found: African American National Biography, accessed January 29, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Henderson, Rickey; Rickey Henley; baseball player; born 25 December 1958 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. He attended Oakland Technical High School; signed with Oakland Athletics; led the California League with ninety-five stolen bases (1977); made his major league debut (1979); traded by the Oakland Athletics to the New York Yankees (1984-1989); won two World Series championships: with Oakland Athletics (1989) and with Toronto Blue Jays (1993); was the MVP of the American League (1990); played for New York Mets, the Seattle Mariners, the Boston Red Sox, and the Los Angeles Dodgers (1998-2003); won a Gold Glove (1981), a league MVP (1990) and two World Series titles)
