Who is Rickey Henderson

Rickey was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in 1976. He played his first season for the Athletics in 1979 batting .274 and stealing 33 bases in just 89 games. He followed his rookie season by stealing 100 bases set a new American league record for stolen bases in a single season.

2 years later in 1982, Rickey Henderson set the all-time single season record for stolen bases by stealing 130 bases. The previous record was 118 set by Lou Brock.

In 1985 while playing for the New York Yankees, Rickey Henderson stole 80 bases while also hitting 24 home runs. He became the first player to every steal 80 or more bases and hit 20 or more home runs. The following year both he and Eric Davis matched the feat and are currently the only players in the "80/20 Club". Rickey Henderson played in New York for four and a half seasons and in that time stole 326 bases. The current club record for the New York Yankees.

Rickey Henderson returned to Oakland after being traded by the Yankees halfway through the 1989 season. Back in Oakland he helped the Athletics make it to the post season and Sweep the San Francisco Giants to win the World Series. He followed the World Series win with an MVP season in 1990 and helped the Athletics make it to the post season again.

On may 1, 1991 Rickey Henderson stole his 939 base passing Lou Brock to become the all-time stolen base leader. He continued to preform throughout his career as the premier lead-off hitter of the game and finished his career with 1,406 stolen bases, 2,295 runs scored and 81 lead-off home runs.