Past Purchase--Rickey Henderson--MLB--HOF

July 24, 1996 SI

Henderson at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum in August 2009
Left fielder
Born: December 25, 1958 (age 63) Chicago, Illinois
Batted: Right Threw: Left
MLB debut
June 24, 1979, for the Oakland Athletics
Last MLB appearance
September 19, 2003, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB statistics
Batting average	.279
Hits	3,055
Home runs	297
Runs batted in	1,115
Stolen bases	1,406
Runs	2,295
Teams
Oakland Athletics (1979–1984) New York Yankees (1985–1989) Oakland Athletics (1989–1993) Toronto Blue Jays (1993) Oakland Athletics (1994–1995) San Diego Padres (1996–1997) Anaheim Angels (1997) Oakland Athletics (1998) New York Mets (1999–2000) Seattle Mariners (2000) San Diego Padres (2001) Boston Red Sox (2002) Los Angeles Dodgers (2003)
Career highlights and awards
10× All-Star (1980, 1982–1988, 1990, 1991) 2× World Series champion (1989, 1993) AL MVP (1990) ALCS MVP (1989) Gold Glove Award (1981) 3× Silver Slugger Award (1981, 1985, 1990) 12× AL stolen base leader (1980–1986, 1988–1991, 1998) Oakland Athletics No. 24 retired Athletics Hall of Fame MLB Records 1,406 career stolen bases 2,295 career runs 81 career lead-off home runs 130 stolen bases, single season
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	2009
Vote	94.81% (first ballot)

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