Baseball’s Stolen Man, Hall of Fame Ricky Henderson died after a fight with pneumonia… TMZ has learned.
Sources with direct knowledge tell us … Henderson died Friday in the Oakland area and was briefly treated at a hospital.
The MLB legend holds the record for most stolen bases and played left field for nine teams from 1979 to 2003. Most of those years were spent with the Oakland A’s, where he debuted in the majors, but he also starred for the Yankees, Blue With the Jays, the Mets, the Padres, and others … before retiring with the Dodgers.
During his career, Rickey had over 3,055 hits and 297 home runs for a .279 batting average.He also holds the all-time record for runs scored with 2,295.
As for his prowess in stealing bases, his all-time record is 1,406, and to give you an idea of how impressive that is…no other player in history has reached 1,000 stolen bases.
Ricky was a 10-time All-Star and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009.
The stories about him as a teammate are legendary, you’re sure to see them all over social media today.
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When news of his death spread, several baseball icons who played with Rick, including Dave Winfield and: Ozzie Gillen – shared their condolences.
Ricky was 65 years old.
R.I.P
