Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice to be inducted into Baseball’s Hall of Fame..
Written by The Go-To-Man Mattie T. on July 26, 2009
Chicago native Rickey Henderson & Boston Red Sox legend Jim Rice will both enter Baseball’s Hall of Fame together during Sunday’s ceremonies from Cooperstown, N.Y.
Henderson played for 25 seasons & is baseball’s all-time leader in steals for single season (130), career (1,406), lead-off home runs (81) & runs scored (2,295).
Rickey also made 10 All-Star appearences & won 3 Silver Slugger awards, Two World Series championships (1989 & 1993) & was also named 1989 ALCS MVP, 1990 American League MVP & 1999 National League Comeback Player of the Year.
Rice spent his entire 16-year playing career with the Boston Red Sox & had 11 seasons with 20 homers or more & 8 seasons with at least 100 runs driven in.
Jim’s MVP season in 1978 was quite powerful, as he amassed 406 total bases (highest since Joe DiMaggio’s 418 in 1937) & totaled career-highs in hits (213), home runs (46), runs batted in (139) & slugging percentage (.600).
Rice made 8 All-Star appearences during his career & won 2 Silver Slugger awards in consecutive years (1983-84).
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