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Hall of Fame 2009 LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScoresScheduleStandingsStatisticsArizonaAtlantaChicago CubsCincinnatiColoradoFloridaHoustonLA DodgersMilwaukeeNY MetsPhiladelphiaPittsburghSan DiegoSan FranciscoSt LouisWashingtonBaltimoreBostonChicago WSoxClevelandDetroitKansas CityLA AngelsMinnesotaNY YankeesOaklandSeattleTampa BayTexasToronto TeamsPlayersInjuriesTransactionsDaily LineMLB on TSNThe Class of 2009 Rickey HendersonHenderson was one of only two players elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on the 2009 ballot He will be inducted into the Hall July 26 along with Jim Rice Eligible candidates needed to be named on 75 percent of the 539 ballots submitted by members of the Baseball Writers Association of America meaning 405 votes were necessary Henderson in his first year of eligibility was named on 511 ballots and received 948 percent of the vote Hendersons 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 YearsGABRH2B3BHRRBISBAVGOPBSLG25308110961229530555106629711151406279401419Considered by many as the top leadoff hitter in baseball history Henderson scored 2295 runs and finished with 1406 stolen bases He had 3055 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 a career 279 hitter with an onbase percentage of 401 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 AllStar Game 10 times Henderson became the 44th player elected in his first year of eligibility Jim RiceRice was one of only two players elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on the 2009 ballot He will be inducted into the Hall July 26 along with Rickey Henderson Eligible candidates needed to be named on 75 percent of the 539 ballots submitted by members of the Baseball Writers Association of America meaning 405 votes were necessary Rice on the ballot for the 15th and final year was named on 764 percent garnering 412 votes seven more than needed He was just 16 votes shy last year Rice was among the most feared hitters during his prime in the late 1970s and early 1980s with the Boston Red Sox YearsGABRH2B3BHRRBISBAVGOPBSLG16208982251249245237379382145158289352502Rice was the AL MVP in 1978 when he ba...