Off Base, Confessions of a Thief
Price: $225.00
Hard Cover. New York: HarperCollinsPublishers, 1992. First Edition. Near Fine / Dust Jacket Included.
Signed by Henderson on the title page. Publisher's black cloth-backed yellow paper-covered boards, with publisher's device to front board, and spine lettered in gilt; in its original dust jacket designed by Mike Stromberg, with a photo of Henderson to front panel, lettered in red, yellow, and white. About fine book, with contemporary gift inscription to front free endpaper, a couple of faint printer ink lines to rear board, and some toning to pages; very good clipped dust jacket, with no other noticeable defects. Overall, a fresh copy. Nicknamed the "Man of Steal," Rickey Henderson is considered the greatest base stealer and leadoff hitter in MLB history. In Henderson's rookie year of 1980, he broke Ty Cobb's record for most bases stolen in the AL of 96 with 100, and two years later he broke Lou Brock's all-time record of 118 with 130. Henderson was a 10x All-Star, 12x AL stolen base leader, AL MVP (1990), and 2x World Series champion. Influential statistician Bill James is quoted as saying, "Some people have asked me whether or not Rickey Henderson belonged in the Hall of Fame. I've replied 'if you could somehow split him in two, you'd have two Hall of Famers.'" Henderson was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2009. Item #RHJS001
