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1998 Rickey Henderson, rejoins Oakland A's for 4th time

1997 San Diego Padres trade Rickey Henderson to Anaheim Angels

1994 A's outfielder Rickey Henderson steals his 1,100th career base

1993 Blue Jay Rickey Henderson pays Turner Ward $25,000 for his #24

1993 A's trade Rickey Henderson to Blue Jays

1993 A's Rickey Henderson is 2nd to hit leadoff homers in doubleheader

1992 Rickey Henderson steals his 1,000th base

1991 A's Rickey Henderson steals an all time record 939th base vs Yankees

1991 Rickey Henderson breaks Lou Brocks record with his 939th steal

1990 Oakland's Rickey Henderson wins AL MVP

1990 Oakland A's Rickey Henderson becomes 2nd to steal 900 bases

1990 Nolan Ryan pitches his 6th no-hitter beating Oakland, in 9th he retires Ken Phelps, Rickey Henderson and Willie Randolph (all ex Yankees)

1990 Rickey Henderson steals record 893rd base, breaking Ty Cobb's record

1989 Rickey Henderson signs record $3,000,000 per year Oak A's contract

1989 Rickey Henderson steals a record 8 bases in a play off (5 games)

1989 Nolan Ryan strikes out his 5,000th batter (Rickey Henderson)

1989 Rickey Henderson sets AL mark of 50 steals in 9 seasons

1989 Yankees trade Rickey Henderson to A's for Plunk, Cadaret and Polonia

1989 Nolan Ryan strikes out his 5,000th batter, Rickey Henderson

1989 Rickey Henderson steals his 800th career base in New York's 4-3 loss to Clev

1988 Rickey Henderson steals 2 bases for record 249 as a New York Yankee

1985 Rickey Henderson steals Yankee record 75th base of season

1984 A's trade Rickey Henderson to Yankees for Jay Howell and Jose Rijo

1983 Oakland's Rickey Henderson 3rd straight 100 steals for season

1982 Rickey Henderson steals 119th base of season breaks Lou Brock's mark

1982 Oakland's Rickey Henderson steals his 100th base of the season

1982 California catches A's Rickey Henderson stealing 3 times

1982 Rickey Henderson is fastest to reach 50 stolen bases in a year

1980 A's Rickey Henderson sets AL stolen base record at 98 en route to 100

1979 Rickey Henderson debuts for Oakland and steals his 1st base

1972 Rickey Brady, NFL tight end, NO Saints

1971 Rickey Brady, WLAF TE for the Scotland Claymores

1970 Rickey Brady, NFL tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles

1967 Branch Rickey and Lloyd Waner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

1966 Rickey Foggie, CFL quarterback for the Hamilton Tiger Cats

1965 Branch Rickey, American baseball player, manager, and general manager

1959 Branch Rickey resigns as Pirates' CEO to be President of Continental League

1958 Rickey Henderson, born in Chicago, Illinois, baseball player, stolen base king, A's, Yankees

1958 Rickey Jackson, NFL defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers

1955 Branch Rickey steps down as General Manager of the Pirates

1950 Branch Rickey signs 5-yr contract as Vice President/General Manager of Pittsburgh Pirates

1950 Branch Rickey resigns as Brooklyn Dodger president

1945 Branch Rickey signs Jackie Robinson to a Montreal Royals

1944 General Eisenhower's clerk Rickey marries corporal Pearlie

1943 Phil Wrigley and B Rickey charter All-American Girls Softball League

1942 Branch Rickey named president/General Manager of Brooklyn Dodgers

1925 Rogers Hornsby replaces Branch Rickey as manager of Cardinals

1907 Nationals steal a record 13 bases off catcher Branch Rickey

1881 Branch Rickey, born in Portsmouth, Ohio, baseball executive, Dodgers


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