Rickey Henderson

1980s Franchise Hits Leaders

From Robin Yount to Chili Davis, here are the hits leaders for every major league team in the 1980s.

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1980s Franchise Home Run Leaders

From Mike Schmidt to Carmelo Martinez, here is the home run leader for every major league team in the 1980s.

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1980s 3,000 Hit Club

Nearly half of the players in MLB history to reach 3,000 hits played in the 1980s. Here is the list…

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7 minutes that explain the greatness of Rickey

A 12-pitch sequence from the 1989 ALCS shows the greatness of Rickey Henderson

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Tricky Rickey

Rickey Henderson set a new stolen base record in 1982 but the mark would have come sooner had some shenanigans…

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December 25th

Happy Birthday to Rickey and we lost Billy OTD in 1980s Baseball

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December 5th

Happy Birthday to Sammy Khalifa, seven trades and the curse of Tommy Lasorda highlight December 5th in 1980s Baseball

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October 8th

Happy Birthday to Enos Cabell, the Braves make a change, and the 1983 World Series matchup is set on October…

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October 7th

Happy '80s Birthday to Rudy Law, a big day for Rickey Henderson, and the Padres are going to the World…

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September 30th

A future Rookie of the Year makes his debut, Donnie Baseball edges out a teammate to win a batting title,…

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September 27th

Happy Birthday to Mike Schmidt, and three more teams clinch division titles on September 27th in 1980s Baseball.

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September 25th

Rusty Staub makes history and the Astros and Orioles clinch on September 25th in 1980s Baseball

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September 21st

Happy Birthday to Cecil Fielder, the Macho Man shows up in the Reds booth, and it's Tony Perez Day in…

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September 20th

Wade Boggs hits a milestone, Mike Schmidt hits a milestone, and the Padres clinch on September 20th in 1980s Baseball

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September 13th

Happy Birthday to Rick Dempsey, Lefty wins his 20th, and the Niekro boys square off for the last time on…

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September 6th

Lots of big names make their big league debuts, Willie Stargell Day at Three Rivers, and multiple big days for…

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August 27th

Happy Birthday to Buddy Bell, history for Rickey, and Tommy Lasorda hits a milestone on August 27th in 1980s Baseball.

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August 24th

Happy Birthday to a Hall of Famer, Rickey Henderson does his thing, and Tippy Martinez makes history on August 24th…

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August 23rd

Happy Birthday to Julio Franco, a future Home Run Champ makes his debut, and a mascot gets ejected on August…

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August 19th

Fourteen birthdays, a future Nasty Boy makes his debut, and Pascual Perez gets lost on August 19th in 1980s Baseball.

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August 11th

A Number 1 pick makes his debut, Reggie Jackson hits a milestone, and Gary Carter does, too, on August 11th…

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August 2nd

Happy Birthday to Bombo Rivera, the Angels are all in, and big days for Eric Davis and Kevin Seitzer highlight…

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May 30th

Happy Birthday to a famous Indians catcher, four notable debuts, and a big day in Orioles history highlight May 30th…

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April 28th

Happy Birthday to two Cincinnati legends, an interesting day for Mitch Williams and the end of the road for Steve…

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April 24th

Happy Birthday to a former Rookie of the Year, John Franco makes his debut and a big day for Schmitty…

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April 11th

Happy Birthday to a double Cy Young winner and the big league debut of three Rookies of the Year highlight…

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January 12th

Happy Birthday to Bill Madlock, The Braves sign Gaylord Perry, and Steve Carlton is among six who get the Hall…

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Missed it By That Much – The Danny Goodwin Story

There were three future Hall-of-Famers picked in the 1971 Major League Baseball draft. Danny Goodwin was selected ahead of all…

6 years ago

7 Amazing Rickey Henderson Stolen Base Facts

Rickey Henderson was the best leadoff hitter in the history of the game and also one of the most exciting.…

7 years ago

Dream Season: Rickey Henderson

Every player longs for that dream season. The one where they stay healthy and just produce. I'm going to crunch…

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John Wathan and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad May

A great month can make a season. In July of 1980, George Brett hit an amazing .494, en route to…

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