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Rickey is going to be Rickey': Scouring the archives for the story of a legend - The Athletic
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Ronald Acuña Jr. knocked over by fan charging field in Colorado, but Braves star says he's OK –
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Rickey Henderson of the Oakland Athletics celebrates his game-winning base hit in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat the Anaheim Angels 4-3, Saturday, Sept. 26, 1998. (AP Photo/Jeff Carlick Stock
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Rickey Henderson sneaked in as kid, now Coliseum field bears his name
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Rickey Henderson: Al Davis would have let me be a two-way player but A's nixed the idea
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Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice Elected to Hall of Fame - The New York Times
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No Black players expected in World Series, a 1st since 1950 - Newsday
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Rickey Said He Was the Greatest…And He Isn't Too Far Off – Bleeding Royal Blue
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Today in Baseball History: Rickey Henderson passes Lou Brock - NBC Sports
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Esteury Ruiz on pace to break decades-old record
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When Rickey Henderson played football - Athletics Nation
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Letters from prison: How Gil Brandt helped get ex-convict's life back on track
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Athletics christen`Rickey Henderson Field' on opening night