With Rickey Henderson’s passing, I looked back to what I have written about him in my blogs. The following is a loose collection of random trivia.
One of the celebrities to appear in MC Hammer’s “2 Legit 2 Quit” music video. Where all the celebrities do the 2 Legit hand gesture.
In 2012 all four reviews on Amazon give his autobiography a perfect five stars. Now 34 give five stars out of 42 ratings.
Back in the eBook peak of the early 2010s, I wanted to read a biography on Rickey Henderson, but for some reason, I wanted it as an eBook, which wasn’t available. So I purchased the physical book, cut the spine off, and ran the pages through a document scanner. I never ended up reading the book—digital or in print.
More walks equals more famous (2006). Major League Baseball players with more walks have longer at bats, allowing announcers to talk about them more, therefore they become more famous.
Eight times a player has hit 20 HR 60 SB, Rickey Henderson did it three times.
Longest streak reaching base while hitting leadoff. Rickey Henderson is surprisingly only at 18th.
Henderson just missed being part of the 300/300 club, because he hit 297 HR.
10 players for the 1980s — Henderson comes in at #2 behind Mike Schmidt.
In my blog drafts, never published.
As of 2011, there were 53 players who hit for the cycle across an entire World Series. Rickey Henderson did it in the 1989 World Series. Before him was 1987 Gary Gaetti (Minnesota Twins). After Henderson was 1993 Devon White & Paul Molitor (Toronto Blue Jays).
As a kid, I collected Rickey Henderson baseball cards, along with a handful of other players:
- Shawon Dunston
- Mark Grace
- Willie Mays
- Rickey Henderson
- Mitch Williams
- Mike Bielecki
- Matt Williams
- Lloyd McClendon
- Pat Borders