In this Oct. 4, 2001 file photo, San Diego Padres' Rickey Henderson sports a big smile at a news conference following the Padres' 6-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in San Diego. Henderson scored his 2,246 career run on a solo home run in the third inning of the game, breaking the all-time mark he shared with Ty Cobb. Henderson and Jim Rice were elected to the baseball Hall of Fame Monday Jan. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)AP – Rickey Henderson sped his way into the Hall of Fame on the first ballot Monday, and Jim Rice made it in on his 15th and final try. Henderson, baseball’s career leader in runs scored and stolen bases, received 94.8 percent of the vote from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, well above the 75 percent needed.

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