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Rickey Henderson
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Career Notes

1996
Made his National League debut after 17 seasons in the American League with three different teams ... Ranked fourth in the National League with 125 walks ... His 37 steals marked the 17th time in his career that he has reached 30 thefts in a season ... Led off three games with a home run, extending his Major League record to 70 ... Hit .338 with 18 runs scored in Aug. ... Batted .333 in the National League Division Series vs. St. Louis ... Collected his 2,400th hit with a three-run home run off Osvaldo Fernandez on July 7 vs. San Francisco.

1995
Hit .300 for the fifth time as an Athletic, marking the 16th time an Oakland player has hit .300 ... Carney Lansford (3 times) and Joe Rudi (twice) are the only other players to have done it more than once ... Led the majors with a .419 (31 for 74) average with runners in scoring position, which included a .486 (18 for 37) mark with RISP & two outs ... Was also second in the AL with a .383 (44 for 115) batting average from the seventh inning on ... Also led the majors with a .382 (50 for 131) average with men on base and an average on 4.36 pitches per plate appearance ... Finished eighth in the league in stolen bases, adding 32 steals to his ongoing major league record which now stands at 1149 ... Holds nearly every Oakland A's career record including games (1552), at bats (5598), runs (1169), hits (1640), doubles (273), triples (40), walks (1109), total bases (2452), steals (801), batting (.293) and on-base percentage (.412) ... also ranks second in extra base hits (466), fifth in RBI (591) and strikeouts (801), tied for fifth in HR (153) and seventh in slugging (.438) ... Holds the all-time A's records in runs, walks and steals, ranks third in games and at bats, fourth in hits, sixth in strikeouts and total bases, seventh in extra base hits, eighth in doubles and tied for 10th in homers ... His 1550 career walks place him 12thon baseball's all-time list and he is tied for 18th in runs scored (1719) ... Finished the year with 2338 which ranks 94th all-time ... Made his 11th opening day start, an ongoing A's record ... Signed by the San Diego Padres as a free agent on Dec. 29, 1995.

1994
Made his 10th opening day start for Oakland, the most by any player in franchise history ... His .260 batting average was the lowest of his career ... Swiped his 1,100th career base on June 7 against Milwaukee ... Three of his six home runs were of the leadoff variety, improving his career total to a major league record 66 ... Became the 159th major leaguer to play in 2000 games on April 13.

1993
Was leading the A's in average (.327), runs (77), homers (17), walks (85), steals (31), on-base percentage (.469) and slugging (.553) prior to his July 31 trade to Toronto ... Slugged the 200th homer of his career April 11 ... His five RBI collected May 21 were a career high ... Hit in the third position June 6-9 ... It marked the first time in six seasons he batted in any position other than leadoff ... Homered twice July 5, becoming only the second player to leadoff both games of a doubleheader with a home run ... Left the A's ranking first all-time in runs (1036), hits, (1441), steals (747), walks (965), average (.294) and on-base percentage (.413) ... Hit .215 with four homers and 12 RBI, stealing 22 of 24 bases in only 44 games with Toronto ... Combined to score 114 runs with Toronto and Oakland ... Ended the year stealing 17 consecutive bases ... Scored six times in the World Series against Philadelphia.

1992
Led the A's with 95 free passes, 48 steals and a .426 on-base percentage, despite missing 45 games due to injuries ... Swiped his 1,000 base May 1 ... Lost the stolen base crown for the first time since 1987 ... Slugged five leadoff homers ... Missed 17 games from May 28 to June 17 with a left hamstring strain ... He returned to early and was place back on the disabled list 12 games later ... Notched his 2,000 hit Oct. 4 ... Hit just .261 in the American League Championship Series against Toronto.

1991
Spent time on the DL in May with a left calf strain ... Became baseball's all-time greatest thief with his 939 stolen base May 1 ... Captured his 11th stolen base title in 12 years ... Extended his AL recorded to 11 seasons with 50-plus steals ... Slugged his first ever grand slam July 4 ... Posted five hits Sept. 29.

