Includes games played, hits and home runs per MLB season.
May 15, 2020 · Henderson embodied the A's dominance in their four-game World Series sweep over the Giants. He batted .474 (9-for-19) with four runs scored, a double, two triples, a homer and three stolen bases. Henderson warmed up for the Giants by tormenting Toronto in the American League Championship Series.
May 31, 2024 · 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.
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.
Aug 26, 2023 · On Aug. 27, 1982, Henderson broke Lou Brock’s mark of 118 steals in a season by swiping second base in the third inning of the Athletics' 5-4 loss to the Brewers in Milwaukee. He set the new mark in style -- the record-breaking steal was the first of four Henderson would have on the night en route to 130 for the season.
Mar 3, 2020 · Rickey Henderson went into the Hall of Fame on the first ballot, like most of the great ones, and he had his day in Cooperstown, and his plaque begins with these words: “Faster than a speeding...
