Career timeline: Rickey Henderson
1976: Right at home
A 3-sport athlete at Oakland Technical High School, Rickey Henderson was drafted by his hometown A’s in the 4th round
1980: Man of Steal
Henderson made his MLB debut on June 24 at 20 years old and swiped the 1st of his record 1,406 career stolen bases
1980: Electrifying speed
In his 1st full MLB season, Henderson stole exactly 100 bases, becoming the 1st AL player to reach the 100-steal mark
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1982: Faster than a Rocket
In his 2nd of 3 seasons with triple-digit stolen-base totals, Henderson surpassed Lou Brock for the single-season steals record, finishing with 130
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1985: Rickey hits the Bronx
After spending the first 6 seasons of his MLB career with the A’s, earning 4 All-Star selections, Henderson was traded to the Yankees for 5 players
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1989: A grand return
After 4 1/2 seasons in pinstripes, Henderson was traded back to Oakland and electrified from the leadoff spot to lead the A’s to a World Series title
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1991: Today, I’m the greatest
On May 1, Henderson swiped third base for stolen base No. 939, breaking the career record held by Lou Brock
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1993: North of the border
Traded to the Blue Jays in July, Henderson helped Toronto to its 2nd consecutive World Series with a leadoff walk that set the table for Joe Carter’s walk-off homer in Game 6
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2001: Mr. 3,000
On the final day of the regular season, Henderson, then 42 and playing for the Padres, notched his 3,000th career hit to become the 25th player in AL/NL history to reach the milestone
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2003: The last dash
Still moving well on the basepaths at 44, Henderson swiped his 1,406th and final career stolen base while playing for the Dodgers
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2009: Call to the Hall
Henderson was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year on the ballot after an illustrious 25-year MLB career
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2017: Immortalized in Oakland
On Opening Night, the A’s named the playing surface at the Oakland Coliseum as “Rickey Henderson Field” to honor the greatest player to don the green and gold.