Henderson, Rickey (redirected from Rickey Henley Henderson)

Henderson, Rickey

 in full Rickey Henley Henderson

(born Dec. 25, 1958, Chicago, Ill., U.S.) U.S. baseball player. Henderson made his major league debut in 1979 with the Oakland Athletics. The following year he became one of only three players to steal 100 bases. It was the first of seven consecutive seasons in which Henderson led the American League in stolen bases, and his 130 in 1982 set a major league record. Considered one of the game's greatest leadoff hitters, he was named the American League's Most Valuable Player in 1990. The following year he stole the 939th base of his career to top Lou Brock's mark. With the San Diego Padres in 2001, he broke Babe Ruth's lifetime record for walks (2,062) and Ty Cobb's career record for runs (2,245). Henderson helped the Athletics and the Toronto Blue Jays win World Series in 1989 and 1993, respectively.

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Henderson, Rickey (Henley) (1957–  ) baseball player; born in Chicago. An outfielder for the Oakland Athletics and New York Yankees (1979), he was known for his sometimes highstrung temperament and his always prolific base-stealing; his 130 stolen bases in 1982 set a new major league record, and in 1991 he broke Lou Brock's lifetime record (938). A solid .290 hitter with power, he was one of the game's greatest leadoff hitters.