My man Rickey Henderson made it into the MLB Hall Of Fame today.
Henderson, the 1990 AL MVP, was a 10-time All-Star who swiped 1,406 bases, one shy of 50 percent more than Lou Brock, who is in second place with 938. Henderson batted .279 with 297 homers, 1,115 RBIs, 2,190 walks and 2,295 runs. He owns the modern-day season record with 130 steals in 1982 and the career mark with 81 leadoff homers. He played for Oakland, the Yankees, Toronto, San Diego, Anaheim, the Mets, Seattle, Boston and the Dodgers.
Henderson, who had over 3,000 hits in his career, earned an outstanding, 511 votes. That's 95 percent. Henderson is the greatest leadoff man ever, and will forever be the benchmark for leadoff hitters to come. One of Chi-Town's own, Henderson played 25 seasons in the Major Leagues. Remarkable. Much respect to Rickey.
Jim Rice was also inducted into the Hall today as well. Congrats.
Via: ESPN
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