Rickey Henderson

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Rickey Henderson
Rickey Henderson as First Base Coach
Rickey Henderson as First Base Coach
Left fielder
Born: December 25th, 1958
Chicago , United StatesUnited StatesUnited States 
Strikes: Right Throws: Left
Debut in Major League Baseball
June 24,  1979  with the  Oakland Athletics
Last MLB assignment
September 19,  2003  with the  Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB statistics
(until end of career)
Runs scored    2,295
Hits    3,055
Stolen bases    1.406
Teams

member of
☆☆☆Baseball Hall of Fame☆☆☆
Recorded     2009
Quota    94.8%
Last update: January 5th, 2009

Rickey Henley Henderson (* 25. December 1958 in Chicago , Illinois as Rickey Nelson Henley ) is a former American baseball player of the Oakland Athletics , New York Yankees , Toronto Blue Jays , San Diego Padres , Anaheim Angels , New York Mets , Seattle Mariners , Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers in Major League Baseball . Henderson won the World Series in 1989 with the Athletics and in 1993 with the Blue Jays , is a ten-time All-Star, won a Gold Glove and is the all-time MLB record holder in these categories with 1,406 bases stolen and 2,295 runs. In 2009 he was inducted into the Hall of Fame .

Career

In his youth, Henderson was a gifted athlete who excelled in both baseball and American football . After he was signed by the Oakland Athletics in 1979, he established himself as one of the best all-rounders in the league. In his second season he reached a batting average of .303, scored 111 runs and stole 100 bases, making him only the third MLB player to do so after Maury Wills and Lou Brock . Henderson landed in the election for Most Valuable Player in 10th place. In the following season 1981, which was shortened by a third, he scored .313 / 89R / 56SB, making him second in the MVP election. In 1982 he even stole 134 bases, which is an all-time MLB record. Henderson was not so successful with the team: with home run specialist Tony Armas he regularly reached the playoffs, but Oakland usually failed early.

With the Yankees (from 1985) Henderson became the first player to make 20 home runs and 80 stolen bases in the same season . Despite criticism of his apparently Larifari way of playing, he stole 395 bases and is still the Yankees record holder in these statistics. In 1989 he returned to the Athletics. Together with home run specialists Mark McGwire and José Canseco , he won the World Series in the same year. In the final series itself, Henderson hit .474, a home run and a triple . A year later, Henderson (.325 / 138R / 28HR / 65SB) was named Most Valuable Player of the American League. He broke Lou Brock's all-time steal record, but retired with the Athletics in the playoffs.

In 1993, 35-year-old Henderson was transferred to the Blue Jays. As a veteran, he became part of the Toronto team that won the World Series with stars Paul Molitor , Roberto Alomar and John Olerud . In the fall of his career, Henderson played for various clubs and ended his long career when he was 44 years old. Today he is first base coach for the Mets.

Style of play

Henderson was considered one of the most feared all-rounders of his time. He is considered one of the best lead-off hitters in MLB history, as he excelled in those categories that the 1st batsman ("lead-off") of his team has to master ( on-base percentage , steals , runs , base on balls ). He was considered a reliable batsman who hit a batting average of over .300, scored 110 runs or more, and a dozen home runs . His 2,209 runs are an all-time MLB record. With 1,406 stolen bases, Henderson is by far the most successful “thief” in MLB history ( Lou Brock , the second best, has 938). Henderson could "read" opposing pitchers so well that he mostly knew whether they would throw the ball to the catcher or to the base. In addition, he could run from one base to the next in just 2.9 seconds. Because it usually takes three and a half seconds for the pitcher to throw the ball to the catcher and the catcher to throw it to base, Henderson was almost impossible to catch. On the defensive he won a Gold Glove as best outfielder.

Private life

Henderson was born as Rickey Nelson Henley , but when his mother divorced and remarried, they adopted the new husband's name. Henderson is married to Pamela and has children Angela, Alexis and Adrian with her. During his career, Henderson had a quirk of speaking of himself in the third person as "Rickey".

Individual proof

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