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Article: Henderson, Rice await Hall of Fame induction.( Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice)
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- Baseball Digest
- Article date:
- March 1, 2009
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THE DOORS TO COOPERSTOWN swung open last January for Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice. Henderson is the all-time leader with 1,406 steals and 2,295 runs scored. Widely considered to be the greatest leadoff hitter ever, he was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in his first time on the ballot with 94.8 percent of the votes cast by the Baseball Writers Association of America.
"I feel great about it," said the 50-year-old Henderson during a conference call. "I love the game and I wanted to continue playing. It came to a time that I had to stop. It's been five years and they chose me to go into the Hall of Fame. So I couldn't be any more thrilled or pleased." ...
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