Rickey Henderson

Rickey Henderson
Rickey Henderson
	File:Rickeyhenderson2002.jpg Rickey Henderson in 2002
	Left fielder
	Born: December 25, 1958; Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
	Died: December 20, 2024 (aged 65); San Francisco, California, U.S.
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
	As player 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); As coach New York Mets (2007);
Career highlights and awards
	10× All-Star (1980, 1982–1988, 1990, 1991); 2× World Series champion (1989, 1993); AL MVP (1990); ALCS MVP (Template:Alcsy); Gold Glove Award (1981); 3× Silver Slugger Award (1981, 1985, 1990); 12× AL stolen base leader (1980–1986, 1988–1991, 1998); Athletics No. 24 retired; Athletics Hall of Fame; MLB records 1,406 career stolen bases; 2,295 career runs; 130 stolen bases, single season;
Member of the National
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Induction	2009
Vote	94.8% (first ballot)

Rickey Nelson Henley Henderson (December 25, 1958 – December 20, 2024), nicknamed "Man of Steal", was an American professional baseball left fielder. He played 25 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for nine teams from 1979 to 2003. During this time period, he played for the Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, San Diego Padres, Anaheim Angels, New York Mets, Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

In 2007, Henderson coached the New York Mets. In 2009, he was honored into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Henderson died on December 20, 2024 at a hospital in San Francisco, California from problems caused by pneumonia, five days before his 66th birthday.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Rickey Henderson Media

Henderson (yellow jersey; #35) goes to steal second base for the Athletics in 1983.
Henderson steals a base as a member of the New York Yankees in 1988
Rickey Henderson crouching at first for the San Diego Padres (37575490516) (cropped).jpg

Henderson in his second stint with the San Diego Padres in 2001
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Henderson at his number retirement at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum in August 2009
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Henderson as the Mets' first base coach in 2007
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Henderson at the Hall of Fame parade in 2011

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