BALTIMORE, Md. — On this date in 1988, Rickey Henderson ran himself into the New York Yankees record book. During a 14-inning, 7-6 loss at Baltimore, Henderson became the club’s all-time leader in stolen bases.
During the contest, Henderson singled and swiped second base off Mike Boddicker and Terry Kennedy during the first frame and stole a second bag off Dave Schmidt and Mickey Tettleton in the eleventh.
With 249 steals, Henderson surpassed Hal Chase, who held the mark since 1912. That’s an incredibly longstanding record but there’s a reason why they’re called the Bronx Bombers and not the Bronx Blazers.