Jul 27, 2009 · Rickey Henderson played for nine teams and more than a dozen managers during his Hall of Fame career, but Billy Martin was the only one he acknowledged during his induction speech Sunday....

He had Rickey Henderson steal only on signs until Henderson learned how to read pitchers in their windup; then Martin turned Henderson loose. [156] According to Pennington, "under Billy's tutelage, Henderson became the best leadoff hitter and base stealer in the history of Major League Baseball."

Dec 23, 2009 · Finally, in his Hall of Fame induction speech this June, Rickey Henderson said: “In 1980, the A’s hired a new manager that I would look up to for the rest of my life, one of the best teachers and managers anyone could ever play for, …

Dec 22, 2024 · Former A's manager Billy Martin was able to take 'this raw talent and kind of mold it into maximum effectiveness.'

Mar 31, 1999 · Billy Martin, the manager with whom he had that special bond, was dead, the victim of a terrible car accident in upstate New York. Billy was Rickey’s manager in his first full season in 1980...

Jul 11, 2009 · Maybe because when you recall the perfect player for Billy’s style of ball, you think of Rickey. Henderson played 89 games that first summer, stole 33 bases and hit .274.

Dec 23, 2024 · But Rickey, the man who thought he could play baseball forever before he died at 65 on Friday night in Oakland, California, from complications with pneumonia and asthma, stood even beyond his...

Aug 3, 2024 · In 1980, Billy Martin returned home to lead the Oakland A’s. His aggressiveness, combined with Rickey Henderson’s ability, resulted in Henderson stealing bases at a ridiculous rate.

Rickey Henderson set a new stolen base record in 1982 but the mark would have come sooner had some shenanigans on the part of Billy Martin been allowed to play out.

Sep 10, 1984 · But with the Five Aces and a magnificent outfield of Rickey Henderson, Dwayne Murphy and Tony Armas, all led into battle by the charismatic Billy Martin. Oakland's baseball future couldn't...