1990
Honored as the AL Most Valuable Player ... Finished runner-up in the AL batting race (.325) ... Paced the Junior circuit in runs (119), on-base percentage (.439) and steals (65) ... His .577 slugging percentage ranked second in the AL ... His 28 homers matched a career best ... Swiped his 900th base June 12 ... Appeared in his ninth All-Star Game ... Reached base safely in 125 of his 136 games played ... Hit .342 away from Oakland Coliseum ... Batted .294 against Boston in the AL Championship Series ... Hit .333 in the World Series against Cincinnati, with three of his five hits going for extra-bases.

1989
Hit .294 after being traded to the A's, reaching base safely in 80 of 85 games with Oakland ... Earned the stolen base crown for the ninth time in 10 seasons ... His 50-plus steals, for the ninth time in his career, set an AL record ... His 126 walks were a career high ... Was the AL Championship Series Most Valuable Player ... Batted .400, leading all hitters with 15 total bases, eight runs scored, five RBI and seven walks ... His eight steals against Toronto set a League Championship Series record ... His nine hits against San Francisco in the World Series were tops ... Hit .441 with 12 runs scored, eight extra-base hits 11 steals and eight RBI in nine post season games.

1988
His 118 runs marked the seventh time in his career he reached the century mark in runs scored ... Appeared in his eighth All-Star Game ... Scored his 1,000 run July 17 ... Collected his 500th RBI Sept. 13 ... Posted a 5-for-5 day April 11 ... His 93 steals paced the AL ... Became New York's (AL) all-time stolen base king with his 249th steal June 4 ... Caught only twice in his final 46 stolen base attempts ... His six homers were his fewest hit since 1981.

1987
Saw action in only 95 games due to injury ... Stole 41 bases and lost his stolen base crown for the first time in seven years ... Went 18 straight games without a steal (the longest such streak of his career) ... Swiped his 700th base Sept. 29.

1986
Lead the AL in steals for the seventh straight season ... Stole his 600th base May 18 ... Slugged 28 homers with 74 RBI in 608 at-bats ... Paced the major leagues by crossing home plate 130 times ... Became the first player in the AL to lead the league in runs scored since 1960-61 ... His nine leadoff homers during the year set an AL record ... 40 of Don Mattingly's 113 RBI were scored by Henderson.

1985
Began the year on the DL with a sprained left ankle ... Hit .314, ranking fourth in the AL ... His 146 runs scored led the league and were the highest total since Ted Williams scored 150 in 1949 ... Became the first AL player to hit 20 home runs and swipe 50 bases ... Was the AL Player of the Month in June.

1984
Led the AL for the fifth straight year with 66 steals ... His 113 runs scored ranked second in the AL ... Was traded to New York (AL) in the off-season (Dec. 8). His 16 home runs were a career high at that time.

1983
His 108 stolen bases marked the third time he reached the century mark in steals for his career ... His seven steals in consecutive games (July 3-4) matched an AL record ... Became the youngest player ever to reach the 400 steal mark Aug. 21.

1982
Swiped a major league record 130 bases, breaking Lou Brock's mark of 118 Aug. 27 ... Gunned down 42 times trying to steal, which also set a big league standard ... Received five free passes in a game against California April 8.

1981
Paced the AL with 135 hits, 89 runs and 56 steals ... His .319 average ranked fourth in the AL ... Selected to The Sporting News All-Star team ... Hit .364 against the Yankees in the AL Championship Series.

1980
His 100 steals marked the initial time an AL player ever reached the century plateau in stolen bases for a season ... Finished runner-up in the AL with 117 walks, third in on-base percentage (.422) and fourth in runs scored (111).

1979
Received a call-up from the A's June 23 and went on to lead the big league club with 33 steals in 89 games.


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