Blink and you would’ve missed him.
It’s not just that Rickey Henderson was fast, though the all-time MLB leader in stolen bases certainly was fast.
It’s not just that Henderson possessed an uncanny knack, as if he knew, instinctively, when the pitcher would begin his delivery and what kind of pitch he would throw. And it’s not just that Henderson got on base a lot — though, with a career .401 on-base-percentage, he did, and that certainly helped.Oakland Athletics’ Rickey Henderson holds up third base after breaking Lou Brock’s all-time career record for stolen bases during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees in Oakland, Calif.
In 1980, his first year as a full-time regular in the majors, Henderson recorded 100 swipes, breaking Hall of Famer Ty Cobb’s 65-year-old American League record.Rickey Henderson dives back to first plate in the 4th inning of a game between the Mets and Brewers in 2000.Two years later, at the age of 23, he nabbed the modern single-season record, stealing 130 bases to best Hall of Famer Lou Brock’s previous high of 118.
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