thOn Christmas Day 1958, the New York Yankees and the baseball world got a Christmas present, a player that would be one of the longest playing players, one who would speed across the bases and would steal 1,406 bases in his 25-year career with nine different teams. The Yankees were lucky to have Ricky Henderson for five years in the prime of his career. There were many exciting events in Ricky’s life, including his birth. He was born to John and Bobbie Henley in the back seat of a speeding Oldsmobile, on the way to the hospital.
New York Yankee Legends: The base stealing Ricky Henderson
