with an independent minor-league team about to launch in San Diego and an unexpected player preparing to join the team. Rickey Henderson, who died Saturday at the age of 65, had last played in ...
Rickey Henderson, the Baseball Hall of Famer who ... but his mother encouraged him to accept a minor league contract from Athletics owner Charlie Finley. He had been drafted in the fourth ...
He spent the first few seasons of his career playing in the minor leagues ... 1990 after leading the league in runs scored, stolen bases, and on-base percentage. Rickey Henderson's influence ...
Rickey Henderson, the greatest base stealer in ... his way back to the majors through the minor leagues, first on a minor-league deal with Boston. In 3,081 career games, Henderson racked ...
Rosenwald Rickey Henderson, the thrilling and charismatic ... but he was still playing for the Surf Dawgs, an independent minor league team.Credit...Lenny Ignelzi/Associated Press Henderson ...
Sure, Rickey Henderson ... playing against one another in the Babe Ruth League. The circuit was full of future major league and minor league players. There was Rupert Jones.