On this day in 1979, the A’s had one of the most impactful major league debuts in history for the franchise, and for all of baseball, as a scrappy, confident outfielder was called upon to join the big league squad. The twenty year old had set the minor leagues ablaze with his legs but possessed a five tool skill set, and there was little doubt that the young outfielder was poised for a long and successful big league career, but few, other than the outfielder himself, expected him to become one of the greatest ballplayers of all time. A single, a double, and the first of thousands of stolen bases later, Rickey Henderson’s storied career was in motion.
Game #75: The Team We’ve Been Waiting For
