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  1.                                  In his first full season in 
  2.                                  the major leagues (1980), 
  3.                                  Rickey Henderson 
  4.                                  became the first American 
  5.                                  Leaguer -- and only the 
  6. third player in history -- to steal at least 100 
  7. bases in a season. He hasnΓÇÖt stopped
  8. running since.
  9.  
  10. In 1982, Rickey swiped 130 bases, breaking 
  11. Lou Brock's single-season record of 112 
  12. steals. On May 1, 1991, Rickey broke LouΓÇÖs 
  13. career record (939). Exactly one year later, 
  14. Rickey became the first player in major
  15. league history to steal 1,000 bases.
  16.  
  17. In 1989, Rickey won the American League 
  18. Championship Series Most Valuable 
  19. Player award, after leading the Oakland 
  20.