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Henderson, Rice elected to Hall of Fame

Mon 12th, January 2009

Cooperstown, NY (Sports Network) - Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice have been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Henderson, who played for nine different teams in a 25-year career, is the all-time leader in runs scored and stolen bases. Rice was among the most feared hitters during his prime in the late 1970s and early 1980s with the Boston Red Sox.

The two will be enshrined at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown on July 26.

Henderson's career included four separate stints with the Oakland Athletics. He also played for the New York Yankees, Toronto, San Diego, Anaheim, the New York Mets, Seattle, Boston and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Considered by many as the top leadoff hitter in baseball history, Henderson scored 2,295 runs and finished with 1,406 stolen bases. He had 3,055 career hits, including 297 home runs, and hit 81 homers leading off a game to set a record. His 130 stolen bases for Oakland in 1982 is still the big league benchmark.

Henderson was a member of two World Series title teams -- in 1989 with Oakland and 1993 with Toronto. He was the 1990 AL MVP with the Athletics and was selected for the All-Star Game 10 times.

Rice, in his 15th and final year on the ballot, was the AL MVP in 1978 and an eight-time All-Star selection. He had been close to Hall of Fame election for the past few years, missing by just 16 votes last year and by 63 votes in 2007.

Joining Henderson and Rice for enshrinement will be Veterans Committee electee Joe Gordon, Ford C. Frick winner Tony Kubek and J.G. Taylor Spink winner Nick Peters.