Asked by: Yesica Gravert
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Did Rickey Henderson play for the Yankees?

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Henderson is the all-time stolen base leader for the Oakland Athletics and previously held the New York Yankees' franchise record from 1988 to 2011. He was among the league's top ten base stealers in 21 different seasons.


Likewise, how many years did Rickey Henderson play for the Yankees?

Like Gardner, who has combined speed with power, he also hit 78 home runs with the Yankees. Rickey Nelson Henley Henderson is all but universally considered the greatest leadoff hitter in the game's history. He played in the majors for 25 seasons, collecting 3,055 hits.

Subsequently, question is, did Rickey Henderson ever steal home? Stealing home is not a dying art: It is a dead art. Ty Cobb stole home 54 times in his career. Rickey Henderson did it four times, all of them in his first three seasons playing under Billy Martin. Eleven players have stolen home twice in a game; only Vic Power, in 1958, did it after desegregation.

Correspondingly, how many times did Rickey Henderson get picked off?

Rickey Henderson is the all-time leader in getting caught stealing (335 times).

Who threw out Rickey Henderson the most?

Pudge really displayed his now-famous arm against the A's in 1991. Pudge did what other catchers wish they could do: he threw out Rickey Henderson twice in the same game. That is the same Henderson who stole 1,406 bases in his career.

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