279 batting average and .401 on-base percentage. “For multiple generations of baseball fans, Rickey Henderson was the gold standard of base stealing and leadoff hitting,” commissioner Rob ...

"For multiple generations of baseball fans, Rickey Henderson was the gold standard of base stealing and leadoff hitting. Rickey was one of the most accomplished and beloved Athletics of all-time ...

Widely regarded as the greatest leadoff hitter in baseball history, he was not just one of the game’s most exciting players but also one of its most eccentric. By Michael S. Rosenwald Rickey ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the brash speedster who shattered stolen base records and redefined baseball's leadoff position, has died. He was 65. Henderson died on Friday.

OAKLAND, Calif. — Rickey Henderson, the Oakland kid who became the greatest leadoff hitter in baseball history and his hometown A’s biggest star, has died. Henderson would have turned 66 on ...

Reactions to the death of baseball's stolen base king Rickey Henderson: “A legend on and off the field, Rickey was a devoted son, dad, friend, grandfather, brother, uncle, and a truly humble soul.

The baseball world is mourning Rickey Henderson on Saturday. Social media was flooded with heartfelt messages for the sports icon who died at the age of 65. Henderson’s former Yankee teammate ...

with Rickey Henderson striking that familiar, self-assured pose. The problem was, the subject of the cover story didn’t realize he would be the face of the first issue of USA TODAY Baseball ...

It’s Rickey! Calling about Rickey! Rickey wants to play baseball!” Rickey Henderson, in 2001, became a Padre again. His combination of talents earned him sport’s honorific: Like the song ...

1990 -- Oakland’s Rickey Henderson broke Ty Cobb’s 62-year-old American League stolen base record, but the Toronto Blue Jays still beat the Athletics 2-1. Henderson’s 893rd steal came in the sixth ...

Rickey Henderson defined a generation of baseball that's played much differently than today. Part of his legacy is how he defined the 1980s as a baseball player. 1990; Unknown location ...

Rickey Henderson, the greatest base stealer in baseball history, has died. He was 65. Henderson, who stole 1,406 bases during a Hall of Fame career that included stops with both the Yankees and ...