January 12, 2009

Henderson, Rice elected to Baseball Hall of Fame  01/12/09 6:56 PM

NEW YORK—Rickey Henderson sped his way into the Hall of Fame on the first ballot, and Jim Rice made it in on his 15th and final try. Henderson, baseball’s career leader in runs scored and stolen bases, received 94.8 percent of the vote from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, well above the 75 percent needed, and the 13th vote ever for a player in his first year on the ballot.

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