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Baseball bat, used by Rickey Henderson, Oakland A's

National Museum of American History
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Associated Name
Henderson, Rickey
Oakland Athletics
Louisville Slugger
Description
Black finished baseball bat used by outfielder Rickey Henderson as a member of the Oakland A's. Silver lettering on bat, including facsimile of Henderson's signature. Model T141.
Rickey Henderson (b.1958) played Major League Baseball for the Oakland Athletics (1979-1984, 1989-1993. 1994-1995, 1998,) New York Yankees (1985-1989,) Toronto Blue Jays (1993,) San Diego Padres (1996-1997,) Boston Red Sox (2002) and Los Angeles Dodgers (2003.) Henderson set Major League career records for stolen bases, 1,406 and runs, 2,295.
Batting right, but throwing left, Henderson primarily played left field and batted leadoff. He compiled a lifetime .279 batting average with 3,055 hits, 297 home runs and 1,115 runs batted in. A 10-time All-Star, Henderson won the American League most valuable player award in 1990. He was twice a World Series champion, in 1989 (Athletics) and 1993 (Blue Jays.)
Henderson was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007.
Location
Currently not on view
1990
ID Number
2017.0334.10
catalog number
2017.0334.10
accession number
2017.0334
Object Name
baseball bat
bat
bat, baseball
Physical Description
wood (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 34 in x 2 in; 86.36 cm x 5.08 cm
place made
United States: Kentucky, Louisville
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National Museum of American History
subject
African American
Baseball
Sports
Record ID
nmah_1864494
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-9f29-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

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