He broke through with 100 steals in his first full season in the majors in 1980, topping Ty Cobb’s AL single-season record with Billy Martin’s “Billy Ball” OaklandAthletics. He barely ...
OAKLAND — Rickey Henderson, the Oakland kid who became the greatest leadoff hitter in baseball history and his hometown A’s biggest star, has died. Henderson would have turned 66 on Christmas Day.
If there is one franchise that has undergone a transformation this season, it is the Athletics. No, these aren't your father's Oakland A's. In fact, they aren't anyone's Oakland A's as the team ...