Rickey Henderson

MLB Outfielder Rickey Henderson Full Name: Rickey Henderson
Nationality:

American

Profession: MLB Outfielder
Why Famous: Nicknamed "The Man of Steal", he is widely regarded as the sport's greatest leadoff hitter and baserunner. He holds the major league records for career stolen bases, runs scored, unintentional walks and leadoff home runs.

Born: December 25, 1958 (59 years old)
Star Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Historical Events in the Life of Rickey Henderson

  • 1979-06-24 Rickey Henderson debuts for Oakland & steals his 1st base
  • 1980-09-30 A's Rickey Henderson sets AL stolen base record at 98 en route to 100
  • 1982-06-01 Rickey Henderson is fastest to reach 50 stolen bases in a year
  • 1982-07-27 California catches A's Rickey Henderson stealing 3 times
  • 1982-08-02 Oakland's Rickey Henderson steals his 100th base of the season
  • 1982-08-27 Rickey Henderson steals 119th base of season breaks Lou Brock's mark
  • 1983-09-13 Oakland's Rickey Henderson 3rd straight 100 steals for season
  • 1984-12-05 A's trade Rickey Henderson to Yankees for Jay Howell & Jose Rijo
  • 1985-09-25 Rickey Henderson steals Yankee record 75th base of season
  • 1988-06-04 Rickey Henderson steals 2 bases for record 249 as a NY Yankee
  • 1989-04-09 Rickey Henderson steals his 800th career base in NY's 4-3 loss to Clev
  • 1989-06-21 Yankees trade Rickey Henderson to A's for Plunk, Cadaret & Polonia
  • 1989-08-03 Rickey Henderson sets AL mark of 50 steals in 9 seasons
  • 1989-08-22 Nolan Ryan strikes out his 5,000th batter (Rickey Henderson)
  • 1989-10-07 Rickey Henderson steals a record 8 bases in a play off (5 games)
  • 1989-11-28 Rickey Henderson signs record $3,000,000 per year Oak A's contract
  • 1990-05-29 Rickey Henderson steals record 893rd base, breaking Ty Cobb's record
  • 1990-06-11 Nolan Ryan pitches his 6th no-hitter beating Oakland, in 9th he retires Ken Phelps, Rickey Henderson & Willie Randolph (all ex Yanks)
  • 1990-06-12 Oakland A's Rickey Henderson becomes 2nd to steal 900 bases
  • 1990-11-20 Oakland's Rickey Henderson wins AL MVP
  • 1991-05-01 A's Rickey Henderson steals an all time record 939th base vs Yanks
  • 1991-05-01 Rickey Henderson breaks Lou Brocks record with his 939th steal
  • 1992-05-01 Rickey Henderson steals his 1,000th base
  • 1993-07-05 As' Rickey Henderson is 2nd to hit leadoff homers in doubleheader
  • 1993-07-31 A's trade Rickey Henderson to Blue Jays
  • 1993-08-13 Blue Jay Rickey Henderson pays Turner Ward $25,000 for his #24
  • 1994-06-07 A's outfielder Rickey Henderson steals his 1,100th career base
  • 1997-08-13 SD Padres trade Rickey Henderson to Anaheim Angels
  • 1998-01-22 Rickey Henderson, rejoins Oakland A's for 4th time

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