During this season, which represented his second stint with San Diego, the 42-year-old Henderson broke Ty Cobb's mark of 2,245 career runs, Babe Ruth's standard of 2,062 walks (Henderson's total of 2,190 has since been eclipsed by Barry Bonds) and Zack Wheat's record of 2,328 games in left field.Henderson, who spent 14 seasons with the A's, erased Lou Brock's single-season mark for steals by pilfering his 119th base in the third inning of Oakland's 5-4 loss at Milwaukee. Hank Aaron gilt mit 2.297 Runs Batted In (MLB-Rekord) und 715 Home Runs als einer der besten „Cleanup Hitter“ in der Geschichte der MLB. He batted .400, stole a record eight bases in five games, homered twice, scored eight runs, drove in five and amassed seven walks. Overall, Henderson was an uneven October performer, batting .364 or higher in five postseason series compared to .284 lifetime in the postseason. He led the league in walks four times, runs five times and stolen bases 12 times, including 11 times in 12 seasons between 1980-91. Position(s) Midfielder / Defender: Club information; Current club: Hawthorn: Number: 31: Playing career 1; Years: Club: Games (Goals) 2009–2016 : Adelaide: 90 (43) 2017– Hawthorn: 69 (36) Total: 159 (79) 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 7, 2020. Henderson drew four walks from Johnson to put himself in position to score four runs, but Seattle thumped the A's, 14-6.Henderson did virtually everything required of a winning ballplayer during his 25 years in the Majors. The Yankees Have a Secret Dynasty | Baseball Bits - YouTube Born: December 25, 1958 in Chicago, IL us Draft: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 4th round of the 1976 MLB June Amateur Draft from Oakland Technical HS (Oakland, CA).. High School: Oakland Technical HS (Oakland, CA) Debut: June 24, 1979 (Age 20-181d, 11,799th in MLB history) He finished among the top 10 in the American League Most Valuable Player Award balloting six times andRecords fall like autumn leaves when great athletes such as Henderson approach the end of their careers. A right hamstring injury likely prevented him from winning the stolen-base crown in 1987.Henderson is the Major Leagues' all-time leader in runs scored (2,295) and stolen bases (1,406). In several games Henderson has shown an ability to outrun his defender and get open goals at close range. It took to the midpoint of the 2017 Home and Away season, that Henderson cemented his place in the team. This also happened to be the last game of Tony Gwynn's 20-year career with the Padres, and Henderson didn't want to do anything to upstage him. Even Henderson's final homer, which he struck against St. Louis' Woody Williams on July 20, 2003, was a leadoff drive.Henderson embodied the A's dominance in their four-game World Series sweep over the Giants. On July 5, 1993, Henderson drilled leadoff homers in both games of a doubleheader against Cleveland. Henderson finished 468 steals ahead of Brock, virtually half of the latter's career total.Henderson's record of 81 leadoff homers could be unassailable; his closest pursuers, Alfonso Soriano and Craig Biggio, had 53 apiece.