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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

When Rickey Henderson stood on first base, you could instantly envision him standing on second (and even third) after a ...

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 ...

Two of Henderson's records are likely to stand unbroken--his 1,406 stolen bases over the course of his career and 130 stolen bases in a season. Rickey Henderson, the man who redefined what it ...

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 ...