June 24 in Texas Rangers History: Rickey Henderson debuts with A’s and picks up 2 hits and a stolen base (1979)

[adrotate banner=”41″] On June 24, 1979 , 20-year-old future Hall of Famer, Rickey Henderson makes his major league debut for the Oakland A’s in the first game of a doubleheader, a 5-1 loss to Texas. Henderson picks up a single, a double, and his first stolen base in four at-bats against the Texas R

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