Object Details
Associated Name
Henderson, Rickey
maker
Mizuno Corporation
Description
Black leather Mizuno "Runbird" model baseball shoes with metal cleats, used by outfielder Rickey Henderson as a member of the New York Yankees. Each shoe is signed by Henderson in silver ink. Black laces. Leather lace flap.
Rickey Henderson (b.1958) played Major League Baseball for the Oakland Athletics (1979-1984, 1989-1993. 1994-1995, 1998,) New York Yankees (1985-1989,) Toronto Blue Jays (1993,) San Diego Padres (1996-1997,) Boston Red Sox (2002) and Los Angeles Dodgers (2003.) Henderson set Major League career records for stolen bases, 1,406 and runs, 2,295.
Batting right, but throwing left, Henderson primarily played left field and batted leadoff. He compiled a lifetime .279 batting average with 3,055 hits, 297 home runs and 1,115 runs batted in. A 10-time All-Star, Henderson won the American League most valuable player award in 1990. He was twice a World Series champion, in 1989 (Athletics) and 1993 (Blue Jays.)
Henderson was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1985-1989
ID Number
2017.0334.07
catalog number
2017.0334.07
accession number
2017.0334
Object Name
shoes
baseball shoes
cleats
shoes, baseball
Physical Description
leather (overall material)
metal (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 4 in x 3 3/4 in x 11 in; 10.16 cm x 9.525 cm x 27.94 cm
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
African American
Baseball
web subject
Sports
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1864485