Rickey Henderson | |||
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Left fielder | |||
Born: Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | December 25, 1958|||
Died: December 20, 2024 San Francisco, California, U.S. | (aged 65)|||
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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
As coach | |||
Career highlights and awards | |||
MLB records
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Member of the National | |||
Baseball Hall of Fame | |||
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]